Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
074513000 | Accelerator | 87 |
20080202279 | Pedal Arrangement for a Motor Vehilce - A pedal arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle with a bracket ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080229870 | PNEUMATIC ACCELERATOR PEDAL ACTUATOR - A vehicle accelerator pedal actuator may include a pressurized fluid source, a mounting mechanism configured to fix the accelerator pedal actuator relative to a vehicle accelerator pedal, and an actuating mechanism in fluid communication with the pressurized fluid source and configured to displace the vehicle accelerator pedal. The vehicle accelerator pedal actuator may further include a valve member selectively controlling fluid communication between the pressurized fluid source and the actuating mechanism. | 09-25-2008 |
20080276750 | PEDAL DEVICE WITH FUNCTION OF ADJUSTING PEDAL EFFORT AND HYSTERESIS - An object of the present invention is to provide a pedal device which can alleviate fatigue of a driver's ankle due to a frequent acceleration by differently setting the amount of reaction force applied when the driver presses and releases a pedal, by adjusting pre-compression force against a return spring disposed at a hinged portion of a pedal arm and adjusting a friction force on a hinged portion of the pedal arm, and satisfying a user's preference by properly adjusting the reaction force. In order to accomplish the above-mentioned object, the invention provides a pedal device with a function of adjusting a pedal effort and hysteresis that includes: a housing fixed to a car body; an arm hinged to the housing; an elastic member disposed between the housing and the pivot end of the pedal arm, and providing a return force to the pedal arm; a pedal effort adjusting unit disposed in the housing and pressing an end of the elastic member to adjust a pre-compression force to the elastic member force; and a hysteresis adjusting unit movably disposed in the housing to press the hinged portion of the pedal arm and adjusting the amount of change in stroke-to-pedal effort while the pedal arm operates. | 11-13-2008 |
20080307921 | Activation Device for Controlling the Power of a Vehicle Drive Having a Foot Pedal - In an activation device for controlling the power of a vehicle drive having a foot pedal, in which the foot pedal is pivotably mounted such that it can abut against a rigid end stop, a switching element which can be displaced by the pivoting movement of the foot pedal is mounted ahead of the end stop in the pivoting path of the foot pedal. The displacement of the switching element requires a reaction force which originates from the switching element to be overcome. The intention is to prevent or reduce a possible abutting noise which can occur when the foot pedal impacts on the switching element at a high impact speed. The device includes a spring element connected ahead of the switching element in the pivoting path of the foot pedal. The spring force of the spring element is less than the reaction force originating from the switching element for a displacement by the foot pedal. | 12-18-2008 |
20090007717 | Accelerator pedal for motorized vehicle - An accelerator pedal assembly that provides a hysteresis in pedal force-response upon actuation is provided. The accelerator pedal assembly includes a housing, an elongated pedal arm terminating at one end in a rotatable drum defining a curved braking surface, a brake pad having a curved contact surface substantially complementary to the braking surface and a bias spring device operably situated between the pedal arm and the brake pad. The pedal arm is rotatably mounted to the housing such that the curved braking surface rotates as the pedal moves. The brake pad defines a primary pivot axis and is pivotably mounted for frictional engagement with the braking surface. The bias spring serves to urge the contact surface of the brake pad into frictional engagement with the braking surface of the drum. | 01-08-2009 |
20090025506 | Vehicle Pedal Controls proof against Misapplication of Accelerator - Vehicle Pedal Controls proof against Misapplication of Accelerator allows inversion-eversion operation of the acceleration pedal by the driver's foot for the better driver's distinction of the operation of the acceleration pedal from that of the brake pedal. And any of the invented vehicle control pedals, operable whether downward or transversely or inverse-eversely, provides for the braking of the vehicle with the strong push down of any pedal, whether the accelerator or the brake one,—that prevents the misapplication of the accelerator. In many embodiments of the invention, the pedal comprises the first part being impacted directly by the driver's foot, the last part being connected directly to the appropriate device of the vehicle (brakes or engine) and the detent holding said first part in mechanical relation to said last part, wherein said detent may be disengaged, for example, at misapplication of the acceleration pedal or certain other condition. | 01-29-2009 |
20090071286 | SPRING APPARATUS AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPARATUS - A spring apparatus includes a double coil spring and an elastically deformable damper made of resin. The double coil spring includes an outer coil spring and an inner coil spring. The damper has at least one ring portion. The damper is arranged such that at least a part of the damper is in contact with the outer coil spring and the inner coil spring. A spring line of one of the outer coil spring and the inner coil spring passes through the ring portion, so that the ring portion is caught in the one of the outer coil spring and the inner coil spring and the damper is held between the outer coil spring and the inner coil spring. | 03-19-2009 |
