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Document | Title | Date |
20080223171 | Operating pedal device having load sensor for vehicle, and operating device having load sensor - A clevis pin (connecting pin) ( | 09-18-2008 |
20080229868 | Brake Pedal Device For Effecting Service Braking and Lock Braking - A brake pedal device suitable for being actuated to effect service braking and lock braking, said brake pedal device having a first brake pedal element and a second brake pedal element, which elements are suitable for being moved by being depressed for effecting braking. Depression of at least the first brake pedal element is suitable for causing service braking to take place. The device further has locking means which are suitable for being activated by moving the second brake pedal element over a determined stroke only, so as to hold said second brake pedal element in the locked position for lock braking, and unlocking means which are suitable for being activated by depressing the first brake pedal element so as to unlock the locking means and so as to release the second brake pedal element. | 09-25-2008 |
20080229869 | ADJUSTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY - An adjustable pedal includes a mounting bracket and guide housing having a gear sector formed therein. The gear sector pivots about a fixed pivot during adjustment, and the mounting bracket upper arm includes an arcuate slot having a radius of curvature centered at the fixed pivot. A swing plate is slidingly supported within the arcuate slot in the mounting bracket upper arm at a second non-fixed pivot point located radially inboard from the first pivot point. The swing plate includes a gear sector that cooperates with the guide housing gear sector. A pedal arm with pedal pad is attached to the swing plate. An adjustment mechanism adjusts the pedal pad position. The guide housing gear sector pivots about the fixed pivot, engaging the swing plate gear sector and varying the position of the non-fixed pivot within the slot in the mounting bracket arm, constraining travel of the pedal pad. | 09-25-2008 |
20080245178 | Apparatus for applying a reaction force to a pivotally supported pedal member upon depression thereof - An apparatus for applying a reaction force to a pedal member. The apparatus includes: a reaction-force applying device for applying the reaction force to the pedal member and changing the reaction force; and a reaction-force controlling device for controlling the reaction-force applying device such that the reaction force is changed on the basis of a depressing stroke of the pedal member. The reaction-force applying device includes a spring member connected with the pedal member, and a reaction-force changing mechanism for changing the reaction force, by moving an end of the spring member toward and away from the pedal member. The reaction-force changing mechanism includes a feed screw mechanism for moving the end of the spring member toward and away from the pedal member. The feed screw mechanism includes an externally threaded shaft rotatable and held in engagement with an internally threaded hole formed in a spring seat that is held in engagement with the end of the spring member. | 10-09-2008 |
20080245179 | Pedal simulation device - The invention relates to a pedal simulation device for simulating the reaction behaviour of a pedal, in particular of a brake pedal of a vehicle brake system, comprising a cylinder, a piston disposed displaceably inside the cylinder and coupled to the pedal and delimiting a working chamber inside the cylinder, a resetting element which, upon an actuation of the pedal, exerts a resetting force on the pedal, and a modelling device, which is fluidically connected to the working chamber, for influencing the reaction behaviour of the pedal. In the invention, for achieving the reaction behaviour it is provided that, upon an actuation of the pedal, by means of the modelling device a vacuum, which is arising or has arisen in the working chamber, is built up. | 10-09-2008 |
20080276749 | Accelerator pedal for a vehicle - A pedal assembly for a vehicle including a pedal housing and a pedal arm coupled to the housing. A friction generating assembly associated with the housing includes at least an actuator which is engaged by the pedal arm, a brake pad engaged by the actuator, and springs which engage against the brake pad. Arms on the brake pad are adapted to engage with either an interior central wall or interior peripheral wall of the friction generating assembly. In one embodiment, the friction generating assembly defines a separate module which is snap fitted into a cavity defined in the pedal housing. A magnet is coupled to the pedal arm. A sensor is coupled to the pedal housing and positioned in proximity to the magnet. The sensor is responsive to movement of the magnet to generate an electrical signal that is representative of the position of the pedal arm. | 11-13-2008 |
20080307920 | Load sensor-equipped operating apparatus - This invention relates to a load sensor-equipped operating apparatus, which comprises an operational member ( | 12-18-2008 |
20080314192 | FLOOR MOUNTED PEDAL WITH POSITION SENSOR - An electronically controlled floor mounted pedal assembly with a position sensor includes a base. A control arm is pivotally mounted to the base member at a control arm pivot axis, and a pedal arm is pivotally mounted to the base member at a pedal arm pivot axis. The control arm free end is positioned adjacent an inner surface of the pedal arm. A friction generating member mounted on the control arm free end contacts a pedal arm friction member positioned on the inner surface of the pedal arm to generate frictional hysteresis force. A spring positioned between the base member and the control arm free end initially biases the control arm against the pedal arm. A position sensor supported on the base member about the control arm pivot axis senses angular rotation of the control arm about the control arm pivot axis as the pedal arm rotates about the pedal arm pivot axis. | 12-25-2008 |
20090000418 | PEDAL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a pedal apparatus for a vehicle, which makes it possible to reduce the driver's fatigue by reducing the pedal effort when operating the pedal arm and also allows the driver to be able to easily recognize the maximum operational position of the pedal arm. | 01-01-2009 |
20090025505 | ADJUSTABLE PEDAL SYSTEM WITH RATIO MODIFIER - An adjustable control pedal includes an upper arm and a lower arm carrying a pedal. The lower arm can be selectively moved relative to the upper arm to adjust the position of the pedal between a forward position and a rearward position. A control pin is operably connected to the upper arm for rotation with the upper arm to supply a control signal when force is applied to the pedal. An adjuster is operably connected to the control pin to adjust the position of the control pin relative to the pivot axis so that a ratio of a distance between the pivot axis and the pedal and a distance between the pivot axis and the control pin remains constant as the pedal is adjusted between the forward position and the rearward position. | 01-29-2009 |
20090038431 | COMPACT PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED NOISE CONTROL - A compact vehicle pedal includes a mounting bracket having a lower arm with guide slot. A swing plate having a mounting face and upper arm with guide slot is pivotally interconnected to a mounting bracket upper arm at a first axis by a pivot pin disposed within the swing plate guide slot, and the swing plate upper end has a first degree of freedom. An electronically controlled pedal arm assembly is mounted on the swing plate. A screw member connected to a drive apparatus has an end connected to the swing plate and operatively connected to the mounting bracket slot at the second axis, and the swing plate lower end has a second degree of freedom that is greater than the first. Activation of the drive apparatus displaces the screw member to pivotally constrain movement of the swing plate about the first axis and the second axis. | 02-12-2009 |
20090071285 | Pedal arrangement for operating a clutch - A clutch pedal arrangement for operating a clutch to provide a variable pedal force transmission ratio. The pedal arrangement includes a pivotally-supported pedal lever that pivots about a pivot axis. An operating member that is in operative engagement with the clutch is connected to the pedal lever for movement along a slotted slide bearing surface carried by the pedal lever to allow radial movement of the operating member relative to the pivot axis. The operating member is guided in and supported by the slide bearing surface of the pedal lever and is movable along at least one curved groove carried by a pedal support member. | 03-19-2009 |
20090100959 | Apparatus for actuating a motor vehicle pedal position sensor - The present invention relates to actuating device for at least one pedal ( | 04-23-2009 |
20090120232 | Pedal equipped with displacement detecting sensosr using like magnetic poles - Disclosed herein is a pedal equipped with a displacement detecting sensor using like magnetic poles. The pedal includes a pedal unit, a shock-absorbing unit, a sensor inserting unit, a rod unit, and a sensing unit. The pedal unit includes a support plate, an actuating pedal coupled to the support plate, a shock-absorbing hinge, and a coupling hinge. The shock-absorbing unit includes a shock-absorbing mounting part, support shafts provided in shock-absorbing cylinders, and shock-absorbing springs. The sensor inserting unit includes an insertion housing in a center of the shock-absorbing unit, an upper permanent magnet seated in an upper support seat, a lower permanent magnet seated in a lower support seat, and a sensor support. The rod unit includes a rod mounting part having a rod mounting hole, and cylindrical insertion rods. The sensing unit includes a sensor housing at a center in the rod unit, and a displacement sensor. | 05-14-2009 |
20090193928 | Accelerator pedal adjustment mechanism - The invention relates to a mechanism for the adjustment of an accelerator pedal, comprising a support part ( | 08-06-2009 |
20100000367 | WORK MACHINE - In a work machine equipped with a switchover means enabling selective operation of traveling devices and a work device by means of common operating levers, switchover can easily be performed and also easily recognized. In a work machine having traveling devices and a work device, operating levers that are capable of operating the traveling devices and the work device are respectively disposed at the sides of an operating seat. A foot switch connected to a controller is disposed in the proximity of and operable with a foot of an operator seated at the operating seat. While the foot switch is being operated with the foot, the traveling devices are operated by the operating levers through the controller. While the foot switch is not being operated, the work device is operated by means of the operating levers through the controller. | 01-07-2010 |
