Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090152080 | BRAKE PEDAL STOP LAMP SWITCH - The present invention provides a brake pedal stop lamp switch assembly comprising: a pedal switch plate fixed to a car body, a switch-fixing bracket mounted to the pedal switch plate and having at least one or more fixing-protrusions, a switch assembly linearly moving in a pressing direction in the switch-fixing bracket, and including a hole sensor that generates a signal when a magnet attached to upper portion of pedal stopper plate approaches and an electronic circuit that receives signals of the hole sensor, and a plurality of teeth formed at the switch assembly to fix the switch assembly that has linearly moved relative to the switch-fixing bracket, engaged with the fixing-protrusion of the switch-fixing bracket. | 06-18-2009 |
20090293666 | Organ Type Accelerator Pedal Apparatus - The present invention provides an organ type accelerator pedal apparatus comprising a pedal to which a driver applies a force to rotate a pedal arm; and a pedal bracket to which one end of the pedal is hinge-connected and which includes one or more fitting protrusions, guide protrusions, fitting holes used to be fixed. | 12-03-2009 |
20100139443 | Damping System for Shift Cable - A damping system for a shift cable is disclosed, in which vibrations and noises that are generated by a transmission and transmitted into the interior of a vehicle through a shift cable are considerably reduced across a damper, that is positioned in a bottleneck section of a socket housing and contacts with bottleneck section, such that it is possible to effectively exclude vibrations and noises transmitted into the interior of a vehicle. Further, the present invention is advantageous in terms of the cost and weight, because a rubber damper is used instead of a mass damper, and it is possible to reduce vibrations and noises without increasing force for operating a shift lever and maximally prevent the function of reducing vibrations and noises from being deteriorated by frictional wear. | 06-10-2010 |
20100139445 | ELECTRONIC ORGAN TYPE ACCELERATOR PEDAL - An electronic organ type accelerator pedal apparatus, may include a pedal housing having a pedal arm receiving space therein and a carrier fitting hole, a pedal pivotally hinged to a hinged portion of the pedal housing, a pedal arm pivotally mounted to an inner surface of the pedal housing, wherein one end portion of the pedal arm is elastically biased by an elastic member and the other end portion of which is pivotally coupled to the pedal through the carrier fitting hole to transfer an activating force of the pedal to the other end portion of the pedal arm, and a damping stopper fixed to the inner surface of the pedal housing in the pedal arm receiving space and selectively engaged with the other end portion of the pedal arm to limit a rotation of the pedal arm when the pedal arm is rotated by the elastic member. | 06-10-2010 |
20110056325 | NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS FOR SHIFT CABLE - A noise reduction apparatus for a shift cable, may include a mounting socket that is fixed to a shift lever mounting bracket, with an inner cable of the shift cable therethrough, a cable connection pipe that has one side connected to a shift lever-sided end of an outer cable of the shift cable, and a housing connection pipe that has one end elastically-coupled to a shift lever-sided end of the cable connection pipe with a predetermined distance therebetween by a first antivibration member in a damper housing and the other end thereof elastically-connected to the shift lever mounting bracket by a second antivibration member in the mounting socket. | 03-10-2011 |
20110132134 | OPERATION MODE PENDANT TYPE ADJUSTMENT PEDAL APPARATUS - A pendant type adjustment pedal apparatus includes an adjustment accelerator pedal that adjust a pedal clearance by the rotation of a motor, and an adjustment brake pedal that receives the rotation of motor through a rotary drive cable. Accordingly, convenience in adjusting a pedal clearance is provided, and particularly, adjustment accelerator pedal achieves a vibration mode in addition to a foot effort mode, which is an eco mode, by an electric mode generating device, such as a solenoid or a linear motor. Therefore, it is possible to improve fuel efficiency and to provide a danger recognition function using an accelerator pedal. | 06-09-2011 |
20120125142 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR VEHICLE - An acceleration pedal for a vehicle includes a pedal arm where a pedal is connected and that is rotatably mounted; a straight actuator that presses pedal arm in a return direction by moving straight; and a controller that controls straight actuator. Therefore, according to the acceleration pedal for a vehicle, it is possible to not only generate mechanical or electric signals to transmit driver's intention of acceleration to a power generator, but allow the driver to safely and economically drive and send specific signals to the driver by applying active action to the acceleration pedal. | 05-24-2012 |
