A vehicle has a transmission and a brake booster disposed rearward of the transmission. A generally C-shaped lever is pivotingly mounted to the transmission and immediately adjacent to the brake booster such that a first arm of the lever is disposed forward of the brake and a second arm of the lever is disposed beneath the brake booster. The lever is configured such that rearward movement of the transmission due to a vehicle collision urges the first arm into contact with the brake booster and thereby rotates the lever such that the second arm urges the brake booster upwardly relative to the transmission. The upward movement of the brake booster thereby prevents the brake booster from being trapped between the transmission and structure of the vehicle such that it may cause undesirable intrusion of a brake pedal into the vehicle passenger compartment.
Motor vehicle transmission with pivoting lever for raising a brake booster during a collision
2020-03-24
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WITH PIVOTING LEVER FOR RAISING A BRAKE BOOSTER DURING A COLLISION
Europäisches Patentamt | 2019
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