20100037725 | Vehicle Brake Pedal Crash Safety Device - A brake pedal crash safety device for a vehicle in which a brake pedal arm is rotatably mounted to a first vehicle body component and has a first locking element, shaped as a circle-sector and having its geometrical center at a center of movement of the brake pedal arm. A second locking element is mounted to a second vehicle body component. The second locking element is mounted a predetermined distance from the first locking element. The predetermined distance is constant and has a predetermined amount of allowable movement therebetween for a brake pedal arm position. A crash force applied to a front of the vehicle displaces the first vehicle body component toward the second vehicle body component and the predetermined amount of allowable movement between the first and second locking elements will be closed, irrespective of a current pedal position, thereby preventing further rotation of the brake pedal arm through interlocking first and second locking elements. | 02-18-2010 |
20100058887 | PEDAL FOR VEHICLE - Stepping force can be transmitted effectively from a pad member to an arm member even when a stepping operation by the foot of an operator is performed at a position shifted in a lateral direction from the center position of the pad member in the lateral direction. The body of a brake pedal ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100064842 | ROTARY MOTION INPUT TYPE MANIPULATION SIMULATOR - An object of the present invention is to impart a preferred continuous nonlinear characteristic to the relation between the magnitude of operation and an operational reaction force over the entire range of operation of operation means even when a reaction generation spring has a linear spring characteristic. A rotary-motion-input-type manipulation simulator includes an input member which rotates in accordance with a braking operation of a driver applied to a brake pedal; the brake pedal which rotates about the axis and imparts a rotary motion to the input member; a compression coil spring which generates a reaction force linearly according to an amount of deformation thereof; an output member which deforms the compression coil spring; and transmission apparatus provided between the input member and the output member and adapted to convert the rotary motion of the input member to a rectilinear motion and transmit the rectilinear motion to the output member and to transmit the reaction force of the compression coil spring to the input member via the output member. The transmission apparatus continuously and nonlinearly varies a ratio of an amount of rectilinear motion of the output member to an amount of rotary motion of the input member according to the amount of rotary motion of the input member. | 03-18-2010 |
20100107804 | FIXED PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-PIECE SUPPORT BRACKET AND CAPTIVE PIVOT - A pedal assembly includes a mounting bracket and a pedal arm having a lower end carrying a pedal and an upper end having a pivot forming a laterally disposed pivot axis. The mounting bracket includes first and second lateral components which are formed as separate components and secured together to laterally capture the pivot therebetween such that the first and second components support the pivot and the pedal arm is pivotable about the pivot axis relative to the mounting bracket. The first and second components are each preferably molded of plastic and each form a laterally inward facing socket for receiving opposed ends of the pivot therein. The laterally outward end of each socket is at least partially closed and a spring member is located in one the sockets to resist lateral movement of the pedal arm relative to the mounting bracket. | 05-06-2010 |
20100147101 | Vehicle Pedal Support System - A vehicle pedal support system includes: a pedal bracket mechanism that is disposed between body-side components and pivotably supports a vehicle pedal, the body-side components being displaced relative to each other so that a mutual distance between the body-side components in the vehicle longitudinal direction is decreased when an external force equal to or greater than a predetermined value acts on a vehicle front section; and a link mechanism that connects a hydraulic pressure conversion section to an upper-end side of the vehicle pedal in a relatively rotatable manner. When the link mechanism comes into contact with a non-deformation portion, the link mechanism is pressed toward the vehicle front section, and thereby the depression surface of the vehicle pedal is rotationally displaced about the pivot toward the front of the vehicle. | 06-17-2010 |
20100154581 | POSITIVE RELEASE CRASH PEDAL MECHANISM - Provided herein is a pedal assembly for a vehicle with a push rod releasably connected to a pedal arm. The push rod is connected to the pedal arm via a pivoting reaction mount that is capable of rotating from a first position to a second position during vehicle collision. Upon rotation to the second position, the push rod is disconnected from the pedal arm, thereby reducing injury to the driver. The pivoting reaction mount may include a rotatable lever. An actuation mechanism, such as a reaction bracket, is mounted to a vehicle structure adjacent the push rod, and may actuate rotation of the pivoting reaction mount. | 06-24-2010 |
20100154582 | DEVICE FOR ACTUATING A CLUTCH PEDAL - An automotive construction device including a spring system that normally exerts a moment on a pedal that keeps it in a stable upper clutch-engaged position, the spring being inserted between a connection point fixed to the pedal and another connection point borne by an element fixed to a vehicle chassis, the driver of the vehicle releasing the clutch by pivoting the pedal in a downward direction, firstly against the resistance of the spring and then, beyond a given pegging angle, with aid of the spring. At least one of the two connection points is mounted movably with respect to the element to which it is fixed, and the device automatically shifts the connection point at the end of the clutch-release travel so as to substantially reduce the moment exerted by the spring on the pedal in the clutch-release direction. | 06-24-2010 |
20100186540 | LINK CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF OPERATING PEDAL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - When the operating pedal and the pivot member are connected by the connecting links, roll caulking is performed on the tip portions of the shafts of the connecting pins, with the shafts passing through the connecting pin through holes of the connecting links, and also through the metal bush of the operating pedal or the metal bush of the pivot member. Accordingly, by plastic deformation, the tip portions have a larger diameter to give the disengagement-preventing portions, in such a manner that a predetermined space ρ is formed between the disengagement-preventing portions and the components that are connected by the connecting pins, respectively. Consequently, unlike the conventional, ordinary caulking, owing to the presence of the space ρ, relative pivotal movement is allowed between the components that are connected by the connecting pins. Therefore, the forming process of the disengagement-preventing portions for the connecting pins, that is, roll caulking, can be easily automated. Further, a disengagement-preventing component, such as E ring, is not required, and a slot or the like for installing the component on the shafts of the connecting pins does not have to be formed. Accordingly, the link connecting structures of a pedal device for a vehicle can be constructed with a small number of components at low cost. | 07-29-2010 |
20100206122 | Accelerator pedal for a vehicle - A pedal assembly for a vehicle includes a rotatable pedal arm coupled to a housing. In one embodiment, a flange protrudes outwardly from each side of a drum at the end of the pedal arm. A bushing is mounted to and surrounds each flange. The flanges with bushings thereon are supported on respective interior shoulders formed in opposed side walls of the housing. A sensor arm is coupled to the end of a shaft which extends through the drum. The sensor arm is responsive to movement of the pedal arm and cooperates with a sensor in the housing to generate an electrical signal representative of the position of the pedal arm. | 08-19-2010 |
20100313697 | BREAK AND EXCELATOR UNITY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a brake and accelerator unity device, and more particularly, to a brake and accelerator unity device in that a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal of a car are combined into one pedal, so that the function of the brake and accelerator can be conducted at the same time. According to the brake and accelerator unity device, the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal of the car are combined into one pedal, so that the function of the brake and accelerator can be conducted at the same time, whereby it can prevent the accelerator pedal from being hit in emergencies, the driver fatigue such as an ankle spasm and so forth generated by frequent movement between the brake pedal and accelerator pedal can be decreased during traffic jams or long-distance operation, and a jackrabbit start accident can be prevented through the combination of the brake and accelerator. | 12-16-2010 |
20100313698 | PEDAL DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - A pedal device includes a pedal suspended from a supporting shaft penetrating through a pair of lengthwise walls of a pedal bracket, and shaft detachment means configured to allow one end portion of the supporting shaft to be disengaged from a corresponding one of the lengthwise walls at the time of forward collision. A pedal stroke sensor is arranged on the pedal bracket at a distance from the pedal, and the pedal stroke sensor and the pedal are connected to each other by a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes permission means for permitting the end portion of the supporting shaft to be disengaged from the corresponding lengthwise wall at the time of forward collision. | 12-16-2010 |
20100313699 | INSTALLATION STRUCTURE OF A PEDAL STROKE SENSOR - A pedal stroke sensor is placed at a point of a pedal bracket, which is located away from a pedal, and where the pivot of the pedal stroke sensor is not aligned with the pivot of the pedal; the pedal and the pedal stroke sensor, which are thus separated away from each other, are connected together by a link mechanism; and a pedal deflection is transmitted through the link mechanism to the pedal stroke sensor. | 12-16-2010 |
20100313700 | PEDAL ARRANGEMENT WITH A STANDING PEDAL PIVOTING ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS - A pedal arrangement ( | 12-16-2010 |
20110030500 | OPERATIONAL PEDAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - An operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle comprises a fixed pedal support member on the side of a dash panel, a swing pedal support member, a pedal body supported at the swing pedal support member via a first pivotal axis, a downward-move restricting means to allow a downward move of the first pivotal axis only in case the rotational lever rotates, and a pressing portion provided at the rotational lever so as to press down the swing pedal support member. The pressing portion is positioned in front of the second pivotal axis. Accordingly, the operational pedal support structure of an automotive vehicle equipped with a means for compulsively moving down the pedal at the vehicle frontal collision, which can be made compact and simple with a high reliability, can be provided. | 02-10-2011 |
20110041645 | FLOOR MOUNTED PEDAL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A floor mounted pedal system for a vehicle is provided, the system being capable of adjusting the angle of a foot relative to a decelerator pedal with a simple structure. | 02-24-2011 |