20090095120 | Structure of Electronic Accelerator Pedal With Hysteresis and Sensor - There is provided a structure of an electronic accelerator pedal with hysteresis and a sensor, which uses hysteresis, comprising: a pedal to be pushed by a driver's foot; a hinge unit in which a sensor is installed for sensing a rotation angle of the pedal at the symmetrical outside of a body to the inside of another side of the body in which the pedal is pivotably formed and for sending an electrical signal to a controller; a pressing plate with one side to be connected to a spring positioned on a supporting plate and the other side to be pivotably hinged to the body, wherein the supporting plate is formed by extending one side of the pedal through the hinge unit and the body and a clearance space are formed above the spring; and a contact plate to contact with one side end of the pressing plate and to be pressed when the pressing plate is pivoted by the spring, for pressurizing the hinge unit of the pedal. | 04-16-2009 |
20090183589 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODULE - An accelerator pedal is engaged with the rotor so that the accelerator pedal is pivotable about a rotation axis. A coil spring is arranged on a biasing axis that is generally tangential to an arc path, along which a protrusion of the rotor passes when the rotor rotates about the rotation axis. A holder is interposed between the protrusion of the rotor and the coil spring. A concave surface of the holder contacts a convex surface of the protrusion. A receiving portion of the holder receives the coil spring. The contact point is located between a second end and a first end of the coil spring. The concave surface of the holder and the convex surface of the protrusion are curved to satisfy a predetermined relationship. | 07-23-2009 |
20090266196 | ACCELERATOR APPARATUS - A rotational angle sensor and a connector are provided at a first-side portion and a second-side portion, respectively, of a sensor holder. The first-side portion is engaged with a base through a primary engaging arrangement, and the second-side portion is engaged with the base through a secondary engaging arrangement. The secondary engaging arrangement includes secondary engaging portions of the sensor holder, which are provided in the second-side portion of the sensor holder and are engaged with the base. A distance from an engaging point between the secondary engaging portion of the sensor holder and the base to the sensor is longer than a distance from the engaging point between the secondary engaging portion of the sensor holder and the base to the connector. | 10-29-2009 |
20090293666 | Organ Type Accelerator Pedal Apparatus - The present invention provides an organ type accelerator pedal apparatus comprising a pedal to which a driver applies a force to rotate a pedal arm; and a pedal bracket to which one end of the pedal is hinge-connected and which includes one or more fitting protrusions, guide protrusions, fitting holes used to be fixed. | 12-03-2009 |
20100071500 | PEDAL DEVICE OF AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - There is provided a pedal device of an automotive vehicle, which comprises a plate-shaped pedal body, a lower end of which is rotatably supported at a pivot (support axis) which is disposed on a vehicle floor at a position where a foot of a driver seated in a driver's seat is to be located, the pedal body being provided so as to rotate around the pivot and swing longitudinally according to a pressing operation of the driver's foot, and a slant-face member which is provided behind the pivot which supports the lower end of the pedal body, the slant-face member having a slant upper face which extends obliquely rearward and downward with a slant angle within a rage of 13.5 to 23.5 degrees. | 03-25-2010 |
20100077886 | Accelerator Pedal for a Vehicle - A vehicle pedal assembly includes a pedal housing defining at least a sensor cavity and a resistance mechanism cavity accessible through an opening defined in a base of the housing. A pedal arm is coupled to the housing and includes both a sensor finger extending into the sensor cavity and a contact lever extending into the resistance mechanism cavity. A sensor is mounted in the sensor cavity and is responsive to movement of the sensor finger. A resistance mechanism is inserted and mounted in the resistance mechanism cavity through the opening in the base of the housing. The contact lever is moveable in the resistance mechanism cavity in response to movement of the pedal arm into contact with the resistance mechanism. | 04-01-2010 |
20100083789 | Accelerator pedal device - An accelerator pedal device having a pedal arm working in conjunction with an accelerating pedal, a housing to rotatably support the pedal arm around a prescribed pivot axis line between a rest position and a maximum applied position, a hysteresis generation mechanism that comes in contact with the vicinity of an upper end of the pedal arm to generate hysteresis in a pedal force of the accelerator pedal, and an active control mechanism to push back the pedal arm toward the rest position under prescribed conditions between the pivot axis line and the hysteresis generation mechanism. The active control mechanism includes a drive source provided in the housing, and a return lever that is rotated in the same direction as the direction of the swinging of the pedal arm in conjunction with the drive source and is detachably engaged with the vicinity of the upper end of the pedal arm. | 04-08-2010 |
