Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140142806 | ACTIVE CONTROL METHOD OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL EFFORT - An active control system and method for an accelerator pedal effort is disclosed, in which the pedal effort of the accelerator pedal is varied actively in accordance with a driving mode and a parking mode of a vehicle. | 05-22-2014 |
20140142807 | ACTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCELERATOR PEDAL EFFORT - An active control method of a pedal effort of an accelerator pedal is disclosed, in which the pedal effort of the accelerator pedal is varied actively in accordance to whether or not the vehicle is driving in the rain. More specifically, a processor is configured to determine whether a vehicle is driving in rain via shifting stage input signals and an input signal from a rain sensor when the vehicle turns on; and then increase a current pedal effort of the accelerator pedal to a preset pedal effort when the vehicle is determined to be in rain-driving state. | 05-22-2014 |
20140163818 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING KICK DOWN OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL - An apparatus and a method for controlling kick down of an accelerator pedal that includes a storage device that stores information of an tendency of the driver to operate an APS while a vehicle drives, and a control device for determining an tendency of the driver to operate the accelerator pedal based on the information of the APS operation that is input from the storage device and determining a control value to transmit a control signal to an operation device. | 06-12-2014 |
20140183013 | SWITCH APPARATUS OF VEHICLE - Disclosed is a switch apparatus of a vehicle that includes a switch body that is connected to a connector of an electronic apparatus and includes a relay board disposed in an inner space thereof. The apparatus further includes a coupling portion disposed on a bottom of the switch body, formed by a conductor, and coupled to a fixation bracket. Additionally, an earth member includes a base formed by the conductor and is disposed in a lower part of the inner space of the switch body, and coupled on the top of the coupling portion and a clamping bar respectively extended upward at both sides of the base and coupled with an earth terminal formed on the bottom of the relay board. | 07-03-2014 |
20140216195 | STRUCTURE OF LEVER OF VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A structure of a shift lever that changes to a manual mode. The structure includes a shift lever that has a protrusion formed to a horizontal side and a base spaced from the shift lever to allow the protrusion to reach the base during horizontal movement of the shift lever. A G-return to which the protrusion is coupled is mounted on the base to be able to turn and a knob that is connected to one end of a knob lever pivotably mounted on the base with the other end of the knob lever facing the shift lever, slides with the horizontal movement of the shift lever. The conversion to a manual mode is sensed from the sliding of the knob and change to the manual mode is controlled by turning of the G-return. | 08-07-2014 |
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 |
20140309857 | ACTIVE CONTROL METHOD OF PEDAL EFFORT FOR ACCELERATOR - An active control method of varying a pedal effort for an accelerator through which a current pedal effort for an accelerator can be varied actively. Pedal effort is set per an operated memory switch when a driver operates the memory switch in a state that a vehicle provided with an accelerator, a pedal effort of which is controllable, and having an electrically powered memory seat, starts-on. | 10-16-2014 |
20140309858 | ACTIVE CONTROL METHOD OF PEDAL EFFORT FOR ACCELERATOR - An active control method of varying a pedal effort for an accelerator through which the current pedal effort for an accelerator can be varied actively to increase when an engine-off signal for a vehicle in which an accelerator a pedal effort of which is controllable is generated respectively. | 10-16-2014 |
20140309859 | ACTIVE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PEDAL EFFORT FOR ACCELERATOR - An active control method and system of varying a pedal effort for an accelerator through which the pedal effort for an accelerator is actively varied based on the locations of the accelerator. | 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 |
20140311278 | ACTIVE CONTROL METHOD OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL EFFORT - An active control method of accelerator pedal effort is configured such that, when a driver changes lanes while driving a vehicle having a pedal effort controllable accelerator, the method can actively control the accelerator pedal effort so as to reduce the pedal effort, and when the driver turns corners while driving the vehicle, the method can actively control the accelerator pedal effort so as to increase the pedal effort. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316647 | ACTIVE CONTROL METHOD OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL EFFORT - An active control method of accelerator pedal effort identifies a driver's habit of manipulation when a driver starts a vehicle having a pedal effort controllable accelerator pedal from a stationary state. Thus, the active control method can actively vary the accelerator pedal effort according to accelerator pedal manipulation habits of the driver, thereby improving the accelerator pedal manipulation efficiency of the driver. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316648 | ACTIVE CONTROL METHOD OF PEDAL EFFORT FOR ACCELERATOR - An active control method of pedal effort for an accelerator comprises steps to actively vary pedal effort. When a vehicle having a controllable pedal effort accelerator pedal runs, the active control method can actively vary the accelerator pedal effort according to accelerator pedal manipulation habits of a driver, thereby improving the accelerator pedal manipulation efficiency of the driver. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316649 | ACTIVE CONTROL METHOD OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL EFFORT - An active control method of accelerator pedal effort comprises steps to actively vary pedal effort. When a vehicle having a controllable pedal effort accelerator pedal runs, the active control method can actively vary the accelerator pedal effort according to an accelerator position sensor operation percentages selected by a driver, thereby improving the accelerator pedal manipulation efficiency of the driver. | 10-23-2014 |
20140326587 | SWITCH APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A switch apparatus may include a switch body to which a connector of an electronic unit is connected and in which a relay board is provided, a conductive coupling section provided at a lower end of the switch body to be coupled to a vehicle body, and a conductive ground member having a base provided at a lower portion in an internal space of the switch body to be coupled to an upper end of the coupling section, and a clamping bar extending upwards from one side of the base to be coupled to a ground terminal provided at a lower end of the relay board. | 11-06-2014 |
20140331813 | ACTIVE CONTROL METHOD OF PEDAL EFFORT FOR ACCELERATOR - An active control method for controlling a pedal effort for an accelerator, may include determining, in a vehicle velocity determining step, whether a vehicle velocity is in 0 (zero) state while the vehicle provided with an accelerator an pedal effort of which is controllable starts-on; determining, in a shifting stage determining step, whether the current shifting stage is on a neutral state or a parking state when it is determined that the vehicle velocity has been in 0 (zero) state in the vehicle velocity determining step; and controlling, in a pedal effort increasing control step, a current pedal effort to increase to a set target pedal effort when it is determined that the current shifting stage has been on the neutral stage or the parking stage in the shifting stage determining step. | 11-13-2014 |
20140345415 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF VEHICLE - An accelerator pedal for a vehicle includes: a foot pad to which a pedal effort is applied by a driver; a cover which is connected to correspondingly thereto; a vibration producer which is disposed between the foot pad and the cover and is vibrated by an electric signal; and a vibration transmitter which is extended in a longitudinal direction of the foot pad. | 11-27-2014 |
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 |
20150027264 | ORGAN TYPE ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPARATUS - An organ type accelerator pedal apparatus may include a pedal housing having a lower mount fixed to a panel of a vehicle body located below a driver seat and an upper mount to which a pedal arm pivotally mounted, a pad pivotally mounted with respect to the pedal housing such that the pad is connected to the pedal arm via a carrier, and an articulated hinge fixedly coupled, at both ends thereof, between the pedal housing and the pad such that the articulated hinge is covered by the pedal housing and the pad so that the articulated hinge is not exposed to the outside. | 01-29-2015 |
20150027265 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus may include a pedal pad located on a front lower side of a driver seat so as to be depressed by a driver, a first hinge pivotally coupling the pedal pad to a pedal bracket fixedly mounted to the front lower side of the driver seat, and a second hinge having an elastically-operated articulated structure and mounted to the pedal bracket in such a manner as to be connected to the pedal pad, the second hinge being spaced apart from the first hinge. | 01-29-2015 |
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 |