20110056326 | Resistance Mechanism for a Pedal Assembly - A resistance mechanism and module for generating and applying a resistance force to a pedal. The resistance module includes a plunger adapted for movement in the interior of the module between rest and depressed positions in response to the application by the pedal of a compression force against the plunger. The plunger includes an exterior camming surface. An actuator is also located in the interior of the module and includes an exterior camming surface which abuts and is adapted to slide against the camming surface on the plunger in response to the movement of the plunger. A spring in the module abuts and is adapted to apply a biasing force against the actuator. The interaction between the camming surfaces on the plunger and the actuator generates a resistance force which is applied to the pedal. | 03-10-2011 |
20110056327 | Steering and Braking Pedal Arrangement for Tractors - A tractor steer-by-braking pedal arrangement. The pedal arrangement has a central brake pedal connected on one side to a right side pedal, and on the other side to a left side pedal. The central brake pedal acts on a brake system to produce the desired braking action. Each of the two side pedals when foot-operated by the driver, generates an activating signal to activate an electronic brake system, which only activates the brake required to steer-by-braking in the desired direction. | 03-10-2011 |
20110079104 | Zero turn radius riding lawn mower dual foot pedal control - The nature of the technical disclosures of the invention is to introduce into the market something that is not available now, namely a dual pedal foot operated zero-turn radius riding lawn mower. The foot pedal operated model will have a distinct advantage in comfort for operators that must use their mowers for sustained periods of time such as cutting grass on large areas. The current market mower models are operated with hand and arm motions that are tedious and tiresome to use and can aggravate certain health issues for some operators. In addition, by not requiring the hands for operation, safety is greatly increased by allowing operators to prevent low hanging tree limbs or branches from striking their body or head areas. | 04-07-2011 |
20110094329 | VEHICLE OPERATION PEDAL - A vehicle operation pedal includes: a pedal arm disposed on a pedal support so as to be pivotable about a support axis, the pedal support being fixed to a vehicle; and a pedal sheet to be depressed by a driver, the pedal sheet being integrally fixed to a lower end portion of the pedal arm so as to extend from the pedal arm on both sides in a vehicle width direction, a pair of sheet attachment portions being integrally provided at the lower end portion of the pedal arm by bending the pedal arm so as to be enlarged apart from each other on both sides in the vehicle width direction, the pair of sheet attachment portions extending along the pedal sheet, and the pedal sheet being integrally fixed to the sheet attachment portions at two positions that are laterally spaced apart from each other in such a manner that a center of the pedal in the vehicle width direction sheet is located between the two positions. | 04-28-2011 |
20110094330 | Operating pedal and overlapping welding method - An operating pedal includes a joining portion at which a first member and a second member whose thickness is smaller than a thickness of the first member are overlapped with each other, and welded to each other along an end edge of the second member, a step portion being provided in the first member along the end edge of the second member by recessing a protruding portion that outwardly protrudes from the end edge so that the protruding portion is drawn back from the second member; and the first member and the second member being welded to each other at a portion extending from the end edge of the second member to the step portion of the first member. | 04-28-2011 |
20110100153 | Accelerator Pedal Assembly - A pedal assembly including a pedal housing and a friction generating cartridge which is clipped into the interior of the pedal housing through an opening in the base of the pedal housing. The cartridge includes at least an actuator engaged by a pedal arm, a brake pad engaged by the actuator, and springs which engage against the brake pad. Legs on the brake pad frictionally engage against interior surfaces of the cartridge. A flexible, arcuate rib member connects the legs. Feet at the end of the legs engage against the actuator and facilitate the flexing of the legs. A connector assembly extends through another opening in the housing and includes arms which clip the connector to the housing. In one embodiment, an elongate plate on the pedal arm engages a ledge defined on a back wall of the housing to limit the rotation of the pedal arm. | 05-05-2011 |
20110126663 | Vehicle Braking Assembly - The present disclosure relates to various vehicle braking assemblies. Brake pedal arms include, for example, a cam block that is configured to simplify the engagement between the power booster and pedal arm. Cam block can be movable with respect to the pedal arm to manage the gap between the pedal arm and power booster in by-wire braking assemblies. | 06-02-2011 |
20110132133 | VEHICLE OPERATION PEDAL - It is provided a vehicle operation pedal in which a pedal sheet is integrally fixed to a sheet fixed portion of a pedal arm in such a posture that a depressed face of the pedal sheet, which is depressed by a driver, faces a driver's seat, comprising a fitting hole through which the sheet fixed portion of the pedal arm extends formed in the pedal sheet; and the sheet fixed portion being fitted into the fitting hole from a rear face that is on the side opposite to the depressed face, and a peripheral portion around the fitting hole being integrally fixed to the sheet fixed portion by welding performed from the depressed face side. | 06-09-2011 |
20110162479 | Vehicle operating pedal device - A vehicle operating pedal device comprises an operating pedal supported by a pedal support to be pivoted around a first axis upon an depressing operation of a pedal sheet, an intermediate lever disposed ahead of the operating pedal in a vehicle, and supported by the pedal support to be mechanically pivoted around a second axis according to the depressing operation, and a connecting rod connected to the intermediate lever to be relatively pivotable around a third axis, and mechanically moved in an axial direction thereof according to the depressing operation, each of the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis, which are parallel to each other, extends in a vehicle width direction and are inclined in a top-bottom direction, and an intersection of a pedal arm of the operating pedal and the first axis is positioned on or near a centerline of the output unit. | 07-07-2011 |
20110167951 | KICKDOWN DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC PEDAL ASSEMBLY - Embodiments relate to pedal assemblies, particularly pedal assemblies having a kickdown device that includes one or more deformable tactile domes adapted to uniformly deform or invert on application of sufficient force. This deformation, flattening, or inversion may result in a kickdown effect that may correspond to an engine kickdown. Additionally, the device may be adapted for engagement with a pedal assembly to impart a hysteresis effect as the pedal moves relative to the body. | 07-14-2011 |
20110192252 | DUAL PEDAL FOOT CONTROL FOR HYDROSTATIC DRIVES - In a propulsion unit having a hydrostatic drive, a pair of pedals | 08-11-2011 |
20110197700 | ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH HYSTERESIS - An electronic throttle control pedal assembly includes a housing having a cavity formed therein which is mounted to the vehicle. A hub is rotatably attached to the housing within the cavity. The hub includes at least a portion having a circumferential outer wall having an engagement portion. The pedal assembly includes a pedal arm having a pedal pad positioned at one end, and an opposite end operatively attached to the hub such that depression of the pedal pad rotates the hub. | 08-18-2011 |
20110203405 | BRAKE PEDAL STOP - A braking assembly includes a depressible brake pedal. The brake pedal remains in a neutral position when not depressed. A link arm is mechanically linked with the brake pedal. The link arm moves as a function of a position of the brake pedal. A bell crank is mechanically linked with the link arm. The bell crank moves as a function of a position of the link arm. A stop member moves with the bell crank. The stop member abuts against the link arm to prevent the brake pedal from over-travelling beyond a predetermined distance past the neutral position after the depressed brake pedal is released. | 08-25-2011 |
20110239811 | PEDAL ARRANGEMENT - A pedal arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle that includes, but is not limited to a pedal module, on which at least one pedal is movably fastened. The pedal has a mount in which a push rod is movably mounted for the transmission of actuating forces which are exerted onto the pedal. The pedal module has a guide, in which the push rod is guided in a defined position such that an end region of the push rod is able to be positioned in the mount. | 10-06-2011 |
20110252918 | UNPOWERED PEDAL ASSIST DEVICE AND VEHICULAR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - Embodiments of an unpowered pedal assist device are provided for use in conjunction with a vehicular control pedal movable between a non-depressed position and a depressed position. In one embodiment, the unpowered pedal assist device includes a multi-bar linkage and at least one resilient element coupled to the multi-bar linkage. The multi-bar linkage is configured to be coupled to the vehicular control pedal and, when so coupled to move from a start position to a finish position as the vehicular control pedal moves from the non-depressed position to the depressed position. The at least one resilient element is configured to bias the multi-bar linkage: (i) toward the start position over an initial range of travel of the vehicular control pedal, and (ii) toward the finish position over a primary range of travel of the vehicular control pedal. | 10-20-2011 |
20110271788 | PEDAL REACTION FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - A pedal reaction force control device is preferably used for performing a control of applying a pedal reaction force to a pedal. A pedal reaction force control unit performs a control of the pedal reaction force so that a constant acceleration feeling is gained by a constant pedal pressure, with respect to a change of vehicle speed. Namely, the pedal reaction force control unit performs the control so that the pedal reaction force which realizes the constant acceleration feeling becomes constant. Therefore, when a driver presses on the pedal by the constant pedal pressure in order to accelerate a vehicle, it becomes possible to appropriately realize such an acceleration that the constant acceleration feeling is gained. Thereby, it is possible to realize a feeling without decreasing an acceleration feeling. | 11-10-2011 |
