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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7213673 | Reconfigurable by-wire foot pedals A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle, including at least energy conversion system, a steering system and a braking system. The chassis is configured for releasabl... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212914 | Floor pedal with a rotation angle sensor A pedal element (2) with a connecting device (5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16) can be moved between an idle position and a full-throttle position of an internal combustion engine at a pedal angle ranging between 0° and 5° to 30°. A signal-generat... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198173 | Receiving device for drug blisters A holding device for pharmaceutical blisters has an upper part and a lower part between which a pharmaceutical blister is disposed. Ejection openings are disposed in both the upper part and the lower part in a pattern that corresponds to the pattern of the contained... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193169 | Ergonomic footswitch An ergonomic footswitch having a substantially planar tiltable treadle positioned on a base enables up and down or pitch movement of the footswitch around an axis of rotation located on the horizontal rotational axis of an operator's ankle. This arrangement reduces ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188546 | Accelerator pedal with braking action An accelerator pedal unit (10) for a vehicle whereby an accelerator pedal (11) is moveable from a rest or first position (15) through an idle position (17) to a second position (16) and wherein vehicle braking is caused to occur wh... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7127964 | Pedal arrangement for a motor vehicle with a displacement sensor unit The invention relates to a sensor unit, integrated in a pedal-box, for the determination of the angular position of a pedal lever (1), in the form of an inductive non-contact separation sensor, comprising a stationary sensor head (3) and a sensor eleme... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114411 | Pedal adjuster A pedal adjuster for adjusting the position of pedals within a vehicle. The pedal adjuster assembly includes a frame member mounted to a support and a pedal arm pivotally mounted to the frame. The frame includes a pair of sides having slots to receive a clevis. The ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111699 | Engine governor system A governor system for limiting the ground speed of a vehicle and maintaining an idle speed of the engine. The governor system includes a first feedback shaft operably coupled with a transmission of the vehicle to provide a first feedback torque in response to a grou... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108444 | Mounting device for pedals in motor vehicles A fastening device for pedals in motor vehicles has a supporting bolt (8) which is accommodated at each of its free ends in a mounting point (5, 5A) of a pedal block (2). The bolt (8) has, between the mounting points (5, 5A), a mou... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093580 | Actuator for vehicle engine throttles An actuator is for a vehicle engine including a carburetor having a throttle plate moveable between a minimum open position and a maximum open position. The actuator includes an input member movably coupled with the vehicle so as to be displaceable between an initia... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093515 | Accelerator pedal device for a vehicle When a seat belt 14 is unfastened, reactive force against treading pressure on the accelerator pedal is enhanced by a pedal reactive force enhancer 10 even if a driver tries to drive a vehicle by turning on an ignition switch 18 and pressing on ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073408 | Electronic accelerator pedal system with a foot pressure-adjusting function An electronic accelerator pedal system with a foot pressure-adjusting function. The foot pressure is variably adjusted with respect to the pedal arm stroke during the depressing and releasing of the accelerator pedal to improve the accelerator manipulation sensation... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069801 | Apparatus for generating tactile force for a vehicle An apparatus for generating tactile force for a vehicle is provided, which includes a motor for generating the tactile force, a spring for generating the tactile force, an electromagnetic brake for cooperatively generating the tactile force with at least one of the ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066049 | Wear-free accelerator pedal kick-down switch The present invention relates to an accelerator pedal for a motor vehicle, especially one with an automatic gearbox. The pedal includes a pedal arm which in one end area thereof is pivotally mounted about a pivoting axis and which in the other end thereof is provide... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055404 | Return device for the pedals of a motor vehicle A resetting device for pedals of a motor vehicle is provided with a spring element (6), which is fixed on a mount (9) at the pedal (1), on the one hand, and, on the other hand, at a corresponding mount (10). At least one spring-loaded fri... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051616 | Accelerator device An accelerator device includes an accelerator arm 12 provided with an accelerator pedal 11, a support case 13 internally holding and supporting an arm base part 12a through a support shaft 14, a return spring 16 and | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051615 | Accelerator pedal device The present apparatus includes an accelerator pedal 10, a pedal arm 20, a pedal shaft 30 which supports the pedal arm 20 so as to be free to swing, a return spring 40, a friction generating mechanism 50 which generates friction force corresponding to a position of t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051613 | Adjustable pedal assembly An adjustable pedal assembly for a vehicle includes an adjustment bracket adapted for mounting on a vehicle, and the adjustment bracket includes a pair of outwardly extending side portions having a vertically extending arcuate slot. The adjustable pedal assembly als... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047837 | Vehicle pedal device wherein non-operated position of operating portion is adjustable in longitudinal direction of vehicle Pedal device mounted on a bracket fixed to a vehicle body, and including a pedal arm having an operating portion, and a position adjusting device to adjust the non-operated position of the operating portion in vehicle longitudinal direction, the position adjusting d... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047581 | Stranded mattress spring A mattress construction with a stranded wire spring is disclosed. The stranded wire spring can be designed with the same performance characteristic as a conventional single strand coil spring, but at a lower manufacturing and material cost. