Vehicle pedal system

1. A pedal system for a vehicle, comprising:

a pedal assembly bracket;

a pedal lever arm operable to be engaged by a portion of a user;

a coupler operable to rotate around a member extending from the pedal assembly bracket, the coupler having a first sidewall and a second sidewall and a mitigation slot formed through the first sidewall and the second sidewall;

a connection bracket having a first side portion and a second side portion, the first side portion having a first fixation passage and a first pivot passage with a first pivot passage portion and a second pivot passage portion and the second side portion having a second fixation passage and a second pivot passage with a third pivot passage portion and a fourth pivot passage portion;

a first pivot member coupling the pedal lever arm, the coupler, and the connection bracket via the first pivot passage portion and the second pivot passage portion by extending through the pedal lever arm and the mitigation slot in the coupler; and

a first fixation member coupling the coupler and the connection bracket via the first fixation passage and the second fixation passage;

wherein the connection bracket is moveable from a first connection bracket position to a second connection bracket position;

wherein the pedal lever arm is operable to transfer a force to the coupler;

wherein the first fixation passage defines an elongated slot extending along a fixation axis;

wherein the elongated slot defines a linear path of movement of the connection bracket from a first connection bracket position to a second connection bracket position.

2. The pedal system of claim 1 , wherein the first pivot passage portion extends along a first pivot passage axis and the second pivot passage portion extends along a second pivot passage axis;

wherein the first pivot passage axis extends at a non-zero angle relative to the second pivot passage axis.

3. The pedal system of claim 1 , wherein the first fixation passage extends along a first fixation passage axis and the second fixation passage extends along a second fixation passage axis;

wherein the first fixation passage axis and the second fixation passage axis are substantially parallel.

4. The pedal system of claim 1 , wherein the first side portion and the second side portion of the connection bracket are connected with an abutment wall;

wherein the abutment wall is operable to engage a support member of the vehicle and move the connection member from the first connection bracket position to the second connection bracket position.

5. The pedal system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second pivot member coupling the pedal lever arm and the coupler;

wherein the second pivot member is operable with the first pivot member to maintain operation of the pedal system when the connection bracket is in the second connection bracket position.

6. The pedal system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second fixation member coupling the coupler and the connection bracket, the;

wherein the first fixation member and the second fixation member support the connection bracket in the first connection bracket position.

7. A pedal system for a vehicle, comprising:

a pedal lever arm operable to be engaged by a portion of a user;

a coupler operable to rotate around an axle coupled to the vehicle, wherein the pedal lever arm is coupled to the coupler, wherein the coupler defines a first mitigation slot formed in the coupler;

a connection bracket having a first side portion and an end portion, wherein the first side portion defines a second mitigation slot having a first slot section a distance from a second slot section; and

a first pivot pin coupling the pedal lever arm, the coupler, and the connection bracket by extending at least between the first mitigation slot and the second mitigation slot, the first pivot pin is operable to move from the first slot section to the second slot section; the first pivot pin is moveable from the first slot section to the second slot section when the connection bracket is moved from a first bracket position to a second bracket position;

wherein the pedal lever arm is operable to transfer a force to the coupler;

wherein the connection bracket defines an elongated fixation bore having a weakened portion at least partially separating a first fixation bore section and a second fixation bore section.

8. The pedal system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a first fixation pin that extends through a first fixation passage in the connection bracket, and a second fixation passage in the coupler;

wherein the first fixation pin holds the connection bracket in the first bracket position.

9. The pedal system of claim 8 , wherein the first fixation passage defines an elongated slot extending along a fixation axis;

wherein the elongated slot defines a linear path of movement of the connection bracket from the first bracket position to the second bracket position.

10. The pedal system of claim 9 , wherein the first slot section extends along a first slot axis and the second slot section extends along a second slot axis;

wherein the first slot axis defines a non-zero angle relative to the second slot axis.

11. The pedal system of Claim 10 , wherein the second slot axis extends towards a floor board of the vehicle to allow the pedal lever arm to move towards the floor board when the first pivot pin moves into the second slot section.

12. The pedal system of claim 10 , further comprising:

the axle member connected to a pedal bracket assembly;

wherein the coupler is operable to rotate around the axle member.

13. The pedal system of claim 12 , wherein the second bracket position is closer to the axle member than the first bracket position.

14. The pedal system of claim 7 , wherein the pedal lever arm includes a first pedal lever arm and a second pedal lever arm;

wherein the coupler includes a first coupler and a second coupler, wherein the first coupler is coupled to the first pedal lever arm and the second coupler is coupled to the second pedal lever arm, and further wherein the first coupler and the second coupler are moveable independently of each other;

wherein the connection bracket includes a first connection bracket and a second connection bracket, wherein the first connection bracket is coupled to the first pedal lever arm and the second connection bracket is coupled to the second pedal lever arm.

15. A method of forming a pedal assembly for use in a vehicle, comprising:

providing a connection bracket with a mitigation slot having a first slot section and a second slot section;

providing a pedal assembly having a pedal lever arm and a coupler coupled together in a first fixed position at least by a first pivot member passing through the mitigation slot in the connection bracket to connect the pedal lever arm and the coupler; and

configuring the pedal assembly to be fixed in the vehicle between a forward compartment of the vehicle and a support member of the vehicle, such that when the forward compartment moves towards the support member the pedal assembly moves to a second position towards the support member and the connection bracket engages the support member to move towards the forward compartment;

configuring a fixation slot in the connection bracket to include a weakened portion, wherein a fixation pin moves past the weakened portion when the connection bracket moves towards the forward compartment;

wherein when the connection bracket moves towards the forward compartment the first pivot member moves from the first slot section in the first fixed position to the second slot section and moves the pedal lever arm towards the forward compartment.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

configuring the connection bracket to maintain the first pivot member within the connection bracket after the connection bracket completes movement towards the forward compartment to the second position.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

configuring at least one of the pedal lever arm or the coupler to connect to and operate a system of the vehicle; and

configuring the connection to be at least partially maintained such that the system of the vehicle is operable after the first pivot member moves to the second slot section.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first pivot member moves within a second mitigation slot within the coupler when the connection bracket moves towards the forward compartment.

19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

configuring the fixation slot to extend along a fixation axis wherein the fixation slot forms a linear path of movement of the connection bracket from a first bracket position to a second bracket position.