20110277583 | COMPACT FLY-BY-WIRE PEDAL ASSEMBLY - The electronic pedal assembly includes a housing configured to mount onto a fire wall of a vehicle. The housing includes a pair of spaced apart side walls extending outwardly from an elongated center portion, a first housing portion axially aligned with a second housing portion. A pedal arm is rotatably disposed in the first housing portion. The pedal arm includes an end portion. A rotatable member disposed in the second housing portion and is pivotably mounted to a second pivot rod. The rotatable member is mechanically linked to the end portion of the pedal arm so as to rotate about the second pivot rod upon depression of the pedal arm. A position sensor is connected to the rotatable member. The position sensor is operable to detect the degree of rotation of the rotatable member upon depression of the pedal arm. | 11-17-2011 |
20110296945 | PEDAL SET FOR VIDEO GAMES OR DRIVING SIMULATION - The invention concerns a pedal set ( | 12-08-2011 |
20120011958 | PEDAL DEVICE - A pedal device includes a housing; a pedal arm rotatably supported by the housing; a biasing portion biasing the pedal arm; and a stopper having a contact face to contact an edge of an opening of the housing. The pedal arm passes through the opening of the housing. The stopper has a groove extending from the contact face, and the groove is inclined downward in a gravity direction, when the housing is mounted to a vehicle and when the contact face of the stopper contacts the edge of the housing. | 01-19-2012 |
20120031220 | PEDAL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - In a brake pedal device | 02-09-2012 |
20120085195 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HYBRID LEVERS AND PEDALS AND IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF IN AUTOMOBILES - The invention relates to a method, which includes molding a metal insert from a casting by injection assisted by a fluid under pressure in concave space, forming the insert. The method including the step of restricting the space if necessary, in order to obtain a transverse cavity reducing the mass of the unit. | 04-12-2012 |
20120111138 | High Load Resistant Stop Lamp Switch Brackets and Brake Pedal Assemblies Incorporating the Same - A switch bracket includes a bracket body that includes a lower surface and a kickplate. The switch bracket also includes a switch mount located on the lower surface of the bracket body, where at least a portion of the kickplate extends outward from the lower surface further than the stop lamp switch that is retained at the switch mount. In another embodiment, a brake pedal assembly includes a switch bracket coupled to a pedal mount, the switch bracket having a lower surface and a kickplate. The brake pedal assembly also includes a stop lamp switch coupled to the lower surface of the switch bracket, and a brake pedal rotationally engaged with the pedal mount and coupled to the stop lamp switch. | 05-10-2012 |
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 |
20120216651 | PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM - An electrical-mechanical brake apparatus includes a bracket and a pedal arm supported by the bracket. The bracket has a cam surface. An arm extends from the pivot arm to a follower. As the pedal arm moves toward the bracket, the follower moves along the cam surface, compressing the cam bias for simulating the feel of a purely mechanical brake system. In certain embodiments, the earn body rotates while in others the cam follower rotates. | 08-30-2012 |
20120234128 | LOWER STRUCTURE OF DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PEDAL SLANT ANGLES - A pressing face of an acceleration pedal, which is formed to slant such that a front portion thereof is positioned at a higher level than a rear portion thereof, is located in front of a pressing face of a brake pedal, which is formed to slant such that a front portion thereof is positioned at a higher level than a rear portion thereof. A slant angle of the pressing face of the acceleration pedal relative to a horizontal face is different from a slant angle of the pressing face of the brake pedal relative to the horizontal face in a side view. Accordingly, a lower structure of a driver's compartment which can improve the operation of the acceleration and brake pedals can be provided. | 09-20-2012 |
20120240716 | ELECTRONIC CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAVING VARYING RESISTANCE - The electronic clutch pedal assembly includes a housing bracket for mounting the pedal assembly to the vehicle, a pedal arm, and a biasing device. The pedal arm includes an upper end and a pedal pad at a lower end. The upper end of the pedal arm is pivotally supported within the housing bracket for movement along a pedal path between an undepressed position and a depressed position. The biasing device includes a first end cap pivotally attached to the housing bracket and a second end cap pivotally attached to the pedal arm. The biasing device includes a compressible member disposed between the first end cap and the second end cap. The compressible member biases the pedal arm towards the undepressed position. Upon depression of the pedal arm towards the depressed position, the compressible member compresses as the biasing device rotates to provide a variable pedal resistance over the pedal path. | 09-27-2012 |
20120247265 | STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE OPERATION PEDAL - There is provided a structure of a vehicle operation pedal. A guide portion is provided to an accelerator pedal so as to rise toward a driver and to extend diagonally upward from the right to the left, thereby guiding a driver's foot, which moves upward along the accelerator pedal from the pedal pad, toward the left side. | 10-04-2012 |
20120279345 | TRANSLATABLY AND ROTATABLY SEMI-ACTIVE DEVICE - A semi-active device capable of generating a resistive force against movements of a mobile element ( | 11-08-2012 |
20120304799 | ACTIVE ECO PEDAL APPARATUS - An active eco pedal apparatus with an the actuator which includes a VCM having a pair of first and second coils through which a current flows in opposite directions, and a pair of first and second magnets interacting with the electric field generated by the pair of the first and second coils, in which additional repulsive force is generated from the VCM supplied by the current, in addition to basic moving forces, thereby increasing thrust to push a pedal and thus remarkably improving the efficiency of an eco mode, in which since the actuator is controlled in a single-phase manner by a single-phase driver chip without using a hall sensor having high error possibility, it is possible to improve the reliability of operation, and in which since the number of FETs is reduced, the system is configured to have a compact size, and costs are lowered. | 12-06-2012 |
20130000440 | VEHICLE PEDAL SYSTEM - A pedal system or assembly can be provided to allow a driver of an vehicle to operate the vehicle. The pedal assembly can include a portion that will disengage or move to allow at least a foot engaging portion of the pedal system to discontinue movement towards the driver and allow movement of the pedal towards an engine compartment and away from a passenger compartment in the vehicle. The pedal of the pedal assembly, however, can remain engaged to the components that allow for operation of vehicle systems. | 01-03-2013 |
20130055847 | Brake Pedal Assembly Having Non-Contacting Sensor - A pedal assembly using a non-contacting position sensor utilizing a spring-biased roller on a cam surface to simulate the feel of a conventional brake pedal is provided. The pedal assembly includes an elongated brake support bracket having a cam surface and a pedal arm having a spring-biased roller. A spring-biased roller assembly is mounted to an inward side or beside the pedal arm or on both sides of the pedal arm. The roller assembly includes a fixed leg extending on from an inner side of the pedal arm and a movable leg which is pivotally mounted to the pedal arm. A biasing member extends over the support between the fixed leg and movable leg to generate a biasing force against the roller. When the pedal is depressed, the roller is moved along the cam surface of the support bracket thereby creating the ‘feel’ of a traditional pedal assembly. | 03-07-2013 |
20130220061 | PEDAL WITH ACTIVE RELEASE - An active release system for a pedal assembly which permits the pedal to be operated after releasing. A pivot pin supporting the pedal arm is mounted in a plurality of slots. The pin is held in position in the slots by a release lever assembly. The release lever assembly is held in position by two shear pins. The force of the discharge during a crash breaks the shear pins to rotate a release lever away from the pivot pin. The pedal pivot pin is then free to travel in the slots in the mounting bracket towards the occupant thereby pivoting the pedal arm from the passenger compartment allowing the pedal to be operated after releasing. | 08-29-2013 |
20130239737 | METHOD AND INSTRUCTION FOR ATTACHMENT OF ETC PEDAL TO BRACKET - The present invention provides for a method of manufacturing and installing an electronic throttle control pedal to a bracket within a vehicle. The method includes the steps of making a customized pedal mounting bracket for a vehicle wherein the customized pedal mounting bracket has universal connecting features. The method further includes mounting the customized pedal mounting bracket to a vehicle and attaching the universal pedal housing to the customized pedal mounting bracket by means of the universal connecting features. An apparatus of the present invention including a universal pedal housing having a rear surface wherein the rear surface includes at least one locating protrusion. The pedal housing further including a plurality of compression tabs. The apparatus including a pedal mounting bracket having a front surface wherein the rear surface of the pedal housing connects to the front surface of the pedal mounting bracket. | 09-19-2013 |
20130239738 | PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAVING A PEDAL ARM RELEASE - The pedal assembly is provided for an automotive vehicle having a mounting bracket and a stationary cross member. The pedal assembly includes a swing bracket, a striker plate, and a pedal arm. The swing bracket is pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket about a pedal pivot axis. The striker plate is pivotally connected to the swing bracket. The pedal arm includes a primary pivotal connection to the swing bracket at a first pivot axis. The pedal arm includes a secondary connection to at least one of the striker plate and the swing bracket, to allow the entire pedal assembly to pivot about the pedal pivot axis upon depression of the pedal pad. During a vehicle collision of sufficient magnitude, the cross member collides against and forcibly rotates the striker plate which disengages the secondary connection to allow the pedal arm to freely pivot about the first pivot axis. | 09-19-2013 |
20130263688 | VEHICULAR OPERATING PEDAL DEVICE WITH LOAD SENSOR AND OPERATING DEVICE WITH LOAD SENSOR - A clevis pin (connecting pin) ( | 10-10-2013 |