20100139444 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEVICE WITH VARIABLE PEDAL EFFORT - An accelerator pedal device with variable pedal effort, may include an elastic member that applies a restoring force in a return direction to an accelerator pedal rotatably coupled to a vehicle body, at least a pedal effort providing elastic member coupled to the vehicle body and providing a pedal effort in an operation direction of the accelerator pedal, and at least a locking pin mounted to the vehicle body and being selectively engaged with at least one of the at least a pedal effort providing elastic member to disable an operation of the selected pedal effort providing elastic members to adjust sequentially the pedal effort of the accelerator pedal. | 06-10-2010 |
20100199800 | SPRING DAMPER AND ACCELERATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A spring damper for absorbing vibration of a double coil spring is made of elastic material and composed of a cylindrical body, outer-wall convex portions, and inner-wall convex portions. The spring damper is arranged in an annular space formed between an outer coil spring and an inner coil spring of the double coil spring, so that the outer-wall convex portions push the outer coil spring in a radial outward direction and the inner-wall convex portions push the inner coil spring in a radial inward direction. Longitudinal ends of the cylindrical body are prevented from being hooked by spring wires of the outer or inner coil spring, when the double coil spring is expanded and compressed. | 08-12-2010 |
20100300240 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HYSTERESIS OF ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PEDAL - The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating hysteresis equipped in an electronic accelerator pedal for a vehicle, which makes it possible not only to reduce the manufacturing cost, weight, and fuel consumption by reducing the number of parts of an apparatus for generating hysteresis, but achieve a compact configuration by reducing the size of a housing. Further, it is possible to facilitate assembly, reduce assembly time, and improve productivity. | 12-02-2010 |
20100319480 | PEDAL DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a pedal device in which the pad member can be fixed to the stopper member easily at the time of mounting, and which does not tend to be degraded over the years. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pedal device including: a stopper member attached to a floor of a driver's seat of a vehicle; and a pad member which has a pad fitted into the stopper member and receives a depression force exerted by a driver. | 12-23-2010 |
20110023652 | MODULAR PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES - A modular pedal assembly for use with a vehicle that includes a prime mover, a control circuit, and a brake assembly. The modular pedal assembly including a base that is removably connectable with the vehicle, a brake pedal, an accelerator pedal that is displaceable between a first position and a second position, and a control output regulator that includes a first sensor and a second sensor. In a vehicle having an electric motor prime mover, the first sensor is a limit switch electrically connected to the control circuit, and the second sensor is a variable resistor. In a vehicle having an internal combustion engine prime mover, the first sensor is a limit switch operable to control a starter motor, and the second sensor is a limit switch operable to control a spark plug ignition. | 02-03-2011 |
20110083527 | Accelerator pedal apparatus - An accelerator pedal apparatus includes a pedal arm rotating around a first rotation axis line and having a contact portion, a return spring and a reaction force adding mechanism including a drive source and a rotation member rotating around a second rotation axis line in a state of being contacted to the contact portion which adds reaction force to return the pedal arm toward the rest position. A first distance from the contact position of the rotation member with the contact portion to the first rotation axis line is longer than a second distance to the second rotation axis line. The rotation member includes a contact section having the contact portion displaced while being contacted so that the contact portion is to be closer to the second rotation axis line when rotating toward the maximum depression position and to be farther from the second rotation axis line when rotating toward the rest position. | 04-14-2011 |
20110083528 | Accelerator pedal apparatus - An accelerator pedal apparatus includes a pedal arm rotating around a first rotation axis line, a return spring and a reaction force adding mechanism including a drive source and a rotation member rotating around a second rotation axis line and having a contact portion contacted to the pedal arm which adds reaction force in the direction to return the pedal arm to the rest position. A first distance from the contact position of the pedal arm with the contact portion to the first rotation axis line is longer than a second distance to the second rotation axis line. The pedal arm includes a contact section having the contact portion displaced while being contacted so that the contact portion is to be farther from the first rotation axis line when rotating toward the maximum depression position and to be closer to the first rotation axis line when rotating toward the rest position. | 04-14-2011 |
