This standard specifies the performance requirements and bench test methods of automobile pedal device.
This standard is applicable to mechanical articulated metal brake pedals, clutch pedals and accelerator pedal devices for automobiles; it also serves as a reference of other types of pedal devices.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. For dated reference, subsequent amendments (excluding corrections) to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition applies.
GB/T 5620 Road vehicles - braking of automotive vehicles and their trailers - Vocabulary
GB/T 5728 Motor vehicle clutch terms and definitions
GB/T 10125 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres - Salt spray tests
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this standard, the terms and definitions given in GB/T 5620 and GB/T 5728 and the following apply.
3.1
pedal device
control mechanism manipulate by the driver with foot
3.2
longitudinal displacement
vertical displacement (deformation) ΔLp of the pedal (see Figure 1) under the action of a specified longitudinal force P vertical to the pedal surface and passing through the geometric center point of the pedal