20130269471 | VEHICULAR OPERATING PEDAL DEVICE WITH LOAD SENSOR AND OPERATING DEVICE WITH LOAD SENSOR - A clevis pin (connecting pin) ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130269472 | VEHICULAR OPERATING PEDAL DEVICE WITH LOAD SENSOR AND OPERATING DEVICE WITH LOAD SENSOR - A clevis pin (connecting pin) ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130283961 | VEHICLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH TUBULAR PEDAL SHAFT - A vehicle pedal assembly comprising a pedal housing that receives the drum of a pedal arm. An elongate tubular hollow shaft which, in one embodiment, may be made of metal extends through a through-hole defined in the drum and into the side walls of the pedal housing. The pedal shaft may be secured in the pedal housing with lips on the respective side walls that are heat staked against the ends of the pedal shaft. Alternatively, the pedal shaft can include flared distal ends that abut against the exterior surface of the respective side walls, or slots can be formed in the interior surface of the respective side walls of the pedal housing for receiving the respective distal ends of the pedal shaft. The through-hole of the drum and the shaft may include regions of varying diameter. | 10-31-2013 |
20130305873 | PEDAL VALVE SENSOR ARRANGEMENT - A pedal value sensor arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a pedal movable between an idle position and an end position, a bearing for the pedal, and a spring configured to apply a restoring force to the pedal towards the idle position. In an intermediate position between the idle position and the end position, the spring is configured to apply a restoring force to the pedal toward the idle position that is greater than before and/or after the intermediate position, wherein the greater restoring force of the spring is brought about by a contact of a first section of the spring with a second section of the spring. | 11-21-2013 |
20140060238 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING INWARD SHIFTING OF BRAKE PEDAL DURING COLLISION - A device for preventing an inward shifting of a brake pedal during a collision. The device includes a mounting bracket. A pedal housing is combined with the mounting bracket such that the pedal housing is movable in a rearwards direction from the mounting bracket. A pedal arm is hinge-coupled at upper and middle parts thereof with the pedal housing and a push rod, respectively. A unit for preventing the inward shifting of the pedal arm has a separating plate which, as the pedal housing is moved rearwards, presses against a fixing pin to decouple the fixing pin from the pedal arm, enabling the pedal arm to turn outwards about a hinge point at the middle part. | 03-06-2014 |
20140060239 | VEHICLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH SECURING DEVICE IN CASE OF IMPACT - A pedal assembly includes a base on which at least one pedal is pivotably articulated, the pedal controlling an actuator, of the brake rod type, said pedal assembly including securing means designed to allow retraction of the pedal in the event of impact, and which are arranged so as to be able to cause, when activated dependent on a tilting lever, a freeing of the tilting axis of the pedal, through axial retraction of retractable bushes, and a captive transfer of said tilting axis relative to the base along at least one release component substantially transverse to the initial axial orientation of the tilting axis, so as to allow the release of the pedal while maintaining a functional tilting link between said pedal and the base, as well as a functional control link between the pedal and the actuator. | 03-06-2014 |
20140076095 | PEDAL WITH A TT ( PI ) SECTION PROVIDED WITH TILTED RIBS FOR REINFORCEMENT IN TORSION - The invention relates to a brake pedal ( | 03-20-2014 |
20140116191 | PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR PROTECTING DRIVER - A pedal assembly protects a driver, in which a pedal arm | 05-01-2014 |
20140116192 | LIGHTER PEDAL ASSEMBLY REINFORCED WITH RESPECT TO OFFSET DRIVING FORCES - The invention relates to a pedal assembly ( | 05-01-2014 |
20140123801 | BEARING MEMBER FOR PEDAL ARM, PEDAL ARM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PEDAL ARM - A bearing member for a pedal arm, which is a tubular bearing member which is disposed so as to connect a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole formed respectively in a pair of plate members constituting right and left side walls of the pedal arm and through which a connecting shaft is passed so as to be rotatable relative to the bearing member, the bearing member includes: a large-diameter tubular portion configured to have an external diameter larger than a diameter of the first mounting hole and to be located between the pair of plate members; a first connecting portion configured to have an external diameter smaller than the diameter of the first mounting hole, to be formed so as to project from one end face of the large-diameter tubular portion coaxially with the large-diameter tubular portion, to be passed through the first mounting hole, and to be fixedly fitted to the first mounting hole by being compressed in an axial direction to be swaged so that a peripheral portion of the first mounting hole is held between a swaged portion, which is formed from the first connecting portion, and the one end face of the large-diameter tubular portion; and a second connecting portion configured to have an external diameter smaller than a diameter of the second mounting hole and a thickness larger than a thickness of the first connecting portion, to be formed so as to project from the other end face of the large-diameter tubular portion coaxially with the large-diameter tubular portion, to be passed through the second mounting hole, and to be fixedly fitted to the second mounting hole by being compressed in the axial direction to be bulged and deformed radially outward so that a portion of the second connecting portion, which is apart from the other end face of the large-diameter tubular portion by a predetermined distance, is brought into close contact with an inner peripheral wall of the second mounting hole. | 05-08-2014 |
20140150599 | PEDAL ACTUATION DETECTOR - A pedal operation amount detection apparatus comprises: a transmitting member that transmits a pedal operating force; a pivot lever provided on the transmitting member so as to be pivotable relative to the transmitting member; and a deformable body that is interposed between the transmitting member and the pivot lever, and that deforms based on the pedal operating force, the pedal operation amount detection apparatus electrically detecting a pedal operation amount based on a deformation of the deformable body, the deformable body is fixed to the transmitting member, a sensor rod is fixedly fitted to the deformable body so as to extend upright relative to the deformable body, an elastic member is provided across the sensor rod and the pivot lever so as to be connected to each other, so that the pedal operating force or a reaction force corresponding to the pedal operating force is transmitted from the pivot lever to the sensor rod via the elastic member, and the sensor rod is passed, with a play, through the pivot lever so that the play allows the pivot lever to pivot. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157942 | STROKE SENSOR FOR BRAKE PEDAL DEVICE - A sensor, in particular a stroke sensor, for a brake pedal device is provided that prevents distortion of the pedal arm from affecting the reliability of the output rotational values. In particular, the sensor is mount on one side of a frame coaxially with a hinged shaft via bracket. A sensor lever is then connected to a rotational shaft of the sensor on one end thereof, and a pin arm is connected to the hinged shaft on one end of the pin arm. Additionally, one side of a sensor pin is connected to another end of the sensor lever and another side of the sensor pin is connected to another end of the pin arm. As a result, distortion to the pedal arm does not affect the values propagated by the sensor. | 06-12-2014 |
20140174245 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING RESISTIVE TORQUE - The subject of the invention is a control unit (A), which comprises actuation units (F) such as a rudder and brakes for a pilot in an aircraft, which comprises a rotating shaft ( | 06-26-2014 |
20140182411 | PEDAL DEVICE - In a pedal device that can recede a pedal arm from a passenger side such as a driver reliably and can recede a retainer as a control member for realizing a receding posture of the pedal arm from a vehicle body side reliably at the time of a frontal collision or the like of a vehicle, a first guide hole provided in a pedal bracket attached to the vehicle body includes a leading end hole portion, a terminal end hole portion, and a connecting hole portion that connects the leading end hole portion and the terminal end hole portion, and a second guide hole provided in a retainer engaged and attached to the pedal bracket by engaging portions includes a first hole portion and a second hole portion connected to each other. | 07-03-2014 |
20140230600 | Air Pump - An air pump has a frame, a pedal pivotally mounted on the frame, and a pedal securing device rotatably mounted on the frame to selectively fix the pedal on the frame. The pedal securing device has two knobs and an eccentric shaft. The knobs respectively have a pivot portion and an operational portion mounted on an outer surface of the pivot portion. The eccentric shaft is connected with the knobs and has an eccentric part driven by the operational portion of one of the knobs. A user can turn one of the knobs by foot to drive the eccentric shaft to rotate, and then the eccentric part can selectively engage or disengage a hook of the pedal. Accordingly, the pedal securing device is easy to operate by foot and prevents a hand of the user from being contaminated. | 08-21-2014 |
20140251064 | BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAVING NON-CONTACTING SENSOR - A pedal assembly using a non-contacting position sensor utilizing a spring-biased roller on a cam surface to simulate the feel of a conventional brake pedal is provided. The pedal assembly includes an elongated brake support bracket having a cam surface and a pedal arm having a spring-biased roller. A spring-biased roller assembly is mounted to an inward side or beside the pedal arm or on both sides of the pedal arm. The roller assembly includes a fixed leg extending on from an inner side of the pedal arm and a movable leg which is pivotally mounted to the pedal arm. A biasing member extends over the support between the fixed leg and movable leg to generate a biasing force against the roller. When the pedal is depressed, the roller is moved along the cam surface of the support bracket thereby creating the ‘feel’ of a traditional pedal assembly. | 09-11-2014 |
20140251065 | CLUTCH BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR - A device, sometimes referred to as a clutch brake warning indicator, that provides feedback, which may be tactile, audible or visual, to the vehicle operator as the clutch pedal is nearing the point of its stroke where the clutch brake will be engaged. In use, the feedback clutch brake warning indicator will assist the driver against applying the clutch brake during shifting operations, which can cause severe damage to the clutch. | 09-11-2014 |
20140251066 | MULTIPLE DEGREES OF TRANSLATIONAL ADJUSTMENT PEDALS - A pedal system for an aircraft comprising a pedal and a pedal mounting mechanism is provided. The pedal is configured for manipulation through at least one operational degree of freedom by a pilot to provide control inputs to the aircraft. The pedal mounting mechanism is configured for supporting the pedal within a cockpit of the aircraft for manipulation by the pilot. The pedal mounting mechanism provides at least two adjustment degrees of freedom for adjusting the position of the pedal within the cockpit. | 09-11-2014 |