20120132028 | ADJUSTABLE PENDANT AND ORGAN TYPE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEVICE IN VEHICLE - An adjustable pendant and organ type accelerator pedal device can vary the position of a pedal assembly including a pedal pad forwards and backwards according to driver's will to thereby allow a driver to operate pedal pad in a convenient state, such that convenience is remarkably improved and merchantability is significantly improved by greatly decreasing a sense of fatigue due to operating pedal pad. | 05-31-2012 |
20120137822 | PEDAL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A pedal device for a vehicle may include a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal which may be pivotally installed in a movable panel, an electric device selectively moving the movable panel, and an eco device transferring a motion of the electric device to the accelerator pedal to adjust a pedal effort of the accelerator pedal or vibrate the accelerator pedal. | 06-07-2012 |
20120137823 | BRAKE PEDAL DEVICE - Provided is a brake pedal device that can effectively prevent a brake pedal from hurting a drive by forcibly rotating the brake pedal toward the front of the vehicle, away from the driver, when the brake pedal is pushed to driver by a car collision, with the brake pedal supported to the car body. The brake pedal device includes a brake pedal pivotably supported to a car body, and a pivot lever forcibly pivoting the brake pedal to the front of a vehicle, away from a driver, by forcibly pivoting by means of the car body in a collision. | 06-07-2012 |
20120143439 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCELERATION PEDAL OF VEHICLE - A method controls an acceleration pedal of a vehicle that calls a driver's attention by causing vibration or increasing pedal effort in the acceleration pedal according to diversified driving situations. The method includes selecting a control mode of selecting, by a driver, a control mode given to the acceleration pedal, judging an eco red state of judging whether the vehicle is driven for a predetermined time in the eco red state, and executing the control mode of giving the control mode selected at the selecting of the control mode to the acceleration pedal when it is judged that the vehicle is driven for the predetermined time in the eco red state at the judging of the eco red state. | 06-07-2012 |
20120144948 | OPERATING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An operating apparatus for a vehicle facilitating a continuous operation may include a shift lever, a gate means providing a gate pattern and allowing the shift lever moving along a path to sequentially select a plurality of shift ranges and to make a continuous displacement in a specific shift range, actuators mounted in a vehicle to change physical quantities, and a controller controlling the actuators based on the continuous displacement made by the shift lever in the specific shift range. In addition, instead of letting the shift lever to make a continuous displacement in a specific shift range, the operating apparatus may include an additional independent operator to make the continuous displacement. | 06-14-2012 |
20120144949 | SHIFTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A shifting apparatus capable of selecting any one of plural shift ranges according to a driver's manipulation intention and allowing the driver to additionally express his/her consecutive manipulation intention in a specific shift range may include: a main shaft, a shifting lever installed to slide in a straight line and pivot along the main shaft, and a gate plate limiting a reciprocation path of the shifting lever such that the shifting lever reciprocates on a single path while sliding in a straight line and pivoting along the main shaft. The gate plate may include a gate pattern having a plurality of shift ranges arranged in a line on the reciprocation path and formed in such a manner that a specific shift range among the plurality of shift ranges is discriminated from the other shift ranges. | 06-14-2012 |
20120316030 | IGNITION CONTROL TYPE AUTO LEVER DEVICE - An ignition control type auto lever device may disclose shift mode control signals for P(parking)-R(rear)-N(neutral)-D(drive) that are generated by movement of an auto lever according to a gate pattern, another mode control signal that is generated by movement of the auto lever to a section behind the D(drive), and electric signals generated by at least one or more different operations of the auto lever at a section positioned ahead of the P(parking) position that are sent to a PIC (Personal Identification Card) system. | 12-13-2012 |
20130025397 | INTEGRATED CONTROL SHIFT LEVER DEVICE - An integrated control shift lever device according to an exemplary embodiment provides M mode of +/− to feel a dynamic shift manipulation feeling together with automatic mode of P (parking), R (reverse), N (neutral), and D (driving) as a basic function and further provides integrated mode 6 to provide to engine control unit the electrical signal generated by positional change of automatic lever to control the engine, suspension device, or the steering device in addition to the transmission by driver's simple manipulation, thereby significantly improving convenience and in particular, further improving performance, quality, and merchantability of an automobile when the integrated control shift lever device may be applied to a vehicle. | 01-31-2013 |