20110088505 | TAMPER-PROOF MOLDED ARTICLE AND ACCELERATOR APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A support member includes a base projection. A cover includes a press-fitting portion and a cover projection. The press-fitting portion is press-fitted to a press-fitting hole of the support member. The cover projection is placed at a location, which is spaced from the base projection in a state where the press-fitting portion is press-fitted. At time of disassembling between the support member and the cover by sliding the cover in a releasing direction, the base projection and the cover projection contact with each other to form a disassembly indication mark, which indicates the disassembling between the cover and the support member, on at least one of the base projection and the cover projection. | 04-21-2011 |
20110094331 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HYSTERESIS OF ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR A VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating hysteresis of an electronic accelerator pedal for a vehicle, which makes it possible to improve the assembly work, reduce the assembly time, improve productivity, reduce the manufacturing cost, the weight, and fuel consumption, by simplifying the parts of the apparatus for generating hysteresis of the electronic accelerator pedal. | 04-28-2011 |
20110107870 | PEDAL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCAR OR FOR MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING THROTTLE MECHANISM - The invention provides a pedal apparatus for an electric motorcar or for a motor vehicle having a throttle mechanism including: a brake pedal having a brake auxiliary pad to which a brake arm is connected; and an accelerator pad configured to be rotated in the lateral direction within a predetermined angle range for an accelerating operation, wherein the accelerator pad is formed of a reinforced plastic and is formed with a convex-shaped projection at a midsection thereof, a distal end of the accelerator arm extending from a throttle position sensor mounted on a vehicle body and rotating a predetermined angle range is disposed so as to be in abutment with the accelerator pad, and the rotation angle detected by the rotation of the accelerator arm is transmitted via transmitting means to an accelerator or a throttle mechanism that controls a driving motor via the throttle position sensor. | 05-12-2011 |
20110277584 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - An accelerator pedal assembly for a vehicle includes a pedal arm having a first end portion pivotally secured to the vehicle, a pedal pivotally mounted to a second end portion of the pedal arm, and a guard plate secured to the pedal arm forwardly of the pedal. | 11-17-2011 |
20120006145 | PEDAL APPARATUS - A friction washer ( | 01-12-2012 |
20120031221 | Accelerator Pedal for a Vehicle - A pedal assembly that provides a hysteresis in pedal force-response upon actuation is provided. The pedal assembly includes a housing and a pedal arm that has an end. The end has a rotatable drum that defines a braking surface. The pedal arm is rotatably mounted to the housing. A lever extends from the second end. A brake pad is retained by the housing and has a contact surface that is substantially complementary to the braking surface. The brake pad is adapted to be engaged with the braking surface. A bias spring device is situated between the lever and the brake pad for urging the contact surface of the brake pad into frictional engagement with the braking surface of the drum. A sensor is coupled to the pedal arm to sense the position of the pedal arm. | 02-09-2012 |
20120042744 | ORGAN TYPE ACCELERATION PEDAL ASSEMBLY EMPLOYING LINEAR BEARING - An organ type acceleration pedal assembly includes a pedal pad that connected to a floor panel below a driver seat by a hinge and swings within a predetermined rotation angle range to accelerate a vehicle. A linear bearing mounted at the center of the rear surface of the pedal pad in a longitudinal direction of the pedal pad moves linearly with the swing of the pedal pad. A pedal arm rotationally fixed to a mounting bracket formed on a dash panel below the driver seat has one end connected to the linear bearing by a hinge so as to move forward and backward with the linear movement of the linear bearing, and another end that adjusts the switching of a throttle valve with the forward and backward movement of the one end. | 02-23-2012 |
20120055279 | Vehicle Throttle and Brake Control System Employing Instinctive Driver Response for Enhanced Vehicle Control - An improved motor vehicle speed and braking control system configured to maximize performance and response times for braking to a driver's instinctual physiological and psychological response to a perceived need to decelerate. The system provides a throttle pedal and brake pedal system optimally positioned and configured to allow for braking and an immediate change of engine power to idle once a user touches or activates safety switches by contact with them directly or with the brake pedal or a sliding of the throttle pedal depending on the configuration. Accidental acceleration during an attempt to brake is eliminated by the system. | 03-08-2012 |