20140251067 | PEDAL HOLDING DEVICE - A pedal holding device includes: a four-bar linkage including four links and four joints that connect the four links. Two of the four joints serve as two fixed joints that are provided in a main body of the pedal holding device. One of the four links, which is not connected to the two fixed joints, serves as an intermediate link that is provided with a pedal, such that the pedal is not pivotable relative to the intermediate link. One of four internal angles each defined by corresponding adjacent two of the four links becomes not smaller than 180° at at least one moment in a period of movement of the pedal from its rearward end position to its forward end position. Non-adjacent two of the four links intersect with each other apparently when the pedal is positioned in one of the forward end position and the rearward end position. | 09-11-2014 |
20140260766 | SAFETY RELEASE SYSTEM FOR PEDALS - Provided herein is a pedal assembly for a vehicle with an intermediate link releasably connected to an actuation link of a push rod. The push rod is connected to a pedal arm via the actuation link and the intermediate link. The intermediate link has two parallel links that are capable of movement from a first position to a second position during vehicle collision using a release lever. Upon rotation to its second position, the release lever disconnects and forces the parallel links of the intermediate link away from each other, thus disconnecting the push rod and pedal arm. Energy is prevented from being transmitted to the driver's foot, thereby reducing injury to the driver. An actuation mechanism, such as a reaction bracket, is mounted to a vehicle structure adjacent the release lever, and may actuate rotation of the lever. | 09-18-2014 |
20140260767 | Active Force Pedal Assembly - An active force pedal assembly that includes a housing for a pedal and a torque motor that is coupled to the pedal in a direct drive relationship via a shaft that extends between and is coupled directly to both the pedal and the torque motor. The drum of the pedal and the torque motor are disposed in a side-by-side relationship in which the respective longitudinal axes of the drum and the torque motor are co-linearly aligned. The torque motor generates and transfers a rotational torque force to the shaft which, in turn, applies an active force to the pedal and thus the foot of the operator of the vehicle for providing a sensory signal of a vehicular condition or event. | 09-18-2014 |
20140290425 | Pedal Assembly with Mounting Insert - A vehicle pedal assembly comprising a housing for a pedal, the housing being made of a molded plastic material and including a mounting flange with a nut type metal mounting insert that has been insert molded into the plastic material. In one embodiment, the mounting insert is a T-nut type including a radial collar with a plurality of tabs each terminating in a distal barb. In one embodiment, the distal barb is rounded and insert molded into the plastic material of the mounting flange and in another embodiment the distal barb is arrow-shaped and press-fitted into a slot defined in the mounting flange. In another embodiment, the mounting insert is a slotted flange T-nut type. | 10-02-2014 |
20140298947 | CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH DRIVER SELECTABLE LOAD ASSIST - A clutch pedal assembly for an automotive transmission is provided. The clutch pedal assembly includes a clutch pedal lever for disengaging a clutch of a vehicular transmission. The clutch pedal lever has a depressed position and a return position. A biasing member is coupled to the clutch pedal lever. A structural member has a first portion and a second portion. The biasing member is selectively connectable to the first and second portions of the structural member. | 10-09-2014 |
20140305255 | PEDAL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes: a pedal arm mounted on a vehicle body by a hinge shaft and having one end connected with a pedal and the other end where a rack gear is formed; a link arm having a pinion gear at one end that meshes with the rack gear to pivot on a center shaft of the pinion gear with respect to the pedal arm, and having the other end where a locking pin is formed; and a plate mounted on the vehicle body, the plate having a sliding groove where the locking pin of the link arm is inserted, in which ridges and depressions are formed at regular intervals in the sliding groove so that the locking pin slides step by step while being locked to the ridges and depressions. | 10-16-2014 |
20140305256 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A mounting assembly and method for attaching a vehicle pedal assembly to a vehicle floor. A main bracket is provided wherein the main bracket having an upper surface, the main bracket is mounted to a vehicle floor. An aperture provided through the upper surface of the main bracket. A first insert mounted within the insert, the first insert configured to securely connect to the aperture of the main bracket. A second insert mounted to a bottom surface of a pedal housing, the second insert mounted within the first insert to securely connect the main bracket to the pedal housing. The first insert and the second insert rotated into a secured position. | 10-16-2014 |
20140311275 | PEDAL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes a pedal bracket fixed to a dashboard, a cowl bracket fixed to a cowl panel, and a pedal arm hinge-coupled to the pedal bracket and having a reverse-swivel protrusion and a pedal on both sides of the pedal arm. Also, a reverse-swivel lever is hinge-coupled to the pedal bracket, and on an upper side of the reverse-swivel lever has an extension extending upwards and being positioned in front of the cowl bracket, and, on a lower side of the reverse-swivel lever has a reverse-swivel pin positioned below the reverse-swivel protrusion. | 10-23-2014 |
20140311276 | Adjustable Auxiliary Brake Control System - An adjustable auxiliary brake control system for an educational driving vehicle with a main brake and a driver seat comprises an auxiliary brake assembly, a connecting frame, a supporting structure and a brake cable. The system attains strong and reliable support from a driver-seat-bracket to achieve auxiliary brake control from the passenger compartment through the brake cable. The system is easy to install and uninstall, universally fits to variable vehicle models, and has a non-damaging installation process. | 10-23-2014 |
20140311277 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING AMOUNT OF PEDAL OPERATION - A pedal operation amount detection apparatus comprising: a transmitting member that transmits a pedal operation force; a movement lever disposed so as to be movable with respect to the transmitting member; a sensor rod disposed so as to be connected to the transmitting member and the movement lever; and a deformable body that is disposed on the transmitting member and is deformed when the pedal operation force or a reaction force corresponding to the pedal operation force is transmitted from the movement lever to the deformable body, the pedal operation amount detection apparatus electrically detecting a pedal operation amount based on deformation of the deformable body, the sensor rod extending through both the movement lever and the deformable body, the pedal operation amount detection apparatus further comprising: a first locking portion provided at an end portion of the sensor rod on a side where the sensor rod protrudes from the deformable body; a second locking portion provided at an intermediate portion of the sensor rod between the deformable body and the movement lever; a first elastic member that is disposed between the second locking portion and the deformable body in a natural state or a compressed state when a pedal is not operated; and a second elastic member that is disposed to so as to be connected to the movement lever and the sensor rod, and urges the movement lever to cause the movement lever to contact the second locking portion, when the pedal is operated, a load in a direction to displace the sensor rod toward the first locking portion is applied from the movement lever to the second locking portion, the sensor rod being moved toward the first locking portion in a manner such that the first elastic member is elastically deformed between the second locking portion and the deformable body, and the deformable body being deformed. | 10-23-2014 |
20140326102 | HEV BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH PEDAL RETURN MECHANISM - A brake pedal assembly includes an assembly frame, a pedal arm pivotally carried by the assembly frame, a booster input rod, a booster washer carried by the booster input rod, a rod actuating element carried by the pedal arm and engaging the booster input rod and a biasing device interposed between the booster washer and the rod actuating element. | 11-06-2014 |
20140326103 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING AUTOMOTIVE PEDAL FROM BEING PUSHED REARWARD - An apparatus for preventing a vehicle pedal from being pushed rearward upon a head-on collision of the vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a collision bracket that is fixedly installed on a dash panel and a pedal arm formed by bending a plate along a predetermined reference line to form a cavity in a lengthwise direction thereof. A rotating member is disposed at an end of the pedal arm and strikes one side of the pedal arm upon colliding with the collision bracket, to rotate in a direction toward the inside of a vehicle and to release the pedal arm. A supporting bracket rotatably supports the pedal arm and the rotating member. The rotating member includes a coupling aperture upon which the supporting bracket is hinged and a plurality of arms which are oriented in different directions with respect to the coupling aperture. | 11-06-2014 |
20140352484 | VEHICLE OPERATION PEDAL DEVICE - A vehicle operation pedal apparatus comprising an operation pedal supported by a pedal support member so as to be pivotable about one axis, and a return spring having one end portion engaged with a bracket plate member disposed on the operation pedal and the other end portion engaged with a position fixing member, the operation pedal being returned by pivoting in accordance with an urging force of the return spring upon cancellation of a depressing operation of the operation pedal, the vehicle operation pedal apparatus further comprising an engagement hook being formed in the one end portion of the return spring by bending an end portion of a wire rod that constitutes the return spring, and an engagement hole or cutout into which the engagement hook is hooked being formed in the bracket plate member disposed on the operation pedal so as to pass through the bracket plate member, a surface direction of a portion of the bracket plate member, in which the engagement hole or cutout is formed, being set such that a contact point at which the engagement hook contacts one of a pair of edges that are ridgelines between an inner wall surface of the engagement hole or cutout and one surface and the other surface of the bracket plate member is a relative pivot point of the return spring that pivots relative to the operation pedal in accordance with a pivoting operation of the operation pedal in an entire operation angle range of the operation pedal. | 12-04-2014 |
