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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6920385 | Accelerator pedal device An accelerator pedal device includes: an accelerator pedal; a reaction force application device that applies a reaction force to the accelerator pedal; and a selection device that selects a characteristic between a first characteristic according to a running situati... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918316 | Adjustable pedal assembly An adjustable pedal assembly includes a mounting arrangement (1) for attachment to a vehicle structure (37), an accelerator pedal (6), a brake pedal (7), and a clutch pedal (8). The pedals (6, 7, 8) are pivotally supported w... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918319 | Device for fixing a pedal lever of a motor vehicle A device for mounting a pedal lever (1) of a motor vehicle, which is accommodated in a housing (3) pivotably around at least one severable bearing element (2). A separating wedge (5), is supported on one side against a motor vehicle compo... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915717 | Component for a motor vehicle An assembly unit for a motor vehicle is provided with a lever arm arranged in a bearing block pivotably around an axis on a bolt fixed in mounts of the bearing block. The bearing block has at least one section opening or expanding in case of an accident as a consequ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6882124 | Sensor for adjustable vehicle systems The present invention provides a sensor for an adjustable system of a vehicle. The sensor is utilized to facilitate monitoring of adjustment positions with respect to a reference in the system. The sensor comprises a mechanical interface that allows for the input of... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880426 | Parking brake for a motor vehicle A parking brake for a motor vehicle includes an actuating lever supported rotatably about an axis, a catch element, a pawl element connected to a release device and capable of being brought into engagement with the catch element, a pull cable connected to the actuat... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6862950 | Adjustable pedal assembly An adjustable pedal assembly for a vehicle includes a support bracket having a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a pair of opposed side walls. The pedal assembly includes a carrier bracket slidingly supported by the support bracket, and the carrier bracket i... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6857336 | Electronic pedal assembly and method for providing a tuneable hystersis force An electronic throttle control pedal pivotally couples a lever arm to a pedal beam and biases the beam for resisting an applying force to the pedal beam and for biasing sliding surfaces together in frictional contact. A compression spring carried between a mounting ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6851333 | Smart accelerator pedal An accelerator pedal device includes at least one pedal element that can be moved about the center of rotation of a gas pedal, opposite a base element, and which has at least one retraction element, and at least one damper element to dampen the pedal actuation movem... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6840130 | Adjustable brake, clutch and accelerator pedals An adjustable control pedal for a motor vehicle includes a first member having a slot formed therein, a pin laterally extending into the slot and having an abutment facing the first member on a side of the first member opposite the second member, and a second member... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6834564 | Accelerator pedal module An accelerator module actuated by the driver's foot for controlling the output of a driving engine or motor of a motor vehicle employs a friction element for generating a friction hysteresis for the purpose of achieving a comfortable driving feel. Support of the ped... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6805022 | Accelerator pedal module An accelerator pedal module for controlling the power of a driving machine of a motor vehicle in which a two-point calibration is effected, so that the idle travel distances can be selected as substantially shorter than in the accelerator pedal module known before. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6802232 | Brake and accelerator pedals for golf and utility vehicles made of molded plastic A golf car having a frame supported on a plurality of wheels, a pedal system, and a pedal arm assembly operably coupled to the pedal system for actuating either a brake system or drive system of the golf car. The pedal arm assembly includes an arm pivotally coupled ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6802113 | Electronic control pedal position sensing device assembly method A position sensor for an electronic control pedal is carried by the pedal mounting bracket and includes a linear potentiometer having a slider operable along a substrate in only a linear direction for providing an output voltage representative of slider displacement... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6786109 | Safety device for supporting pedals A safety device is here described for supporting pedals in motor vehicles, especially passenger cars, with a bracket support arranged in the area of a wall area of a splash wall or bulkhead that is noticeably deformed into a passenger compartment in the event of a v... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6758114 | Electronic throttle control accelerator pedal mechanism with mechanical hysteresis provider A control pedal assembly for a motor vehicle includes a support structure, a pedal arm pivotally mounted to the support structure and carrying a pedal, and a sensor for detecting rotation of the pedal arm and sending an electrical signal to a control device indicati... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6745642 | Accelerator pedal assembly An accelerator pedal assembly comprises a pedal arm, a pedal shaft, a return spring and a frictional force generating mechanism for generating frictional force according to movement of the pedal arm. The frictional force generating mechanism has a sliding guide path... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6736233 | Electro-mechanical actuator for an adjustable pedal system An actuator including a motor having a drive shaft, and a gear train coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the gear train includes a plurality of output gears and an associated plurality of output ports for providing a mechanical output from the actuator. The gear tra... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6722226 | Adjustable pedal assembly A locationally adjustable actuator is provided having a force input to a rod operatively associated with an automotive vehicle control. The actuator includes two parallelogram linkages which link an actuator pedal to a rod link which is pivotally connected with a ro... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6722225 | Pedal mechanism A pedal lever (2) for actuation with the foot is connected to an actuating element (18) by a spring element (12) in such a manner that an actuating force is introduced directly or by a component (13), but the restoring force introduced in... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6689016 | Method and apparatus for producing downshift signals In order to configure the downshift method, and to create signals for an automobile automatic transmission more conveniently, a tilting device of a multi-function device with at least one moveable magnet element as a downshift sensor device is used. When ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6666106 | Accelerator pedal module Disclosed in an accelerator pedal module in which a two-point calibration is performed, so that the idle travel distances are substantially shorter than could be chosen in the previously known accelerator pedal module. In particular, the sensor may first ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662677 | Adjustable pedal assembly (banana rod) Four embodiments of an adjustable pedal assembly wherein a pedal lever is adjustable along a rod. Each assembly is characterized by the rod (116, 216, 316 and 416) being arcuate or curved, e.g., in an arc, between its connection to a support (112, 212, 31... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6651524 | Foot throttle for all-terrain vehicles A foot operated throttle for all-terrain vehicles having an engine for propelling the vehicle, two handlebars for steering the vehicle, and a throttle lever connected to one of said two handlebars for controlling the speed of the engine, the foot operated... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6626061 | Accelerator pedal device An accelerator pedal device includes a pedal arm, a liner, a hysteresis lever, and a spring. The pedal arm is pivotally supported on a housing and tilted by accelerator manipulation. The liner is formed on the pedal arm in the vicinity of a pivoting point... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622589 | Manual control apparatus A manual control apparatus, such as a control pedal, is configured for drive-by-wire control systems, and similar applications. In one aspect, the manual control apparatus comprises a hysteresis mechanism that provides more precise and ma controllable hys... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6619155 | 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 adj... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6612200 | Pop out brake pedal A pedal assembly 10 for use in a vehicle 11 includes a pedal arm 100 that moves in a normal operating range between a rest position and an applied position under a normal operating load. The pedal arm 100 moves in a plane about an axis of rotation. The pe... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6598495 | Plastic adjustable accelerator pedal with internal drive mechanism An adjustable control pedal includes a molded-plastic upper support forming a hollow interior space. The upper support has a pair opposed side walls partially forming the interior space and opposed flanges inwardly extending into the interior space from t... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6595082 | Adjustable pedal system with fail-safe device An adjustable pedal system has a first pedal pivotally attached to the translatable nut of a first jack screw actuator for adjusting the fore and aft position of the first pedal and a second pedal pivotally attached to the translatable nut of a second jac... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6591710 | Single cantilever spring pedal feel emulator A brake pedal assembly for a vehicle equipped with an electronic or "brake-by-wire" braking system includes a brake pedal feel emulator which mimics or emulates the pedal feel of a conventional hydraulic braking system. The brake pedal feel emulator inclu... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6591711 | Pedal assembly A pedal assembly comprises parking brake and service brake pedal levers. The parking brake pedal lever engages and is maintained in fixed location by a torsion spring. The torsion spring can be released by operating either the service brake or an accelera... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6575053 | Electronically controlled pedal assembly having a hysteresis generating structure A pedal assembly (10) having a housing (12) and a pedal arm (14) pivotally connected to the housing (12) for movement between a rest position and an operative position. A pair of springs (38, 40) are mounted within the housing (12). The springs (38, 40) h... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6564672 | 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 a first upper portion and a brake pedal coupled to the first upper... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6566831 | Sensor for adjustable vehicle systems The present invention provides a sensor for an adjustable system of a vehicle. The sensor is utilized to facilitate monitoring of adjustment positions with respect to a reference in the system. The sensor comprises a mechanical interface that allows for t... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6553863 | Accelerator pedal An accelerator pedal assembly has a mounting bracket and a pedal arm mounted to the bracket for pivotal movement between an idle position and a full throttle position. A biasing mechanism extends between the pedal arm and the bracket for urging the pedal ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547691 | Shift control system for continuously variable transmission A shift control system for a continuously variable transmission has a target gear ratio corresponding value calculating device for calculating a target gear ratio corresponding value of the continuously variable transmission according to at least a thrott... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6542793 | Pedal apparatus for vehicles and a vehicle equipped with the same There is provided a pedal apparatus for vehicles, which comprises a pedal reaction-force addition means 4 for adding a reaction force to a pedal 1 of a vehicle, a pedal force detection means 2 for detecting a force added to the pedal 1, a pedal reaction-f... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6536300 | Adjustable foot pedal apparatus A foot pedal apparatus is provided with a stationary support structure and a shaft supported by the support structure. A bracket and an actuator are attachable to each other for synchronous rotation about an axis of the shaft. A rotational connector is mo... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6526844 | Module with force hysteresis The module (10) serves for producing a force hysteresis during pivoting of a rotary element (14, 16) which is mounted rotatably in a housing (12) and on which there is secured at least one spring element (20), of which the free end slides, via a friction ... | 03/04/2003 |