20130025398 | INTEGRATED CONTROL SHIFT LEVER DEVICE - An shift lever device provides M mode of +/− to feel a dynamic shift manipulation feeling together with automatic mode of P (parking), R (reverse), N (neutral), and D (driving) as a basic function and further provides integrated mode to provide to engine control unit the electrical signal generated by positional change of automatic lever to control the engine, suspension device, or the steering device in addition to the transmission by driver's simple manipulation, thereby significantly improving convenience and in particular, further improving performance, quality, and merchantability of an automobile when the shift lever device is applied to a vehicle. | 01-31-2013 |
20130049942 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for controlling an accelerator pedal of a hybrid vehicle includes determining a switching state of a driving mode of the hybrid vehicle, and applying a different manipulation feeling to the accelerator pedal, when it is determined that the driving mode was switched. When the driving state of the hybrid vehicle is switched from an electric motor to an engine or from the engine to the electric motor, a driver may easily recognize the switching of the driving state. | 02-28-2013 |
20130074642 | DAMPING SYSTEM FOR SHIFT CABLE - A damping system for a shift cable is disclosed, in which vibrations and noises that are generated by a transmission and transmitted into the interior of a vehicle through a shift cable are considerably reduced across a damper, that is positioned in a bottleneck section of a socket housing and contacts with bottleneck section, such that it is possible to effectively exclude vibrations and noises transmitted into the interior of a vehicle. Further, the present invention is advantageous in terms of the cost and weight, because a rubber damper is used instead of a mass damper, and it is possible to reduce vibrations and noises without increasing force for operating a shift lever and maximally prevent the function of reducing vibrations and noises from being deteriorated by frictional wear. | 03-28-2013 |
20130116888 | DRIVER STATE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONTROL FUNCTION - A driver-state detection system and method with an accelerator pedal control function detects a driver's state and controlling an accelerator pedal to prevent an accident. The driver-state detection system with an accelerator pedal control function includes a driver-state detector detecting a driving state of a driver and determining whether the driver is carelessly driving a vehicle or not, a pedal controller receiving an operation signal from the driver-state detector, a vehicle state detector determining whether the vehicle is driven or stopped, based on ambient signals of the vehicle, an operation pedal installed to receive operation signals from the pedal controller and the vehicle state detector, and a vibration generator installed on the operation pedal and provided to generate or cancel a vibration of a motor. | 05-09-2013 |
20130133413 | JIG FOR CRASH TEST OF BRAKE PEDAL - The jig may include a base plate having mounting surfaces, upper mounting holes formed in the mounting surfaces and disposed symmetrically, lower mounting holes formed through both of the mounting surfaces, respectively, and disposed under the upper mounting holes, an upper support bracket having one end connected to both of the upper mounting holes and another end fixed and connected to one mounting surface, a lower support bracket having one end connected to both of the lower mounting holes and another end fixed and connected to another mounting surface, a first sample fixing rod connected and supported across the upper support bracket at both sides, and a second sample fixing rod connected and supported across the lower support bracket at both sides. | 05-30-2013 |
20130144485 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR SHIFT BY WIRE - An automatic transmission for shift-by-wire that includes a transmission that is selectively operated by a plurality of traveling-drive modes relating to shifting, a shift lever that includes a tiltable handle and a tilt sensor that senses tilting of the handle, and a control unit that calculates tilting information on the basis of a tilting signal sensed by the tilt sensor, selects one of the traveling-drive modes by using the calculated tilting information, and sets the transmission to be operated in the selected traveling-drive mode. As described above, it is possible for a driver to easily perform an operation for changing drive modes while driving, by changing the drive modes by using a tilting operation of a shift lever, such that the drive safety can be improved. | 06-06-2013 |