20140352485 | Vehicle Pedal Assembly with Hysteresis Assembly - A vehicle pedal assembly with a rotatable pedal. A hysteresis assembly includes a friction device and plunger, and first and second springs that are all separate and decoupled from each other and the pedal. The first spring exerts a force against the friction plunger that forces the friction device into frictional contact with the housing to generate and transfer a resistance force to the pedal. The first spring also exerts a force against the pedal when a foot force is removed from the pedal to return the pedal to idle with and without the movement of the friction device and without the force of the second spring. The second spring exerts a force against the friction device when the foot force is removed to return the pedal to idle without the force of the first spring. Barriers block the entry of debris into the housing. | 12-04-2014 |
20140366677 | PEDAL DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A pedal device for vehicles includes: a pedal arm provided in a pedal housing and connected to a pedal pad at a first end thereof, and rotated around a hinge shaft mounted to a second end of the pedal arm; a pressure member, a first end of which is held by the first end of the pedal arm, and a second end of which is placed between the hinge shaft and an inner surface of the pedal housing; and an elastic member provided between a middle portion of the pressure member and the inner surface of the pedal housing, and functioning to impose an elastic reaction force on the pressure member when a driver presses the pedal pad down. The elastic member brings the second end of the pressure member into frictional contact with the inner surface of the pedal housing. | 12-18-2014 |
20150020641 | PARKING BRAKE DEVICE - A parking brake apparatus that includes: a braking member that is moved in one direction to pull a brake cable, thereby actuating a parking brake; a ratchet that has a plurality of serrations along a moving direction of the braking member, and that is disposed on one of the braking member and a vehicle body-side member; a pawl that is rotatably disposed via a pawl pin on the other one of the braking member and the vehicle body-side member, and that is brought into contact with a locking surface side of the serration in accordance with a tensile force of the brake cable, thereby preventing the braking member from moving backward toward an original position in a direction opposite to the one direction; and a pawl-urging spring that urges the pawl in such a rotational direction that the pawl engages with the ratchet, at the start of braking, at which the braking member is moved in the one direction, every time the pawl relatively climbs over the serration, the pawl being brought into contact with a non-locking surface side of the serration in accordance with an urging force of the pawl-urging spring, the parking brake apparatus being configured such that the pawl has a triangular engagement tooth that is inserted into a tooth groove of the ratchet, and a second side end surface that faces the non-locking surface of the serration is covered with a synthetic resin except a tip portion of the engagement tooth, and the non-locking surface of the serration is a concave surface concaved so as to be recessed from a straight line that connects a tooth tip and a tooth bottom of the serration. | 01-22-2015 |
20150020642 | PEDAL ACTUATION AMOUNT DETECTION DEVICE - A pedal operation amount detection apparatus for an operation pedal apparatus that includes a transmitting member including a pedal arm of an operation pedal that is disposed to be pivotable about a support axis and subjected to a depressing operation, and an output member to which a depressing operation force is transmitted from the transmitting member and to which a reaction force corresponding to the depressing operation force is applied, the pedal operation amount detection apparatus includes a sensor member disposed on a load transmission path of the transmitting member and the reaction force and the pedal operation amount detection apparatus electrically detects deformation of the sensor member. The sensor member is an elongate member that is torsionally and elastically deformable about a torsion center line in a longitudinal direction and is disposed at a position offset from the transmitting member in a direction parallel to the support axis. | 01-22-2015 |
20150033902 | OPERATING PEDAL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle operation pedal apparatus includes an elongate hollow pedal arm provided with a pedal sheet, the vehicle operation pedal apparatus transmits a pedal operating force applied to the hollow pedal arm to an output member connected to the hollow pedal arm. The hollow pedal arm is formed of a pair of a front half and a rear half each having a U-shaped section and combined with each other; the vehicle operation pedal apparatus comprises a plate-shaped connection plate having a connecting portion connected to the output member so as to be pivotable relative to the output member and fixed integrally with the hollow pedal arm; in the front half and the rear half, slit-shaped through-holes are formed, respectively; and the connection plate is passed through the hollow pedal arm in a vehicle front-rear direction through the through-holes. | 02-05-2015 |
20150059515 | PEDAL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A pedal apparatus for a vehicle may include a pad, a bracket which may be disposed below the pad, wherein the bracket may be coupled to the pad and a pedal arm at each opposite end of the pad and the pedal arm, respectively, a link section which may be disposed in the bracket, wherein the link section may be coupled to a lower portion of the pad and an intermediate portion of the bracket, respectively, such that the bracket may be movable in a longitudinal direction thereof, and a hinge-adjusting section which may be disposed above the link section such that an angle of the pad may be adjusted as the link section moves in the longitudinal direction thereof. | 03-05-2015 |
20150075317 | Brake Pedal Cover - Disclosed is a brake pedal cover that is adapted to assist a driver in easily distinguishing the brake pedal from the accelerator pedal. The cover of the present invention is substantially unitary in structure. The cover is constructed to snugly fit over an existing brake pedal. In a preferred embodiment, the cover may be composed of rubber, silicone, or other resilient material. The resilient nature of the cover allows the cover to conform to the shape of the brake pedal while tightly hugging the same without requiring additional fasteners. In one embodiment, the cover of the present invention is red in color so as to increase the visibility of the brake pedal. In other embodiments, however, the cover of the present invention may comprise other colors or printed designs thereon. In this way, the present invention is adapted to increase the visibility of the brake pedal. | 03-19-2015 |
20150101446 | HYBRID BRAKE PEDAL FEEL SYSTEM - A brake pedal assembly for a hybrid electric vehicle having a brake pedal arm and a cam follower extending from the brake pedal arm is provided. The cam follower is configured to cooperate with a stamp bracket having a cam surface to provide brake pedal feel resistance as the brake pedal arm is actuated by a user of the hybrid electric vehicle. This brake pedal feel resistance increases as the cam follower traverses along the cam surface of the stamp bracket. | 04-16-2015 |
20150101447 | PEDAL SIMULATOR FOR ACTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a pedal simulator for an active brake system. According to an aspect of the present invention, the a pedal simulator for an active brake system, which is installed at a master cylinder to receive a hydraulic pressure corresponding to a driver's pedal force and to provide pedal feeling to the driver, includes a simulator block having an oil hole connected with the master cylinder at an upper portion thereof and having a bore therein to be in communication with the oil hole, a damping housing coupled to seal a lower end of the bore, a first reaction piston provided in the bore to be slidable by oil introduced from the master cylinder, a second reaction piston slidably provided in the bore and disposed under the first reaction piston to be spaced apart from the first reaction piston in a predetermined distance, a first damping member installed at the first reaction piston to be moved together with the first reaction piston, a second damping member installed at the damping housing and configured to provide a reaction force by pressing of the second reaction piston, and a reaction spring provided between the second reaction piston and the damping housing. | 04-16-2015 |
20150107401 | PEDAL MODULE FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A CONTROL-BY-WIRE SYSTEM - A pedal module includes a support structure, and a lever rotatably mounted to the support structure for rotation about a rotation axis. The lever includes a lower pedal portion and an upper guide portion. A cam plate is attached to the support structure and defines a cam slot. A guide rod is coupled to the upper guide portion of the lever, and is also coupled to the cam plate to follow the cam slot. A biasing device includes a first end coupled to the support structure, and a second end coupled to the guide rod, and is operable to bias the guide rod toward the rotation axis. Resistance to movement of the lever in a first rotational direction about the rotation axis is dependent upon a spring constant of the biasing device, and a profile of the cam slot perpendicular to the rotation axis. | 04-23-2015 |
20150107402 | ADJUSTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH HYSTERESIS - An adjustable pedal assembly for use in a vehicle is provided having, a housing having a main pivot point, a pedal arm pivotally connected to the main pivot point of the housing, an actuator connected to the pedal arm, the actuator adapted to adjust the positioning of the pedal arm with respect to the main pivot point and a hysteresis mechanism connected to the pedal arm, the hysteresis mechanism adapted to provide feedback to the user of the pedal when the pedal assembly is depresses wherein resistance is increased as the pedal is depressed further. | 04-23-2015 |
20150135887 | DRIVER-PROTECTING BRAKE PEDAL APPARATUS - A driver-protecting brake pedal apparatus may include a pedal member fixed to a dash panel, a hinge bracket, a first end of which may be pivotally coupled to the pedal member, the hinge bracket being selectively separated from the pedal member by an external force in order to maintain a pedal ratio, and a pedal arm rotatably coupled with a second end of the hinge bracket via a pedal hinge. | 05-21-2015 |
20150143943 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING EFFORT OF CLUTCH PEDAL FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for reducing an effort of a clutch pedal for a vehicle may include a pedal member through both sides of which a guide slot that may be extended frontwardly and then rearwardly may be formed integrally to pass the both sides, a pedal arm lever provided at an upper part of a pedal arm so as to be protruded towards the guide slot, a guide bar engaged to the pedal arm lever and passing through the guide slot, wherein the guide bar is movable along the guide slot when the pedal arm pivots, and an elastic member, a first end of which is connected to the pedal member, and a second end of which is connected to the guide bar, such that a turnover force is generated thereto when the pedal arm pivots forwardly and a recovery force is generated thereto when the pedal arm pivots rearwardly. | 05-28-2015 |