20120060638 | ACCELERATOR APPARATUS - A limiting portion of a support member, which rotatably supports an accelerator pedal, forms a gap between a contacting portion of the accelerator pedal and the limiting portion in a state where the accelerator pedal is rotated in a depressing direction. A cover member is provided to one of the support member and the accelerator pedal and covers the gap at any rotational position of the accelerator pedal within a rotatable range of the accelerator pedal. | 03-15-2012 |
20120085196 | ACCELERATOR APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A friction plate is slidably clamped between a base and a rotor and is enabled to make relative slide movement relative to the base within a predetermined range. The rotor and the friction plate form a first contact arrangement, at which the rotor and the friction plate contact with each other. The base and the friction plate form a second contact arrangement, at which the base and the friction plate contact with each other. A friction coefficient of the first contact arrangement is larger than a friction coefficient of the second contact arrangement. | 04-12-2012 |
20120096976 | COMPACT PEDAL SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A pedal system that has a force resetting device essentially including a pedal lever with a pedal return spring that can bring the pedal lever into the neutral position (PN), an electric motor that can be swiveled about a pivot (M) and can, in the energized state, apply a resetting force (F) to the pedal lever in the direction of the neutral position (PN) of the pedal lever, a motor return spring for resetting the electric motor in the direction of the neutral position (MN) of the electric motor, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. The electric motor includes a rotor and a stator which is arranged on the shaft of the electric motor, between the rotor and the drive disk. | 04-26-2012 |
20120125142 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR VEHICLE - An acceleration pedal for a vehicle includes a pedal arm where a pedal is connected and that is rotatably mounted; a straight actuator that presses pedal arm in a return direction by moving straight; and a controller that controls straight actuator. Therefore, according to the acceleration pedal for a vehicle, it is possible to not only generate mechanical or electric signals to transmit driver's intention of acceleration to a power generator, but allow the driver to safely and economically drive and send specific signals to the driver by applying active action to the acceleration pedal. | 05-24-2012 |
20120152053 | PEDAL DEVICE - A pedal device is provided with an accelerator pedal pivotally mounted in a vehicle; and a damper disposed between the accelerator pedal and the vehicle. The depressing force as a depression degree of the accelerator pedal is deter mined by the damper according to the movement of the accelerator pedal. Thus, the pedal device does not use friction members which create abrasion and the function thereof is not impaired even if exchange and maintenance are not carried out over a long period of time. Therefore, maintenance frequency and cost of the pedal device can be reduced. | 06-21-2012 |
20120167708 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING AN ADDITIONAL RESTORING FORCE AT THE GAS PEDAL AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - A device and method for generating an additional restoring force at the gas pedal for motor vehicles, wherein a change in position of the gas pedal relative to its initial position, brought about by a corresponding activation force counter to a restoring force, leads to an increase in the driving force of the drive engine, and when the activation force diminishes a restoring force returns the gas pedal in the direction of its initial position. An actuator element is provided which applies an additional restoring force which acts in the restoring direction of the gas pedal. For energy efficiency, the invention provides that the magnitude of the additional restoring force (F) acting on the gas pedal is configured such that the gas pedal assumes a position which moves the operating point of the drive engine into a region with a relatively high efficiency level. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174697 | MOTOR VEHICLE AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR - The invention relates to a motor vehicle with a control device (accelerator pedal | 07-12-2012 |
20120210820 | LOWER EXTREMITY VEHICLE NAVIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A lower extremity vehicle navigation control system for driving a vehicle with one or more lower extremities is disclosed. The system may include a steering engagement surface, a brake engagement surface, and an acceleration control engagement surface positioned between a driver's seat and a vehicle floor forming a driver's compartment such that a driver may use his lower extremity to steer the vehicle, to brake and to accelerate. Each of the engagement surfaces may be in relative proximity to each other such that a driver may easily move his lower extremity between contact with each of the engagement surfaces. The system may also include gear shifting arm and a foot activated ignition system, both of which may be operable by one or more lower extremities of a driver of a vehicle. | 08-23-2012 |
