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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110290066 | Operating pedal device for vehicle An operating pedal device for a vehicle, includes: an operating pedal disposed at a pedal support fixed to a vehicle so as to be pivotable about an axis of a support shaft, and depressed by a driver; a reaction force member connected to the operating pedal through at le... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110226086 | ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A CLUTCH-BY-WIRE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING AN ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A CLUTCH-BY-WIRE SYSTEM An actuation system for a clutch-by-wire system includes, but is not limited to a clutch pedal, at least one position sensor sensing the actual position of the clutch pedal and providing a position signal, and at least one spring providing a load, against which the clut... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110132134 | OPERATION MODE PENDANT TYPE ADJUSTMENT PEDAL APPARATUS A pendant type adjustment pedal apparatus includes an adjustment accelerator pedal that adjust a pedal clearance by the rotation of a motor, and an adjustment brake pedal that receives the rotation of motor through a rotary drive cable. Accordingly, convenience in adjus... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110030487 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR POTENTIOMETER ADJUSTMENT A strap-drive system that provides smooth, reliable potentiometer adjustment, particularly in devices used in conjunction with musical instruments.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110005874 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND BRAKE PEDAL DEVICE FOR SUCH A BRAKE SYSTEM The invention relates to a braking system (16) for a vehicle (10), particularly a commercial vehicle, having an operating brake device for providing an operating brake function for braking the vehicle, and a parking brake device (92) for providing a... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100294074 | Accelerator pedal apparatus An accelerator pedal apparatus includes a pedal arm having an accelerator pedal, a housing rotatably supporting the pedal arm between a rest position and a maximum depression position, a first return spring exerting urging force to return the pedal arm toward the rest p... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100251848 | SERVO BRAKE A brake booster for a motor vehicle brake system of the “brake-by-wire” type, which can be activated, on the one hand, by a brake pedal and, on the other hand, as a function of a driver's request, as well as independently of the driver's will by an electronic contro... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100175497 | PEDAL-OPERATED DEVICE An object of the present invention is to improve the easiness of steadily maintaining the magnitude of treading on a foot-operated operating element, such as an accelerator pedal, while mitigating a feeling of treading on a wall at the time of start of treading on the o... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100139445 | ELECTRONIC ORGAN TYPE ACCELERATOR PEDAL An electronic organ type accelerator pedal apparatus, may include a pedal housing having a pedal arm receiving space therein and a carrier fitting hole, a pedal pivotally hinged to a hinged portion of the pedal housing, a pedal arm pivotally mounted to an inner surface ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100132501 | BOOM STEERING SYSTEMS A swing control apparatus for a boom comprising at least one rod attached to an arm, at least one sector gear attached to the arm and a translation gear interconnected with the at least one sector gear wherein, the movement of the rod causes movement of the arm and sect... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100087975 | VEHICLE POWER AND SPEED CONTROL SYSTEMS To control both acceleration and deceleration of vehicles having an electric drive with regenerative braking, there is disclosed a control actuator which is biased to a neutral position, and which is controllably moveable between opposed positive and negative control po... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100037726 | FOOT PEDAL MODULE A foot pedal module (1) including an enclosure (3), a rotor (11), a foot pedal (15), two springs (17, 19) and a circuit board (33). The enclosure (3) has a trunnion (5), an outer ring (29) and a cover (39... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090272221 | WIRELESS FOOT PEDAL CONTROLLER FOR WELDING SYSTEM A wireless controller (14) comprises a housing including a first portion (20a) and a second portion (20b) moveably attached to the first portion (20a). The first portion (20a) supports the controller (14<... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090178647 | Fuel feeding mechanism of a vehicle with an acceleration pedal position sensor A fuel feeding mechanism of a vehicle with an acceleration pedal position sensor includes an electronic control unit, and a throttle; the throttle is equipped with a feedback signal device, and the feedback signal device is connected to the electronic control unit; the ... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090064816 | KICK DOWN SWITCH OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPARATUS The present invention relates to a kick down switch of an accelerator pedal apparatus, and can provide kick-down operation feeling to a driver through a housing protrusion that selectively comes in contact with a second lever protrusion of a switch lever according to a ... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20080250894 | Load-sensor-equipped vehicle operating pedal device and load-sensor-equipped operating device A load-sensor-equipped vehicle operating pedal device includes a load sensor (30) having a case member (34) formed with a pair of mounting wall portions (62a, 62b) converged in a convex shape at a predetermined apex angle α. Th... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080134830 | Accelerator pedal system An accelerator pedal system includes a vehicle speed sensor outputting a vehicle speed signal, an accelerator pedal, and a switch that generates a signal corresponding to at least one predetermined speed and a selected mode. An engine management system receives the sign... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20070284161 | Engine Start Control Device and Method for a Hybrid Vehicle An engine start control device for a hybrid vehicle equipped with an electric motor and an engine with an induction system, including a hybrid controller that performs an engine start determination to determine whether the engine should be started while the electric mot... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20060169093 | Pedal sensor and method An electronic pedal assembly including a treadle, a pedal arm connected to the treadle, and a rotor assembly about which the pedal arm rotates. The assembly also includes one or more Hall sensors positioned within a cavity in the rotor assembly and one or more magnets t... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060053949 | Electronic pedal device An electronic pedal device is disclosed to obtain a reliable and stable operation without generating noise by using a mechanism that converts a pivot of a treadle about a pedal body into a pivot of a link and then transmits the pivot of the link to a sensor. The device ... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20050039564 | Pedal assembly for a vehicle including a non-contact position sensor The subject invention provides a pedal assembly (10, 110, 210) for a vehicle and a non-contact position sensor (22). The pedal assembly (10, 110, 210) includes a bracket (12. 112, 212) and a pedal arm (14, 114, 214). A pivot (16... | 02/24/2005 |