20150298662 | PARKING BRAKE DEVICE - A parking brake device comprises: a brake pedal which is capable of pivoting from an initial position in relation to a dash panel in a determined angle range; a pair of base plates which are fixed to the dash panel, and which sandwich and pivotally support the brake pedal; a ratchet plate in which ratchet teeth are continuously formed, and which pivots together with the brake pedal; a support pin which couples the pair of base plates; and a ratchet pawl which is supported by the support pin in a manner so as to be capable of oscillation, and which meshes with the ratchet plate. The support pin and the ratchet pawl are disposed between attachment points at the dash panel side of the base plates and a center pin of the brake pedal. | 10-22-2015 |
20150329089 | VEHICLE PEDAL DEVICE - A vehicle pedal device includes a main bracket with a pair of side plates supporting a pedal and attached to a dash panel, and a sub-bracket coupling a main bracket rear end and reinforcement. Where both ends of a clinching pin inserted through coupling holes formed in side plate rear ends are inserted through insertion holes of sub-bracket side plate portions, the both ends are axially clinchingly compressed, whereby the rear ends are clinchingly attached to the portions to be overlapped, inner peripheral edges of the coupling and insertion holes having a non-circular shape, distances from their centers circumferentially varying, the portions being extended outward to be separated further away from the side plates toward the panel, and the insertion holes formed in the portions having an elongated hole shape whose length allows the both ends protruding from the side plates to pass therethrough where the portions are extended outward. | 11-19-2015 |
20150331442 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTING MISALIGNMENT IN VEHICLE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES - An alignment device may include a saddle element configured to sit on a pedal arm of a brake assembly. The saddle element may include first and second U-shaped ends configured to receive the pedal arm. The first and second U-shaped ends may be spaced apart from one another by an opening defined by first and second lateral wing elements. The first and second lateral wing elements may form a catchment area configured to guide and position a push rod of a brake booster into alignment with the pedal arm. | 11-19-2015 |
20150344006 | ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL SYSTEM - A brake pedal assembly for a vehicle having a brake pedal arm having an initial position and an adjustment subassembly configured to adjust the initial position. The brake pedal assembly is further provided with a preload spring configured to provide a preload force to the brake pedal arm and a preload adjustment cam in cooperation with the brake pedal arm. The adjustment subassembly and the preload spring are configured to change the preload force in response to a change in the initial position. | 12-03-2015 |
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20160018842 | VEHICLE PEDAL BRACKET AND VEHICLE OPERATION PEDAL DEVICE - A vehicle pedal bracket, including a pair of bracket halves disposed on right and left sides of an operation pedal and joined by placing joint portions thereof parallel and on top of each other so that the joint portions surface contact each other, and the vehicle pedal bracket being fixed to a vehicle body via attachment portions of the pair of bracket halves, the joint portions protruding from the bracket halves formed by a sheet material and at least one of the joint portions bent into a crank shape and placed on top of each other so as to surface contact each other, the joint portions being provided at least at two positions located on both sides of the attachment portions in a vertical direction of a vehicle, and the joint portion which is located below the attachment portions being provided to protrude toward the front of the vehicle. | 01-21-2016 |
20160054752 | TWO PIECE PEDAL ARM - A two piece pedal arm assembly which forms a shell forming an internal cavity is provided. The two shell piece pedal arm permits the ability to carefully control wall thicknesses. This permits the ability to provide the proper strength where needed in complex designs resulting in weight savings. Additionally, other components such as the bracket and cage for a ball and booster arm, pedal adjusters, and the like can be mounted within the shell thereby providing robust attachment and a more pleasing appearance. | 02-25-2016 |
20160070293 | ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL DEVICE AND VEHICLE USING SAME - An accelerator and brake pedal device includes a connecting lever, a brake pedal assembly, an accelerator pedal assembly, an accelerator control circuit, and a resisting member. The brake pedal assembly is coupled to the connecting lever. The accelerator pedal assembly is rotatably coupled to the brake pedal assembly. The accelerator control circuit has an accelerator control switch. The resisting member is positioned on the connecting lever away from the brake pedal assembly. The accelerator control switch is resisted to turn off by the resisting member and break the accelerator control circuit. The resisting member is moved by the accelerator pedal assembly toward the accelerator control switch. The accelerator control circuit is rendered inoperative when the resisting member is moved by the accelerator pedal assembly toward the accelerator control switch. The accelerator control circuit is rendered operative when the accelerator pedal assembly is released. | 03-10-2016 |
20160075312 | DEVICE FOR OPERATING VEHICULAR PARKING BRAKE - An operation device for a vehicle parking brake, which includes: support bracket fixed to vehicle body and having a pair of first and second side plates, which face each other with predetermined interval therebetween; operation pedal supported between first and second side plates of support bracket so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis; and return spring having one end portion hooked on operation pedal and other end portion hooked on first side plate and winding portion located between ends portions and wound about pivot axis and that biases operation pedal toward original position, and which operation pedal is operated to pivot about pivot axis, so a parking brake cable is subjected to tensile force, thereby operating parking brake, one of end portions of return spring being bent and formed so as to bias a pedal pad of operation pedal toward first or second side plate. | 03-17-2016 |
20160089975 | VEHICLE AND SEMI-AUTOMATIC FOOT-PEDAL DEVICE THEREOF - A semi-automatic foot-pedal device is provided, which comprises a panel and a pedal-connecting component connected with the panel. The pedal-connecting component comprises an upper bracket, a left bracket, a lower bracket, a right bracket and an elastic unit; when the pedal-connecting component is in a closed state, the panel moves away from the upper bracket to transform the pedal-connecting component into an elastically spread state under a force on the panel in a downward direction; when the pedal-connecting component is in a spread state, the panel moves towards the upper bracket to transform the pedal-connecting component into an elastically closed state under a force on the panel in an obliquely-upward direction. The semi-automatic foot-pedal device of the present disclosure has a novel structure, and does not need a conventional motor system, so it saves the electric power and is safer to use. | 03-31-2016 |
20160107621 | VARIABLE RATIO MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTABLE PEDALS TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT RATIO - Provided herein is an adjustable pedal assembly for a vehicle for operating a push rod of a brake system, for example. The assembly includes an activation link connected via a pivot member to an elongated lever structure of the pedal arm, a link member for connection to the push rod to activate the brake system that is operatively connected to the activation link, and an adjustable slide pin for moving a pivot axis of the elongated lever structure between a first pivot position and a second pivot position. The pedal arm and pedal plate are thus moved between a first position and a second position, while maintaining a substantially constant ratio between each of the positions. | 04-21-2016 |
20160160965 | PEDAL OPERATING APPARATUS OF VEHICLE - A pedal operating apparatus for a vehicle includes a pedal member configured to be fixed to a vehicle body panel, have a hinge shaft provided at a back end thereof, and be provided with a height controller above the hinge shaft; a pedal arm configured to have an upper end rotatably installed at the hinge shaft of the pedal member, the upper end being provided with a protrusion protruding forward; and a pedal effort controller configured to include an elastic member rotatably installed at a front portion of the pedal arm in the pedal member and having a length elastically changed. A switching member extends and is bent downwardly from the elastic member to be connected to the protrusion of the pedal arm and has the bent portion contacted to the height controller to be supported thereby, the pedal effort controller pressing the protrusion downwardly through the switching member with an elastic force at an initial position of the pedal arm, and pushing the protrusion upward by rotating along with the protrusion when rotating the pedal arm. | 06-09-2016 |
20160160968 | BRAKE PEDAL APPARATUS WITH VARIABLE PEDAL RATIO - A brake pedal apparatus with a variable pedal ratio includes a pedal shaft rotatably disposed in a pedal plate. A brake pedal is coupled to the pedal shaft A slider is coupled to the pedal shaft so as to be axially movable relative to the pedal shaft while being capable of rotating together with the pedal shaft. A drive unit may axially move the slider in accordance with a driver's actuation. An adjusting rod is fixed to the slider and is obliquely disposed. A transmission shaft is coupled to the adjusting rod so as to be movable and is coupled to a dual brake valve to operate the dual brake valve. A pedal ratio is adjusted while the adjusting rod moves together with the slider during axial movement of the slider while the transmission shaft is coupled to the dual brake valve. | 06-09-2016 |
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20160187915 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING PEDAL EFFORT FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for reducing a pedal effort for a vehicle may include a housing having a first end that is opened and a second end that is rotatably coupled to a pedal member, an elastic body inserted into the housing, a slider contacting the elastic body and configured to be slid along a length of the housing, cover plates coupled to the slider and contacting an outer peripheral surface of the housing so as to guide movement of the slider, and a lever protrusion rotatably coupled to the pedal member, having an end portion rotatably coupled to the slider, and configured to rotate together with a pedal depending on rotation of the pedal, to slide the slider. | 06-30-2016 |
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