20120216652 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPARATUS - An accelerator pedal apparatus including an actuator pedal, a hysteresis generating mechanism which provides a hysteresis pedaling force characteristic having larger pedaling force in a depression direction than that in a return direction, and a reaction force adding control mechanism which adds operational reaction force to operation of the accelerator pedal based on an adjustment force generation command from an upper unit, while the operational reaction force added by the reaction force adding control mechanism is not larger than a hysteresis amount generated by the hysteresis generating mechanism. | 08-30-2012 |
20120279346 | FLOOR PIVOT PEDAL ASSEMBLY - A floor pivot pedal assembly for use in a vehicle having a floor. The pedal assembly may include a body mounting bracket, a pedal mounting bracket and a floor pivot foot pedal having a lower end pivotally connected to a hinge located on an upper surface of the lower mounting portion. The body mounting bracket has slots for receiving securement flanges for securing the body mounting bracket to the pedal mounting bracket. A fastener also secures the body mounting bracket to the pedal mounting bracket. | 11-08-2012 |
20120279347 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING AN ADDITIONAL RESET FORCE ON A GAS PEDAL AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - A device for generating an additional reset force on the gas pedal for motor vehicles, wherein a position change of the gas pedal relative to the initial position thereof, induced by a corresponding actuating force, against a reset force leads to an increase in the motive power of the engine and, when there is a decrease in the actuating force, a reset force moves the gas pedal back in the direction of the initial position thereof, and wherein an actuator is provided, which applies an additional reset force that acts in the reset direction of the gas pedal, and wherein the motor vehicle has a unit for determining the shifting point of a manually shifted transmission. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for operating the device according to the invention. | 11-08-2012 |
20120285287 | DEVICE TO CONTROL FORCE REQUIRED TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL - When an accelerator opening angle has reached an accelerator opening angle threshold value APS | 11-15-2012 |
20120291586 | ACCELERATOR APPARATUS - A pad is adapted to receive a pedal force of a driver. A pedal arm is rotatably supported by a support body. A sensor protector is placed in the pedal arm on one side of a rotational angle sensor where the pad is located in a longitudinal direction of the pedal arm. The sensor protector is recessed from the pedal arm in a direction parallel to a rotational axis of the pedal arm and protrudes from the pedal arm in a rotational direction of the pedal arm. | 11-22-2012 |
20120291587 | DEVICE TO CONTROL FORCE REQUIRED TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL - In an accelerator pedal effort control apparatus which increases a pedal effort of an accelerator pedal | 11-22-2012 |
20120297920 | ACCELERATOR DEVICE - An accelerator pedal rotates a pedal rotor when depressed. Rotors located on both sides of the pedal rotor are relatively rotatable to the pedal rotor. Second helical teeth of the rotors project toward the pedal rotor and engage with first helical teeth of the pedal rotor to bias the rotors when the pedal rotor rotates in the accelerator opening direction. The pedal rotor is rotatable to an accelerator full-close position without interfering with the first helical teeth when the pedal rotor rotates in an accelerator closing direction. A first biasing unit biases the rotors in the accelerator closing direction. A second biasing unit biases the accelerator pedal or the pedal rotor in the accelerator closing direction. | 11-29-2012 |
20120304800 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - When an accelerator opening exceeds an opening threshold value, a base pedaling force of an accelerator pedal is increased. An increment to a pedaling force is changed in accordance with the accelerator opening in a manner to make the pedaling force approach a characteristic that the pedaling force increases at a constant rate with respect to increase of the accelerator opening. For example, when a mechanism is employed which has a convex-up characteristic wherein the rate of increase of base pedaling force decreases as the accelerator opening increases, the increment is set to increase as the accelerator opening increases. Conversely, when a mechanism is employed which has a convex-down characteristic wherein the rate of base pedaling force increases as the accelerator opening increases, the increment is set to decrease as the accelerator opening increases. | 12-06-2012 |
20120325042 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEVICE - An accelerator pedal device provided with a driving control device. The driving control device generates a braking force for braking a vehicle when the operation quantity of an acceleration pedal is below a first threshold value, and generates a driving force for driving the vehicle when the operation quantity exceeds a second threshold value larger than the first threshold value. The driving control device does not generate either the driving force or the braking force, and allows the vehicle to drive inertially, when the operation quantity ranges from the first threshold value to the second threshold value. | 12-27-2012 |