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7039516 | Belt type continuously variable transmission A belt type continuously variable transmission includes a primary pulley (11), a secondary pulley (12), a belt (13) wound around the primary pulley and secondary pulley; a sensor (27, 21) for detecting a vehicle running state; and a contr... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028577 | Acceleration pedal apparatus An accelerator pedal is positioned at a kickdown position. Then, an output value of a measurement device of an accelerator pedal position sensor is measured. Thereafter, the measured output value of the measurement device is stored in a correction output value stora... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021415 | Electro-mechanical actuator for an electrically actuated parking brake An electrically actuated parking brake system and actuator therefor. The actuator includes a motor having a drive shaft, and a gear train coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the gear train provides at least one mechanical output from the actuator. The gear train may... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017442 | Parking brake A parking brake for a motor vehicle includes a lever holder, a brake actuation lever disposed in an articulated manner on the lever holder, a brake cable, and a coupling unit for tensioning the brake cable when the brake actuation lever is displaced. The parking bra... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007931 | Rotary throttle valve carburetor A rotary throttle valve carburetor includes an air intake passage and a throttle valve bore formed in a carburetor body, a cam disposed in the throttle valve bore, and a throttle valve disposed in the throttle valve bore so that one end engages the cam and the other... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000874 | Lever drive for a vehicle seat adjuster In a lever drive (11) for a vehicle seat adjuster, in particular in a motor vehicle seat, having a drive lever (17) which can be manually moved, at least one driven lever (21) operatively connected to the adjuster, and at least one transmission ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6988050 | Setting device for a vehicle having a mechanically adjustable part, and method for operating the setting device A setting device for a vehicle having a mechanically adjustable part in which a sensor assigned to the mechanically adjustable part generates sensor signals corresponding to the positions of the part. An initial range of the sensor values is assigned to an inoperati... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983671 | Cantilever-style pedal assembly A pedal assembly for a cantilever style pedal includes a support bracket having a mounting face and two spaced apart side walls extending from opposing edges of said mounting face. The pedal assembly also includes a hub assembly rotatably connected between the side ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6981486 | Vehicular accelerator pedal device Vehicular accelerator pedal device includes: a depression amount detection section for detecting an amount of depression, by a human operator, of an accelerator pedal and generating a depression amount signal; a throttle control section for controlling a throttle op... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6982647 | Driving assist system for vehicle A vehicle driving assist system comprises a travel situation detection device that detects a vehicle condition and a traveling environment around a subject vehicle; a risk potential calculation device that calculates a risk potential around the subject vehicle based... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6964212 | Brake pedal apparatus A brake pedal apparatus designed to prevent injury to a driver caused by the brake pedal apparatus crashing toward the ankle of the driver. A pedal arm assembly has a first pedal arm connected to the body of a vehicle. A second pedal arm has an upper end that is rot... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955239 | Industrial vehicle An industrial vehicle having a seat placed in a driver's room provided in a vehicle body to be rotatable at a predetermined angle in at least one of a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction with respect to a forward facing position, wherein the driver'... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6952944 | Movable zero point position sensor A sensor assembly is coupled with a control linkage and detects displacement of the control linkage and produces an output signal indicative of that displacement. The zero-point of the sensor assembly is not necessarily aligned with the zero-point of the control lin... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951152 | Crash release arrangement and method for an automotive pedal mounting An arrangement and method for releasing an automotive pedal in a crash includes mounting a pedal pivot pin by separable housing pieces fit to the pin to support the pedal for normal operation. One of the housing pieces is hinged to be able to swing away when disconn... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945134 | Actuating pedal for the brake system of road vehicles An actuating pedal (1) for the brake system of a road vehicle has a fastening device (6) for fixing the actuating pedal (1) in a pivot bearing (12) on a pedal block (7) of the vehicle. The pedal block is a rigid part of the body, w... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935205 | Switch actuator A switch actuator is provided with a rotor in a housing and a third class lever having a cam follower operatively engaged against a cam surface of the rotor. A fulcrum of the lever is provided at a location relative to the rotor, which location is adjustable relativ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931962 | Foot or hand operated control A control has a pivotal part with an operating surface that can be depressed by a person's foot or hand, with pivoting being sensed by a pivot sensor. A spring-operated mechanism urges the pivotal part toward an initial position while allowing it to pivot in both cl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925904 | Adjustable pedal mechanism with tapered rivet for automatic gap and wear protection A control pedal assembly includes a first support and a second support adjustable in a fore-aft direction relative to the first support. At least one guide is carried by the second support and has a tapered engagement surface engaging the first support and moving al... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925905 | Adjustable pedal apparatus A pedal-supporting apparatus includes a bracket support configured to pivotally support a brake pedal subassembly and an accelerator pedal subassembly. The brake pedal subassembly includes an upper section, a lower section, and an adjustment mechanism adjustably con... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923088 | Device for mounting a pedal lever of a motor vehicle A device is provided for mounting a pedal lever (1) of a motor vehicle, which is accommodated in a housing (3) pivotably around at least one bearing element (2). At least one section of a separating wedge (5) is supported via a support su... | 08/02/2005 |
