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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5438516 | Integrated vehicle brake control device position sensor with precalibrated multiple sensor outputs An integrated throttle position validation sensor includes electrically independent throttle position and position validation components responsive to a single mechanical input applied to a protective sensor housing. By suitable mounting to the throttle c... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5408899 | Foot pedal devices for controlling engines An accelerator pedal for electronic, "by wire" control which provides the customary feel of mechanical control systems heretofore predominantly in use including a hysteresis effect. Readily available simple mechanical components coupled to a sensing and t... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5295409 | Remote control lever module A remote control lever module comprising a shaft rotatably mounted on a support. A friction pad has a pair or surfaces each of which frictionally resists rotation of the shaft with respect to the support and permits relative rotation between the shafts an... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5233882 | Remote control lever module A remote control lever module comprises an inner shaft coaxially located inside an outer shaft. The inner and outer shafts are rotatably mounted on a support and can rotate with respect to one another. A return mechanism is engageable with the inner and o... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5217280 | Pressure sensitive signal device for vehicle brake pedal A brake pedal actuation sensor includes an optical coupler. In a preferred embodiment: the optical sensor is carried by a housing; a shutter is provided to interrupt the optical coupling according to the distance between the housing and a bearing; the shu... | 06/08/1993 |
| 4978177 | Signal mechanism responsive to force applied to vehicular brake pedal and the like A vehicular brake lever arrangement is shown as having a brake lever pivotally supported at one end and a swingable other end provided with a pad for the application of a braking force thereto; a brake rod linkage leading to the vehicular braking system i... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4818036 | Braking power transmitter The present invention is a braking value transmitter with a pedal to modulate the braking pressure. The pedal is braced against a spring. The force exerted by the pedal or the position of the pedal is sensed by an electronic sensor. The output signal of t... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4784442 | Brake pedal valve with setpoint adjuster including displacement and force sensors for electrically controlled brake system A setpont adjuster for a brake pedal in a motor vehicle to control an electric brake system. The setpoint adjuster includes a displacement sensor and a force sensor in parallel-connection, in which the force sensor supplies the reference value. Electronic... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4297550 | Method and construction for vehicle brake pedal and switch assembly A method and construction for assembling the brake pedal and associated switches and valve for an automotive vehicle in the vehicle so as to insure consistent operation and reduce assembly time. The construction comprises a bracket securable to the vehicl... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4267414 | Foot control for snow plows There is disclosed foot control construction for use in the control of snow plow positioning mechanism, particularly mechanism which is used to control angular and vertical movement of the blade thereof, said control comprising a body having a generally r... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4172217 | Foot pedal for a motor control device A foot pedal is provided for operating a motor-control switch. The foot pedal consists of a housing and pedal which have an internally molded hinge construction for pivotally mounting the pedal on the housing. The foot pedal also contains a flat spring mo... | 10/23/1979 |