20130074643 | ACCELERATOR DEVICE - An accelerator device includes: an accommodation part; a rotation shaft having a first end and a second end that are supported by the accommodation part; a pedal part having a first end fixed to the rotation shaft and a second end to be pressed by a driver of a vehicle in an open direction; a return mechanism part biasing the rotation shaft to be rotated in a close direction opposite from the open direction; and a seal member restricting a foreign matter from entering an interior space of the accommodation part. | 03-28-2013 |
20130074644 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSION FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - When the accelerator opening degree becomes equal to or smaller than an increase amount cancel threshold value (timing t | 03-28-2013 |
20130091977 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPARATUS - An accelerator pedal apparatus includes, as a reaction force adding mechanism to add reaction force against pedaling force of an accelerator pedal, a rotation member which is rotatable relatively against a pedal arm, a locking mechanism which is capable of locking the rotation member when the accelerator pedal is at an arbitrary depression position, and an intermittent interlocking member which intermittently interlocks the rotation member with the pedal arm so that the rotation member is interlocked with the pedal arm when the locking mechanism is not in operation and reaction force is added against depressing operation of the accelerator pedal under operation of the locking mechanism while rotation of the pedal arm is allowed with release of interlocking of the rotation member and decrease or elimination of the reaction force owing to elastic deformation caused by pedaling force which overcomes the reaction force. | 04-18-2013 |
20130118295 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSION FORCE SETTING METHOD FOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSION FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - When a depression force of an accelerator pedal is increased than a base depression force by a predetermined increase amount when an accelerator opening degree becomes greater than an accelerator opening degree threshold value, an overshoot control is performed so that a depression force increase command is once increased than a depression force increase target command value which increases the depression force of the accelerator pedal than the base depression force by the predetermined amount, and returned to the depression force increase target command value. In this overshoot control, an overshoot controlled variable of the overshoot control is set based on a magnitude of a hysteresis of the base depression force of the accelerator pedal. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125697 | PEDAL FORCE ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL - A pedal force adjusting apparatus for an accelerator pedal regulates a resilient force of a resilient member through movement of a carrier using a pedal force adjusting tool and easily regulates a pedal force of a pedal arm if necessary. | 05-23-2013 |
20130133466 | ACCELERATOR APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A pedal boss, to which an accelerator pedal is fixed, has a projection-receiving space, which circumferentially extends on a circumferential side of a closing-side end wall in an accelerator-opening direction and receives a projection. When the pedal boss is rotated in an accelerator-closing direction, the pedal boss is rotatable to an accelerator-full-closing position of the pedal boss without being stopped by the projection through engagement with the projection regardless of a rotational position of the projection. | 05-30-2013 |
20130152725 | REACTION FORCE PEDAL DEVICE - Disclosed is a reaction force pedal device provided with pedal members operated by a driver, a motor which applies a reaction force to the pedal members through an arm member which is always connected to the pedal members (20, 22), and a clutch arranged between the motor and the arm member. When the pedal members are displaced, the clutch is temporarily released. | 06-20-2013 |
20130160600 | ACCELERATOR APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - At a supporting member, an angle between an imaginary extension plane of an outer surface of a first partition wall and an imaginary extension plane of an upper surface of a pedal arm is one of an obtuse angle and a right angle. An angle between an imaginary extension plane of an outer surface of a third partition wall and an imaginary extension plane of a lower surface of the pedal arm is one of an obtuse angle and a right angle. | 06-27-2013 |
20130186228 | ACCELERATOR APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A first outer wall of a boss portion has a first projection, which projects toward a first inner wall of a support member. A second outer wall of the boss portion has a second projection, which projects toward a second inner wall of the support member. The first inner wall of the support member has at least one projection, which projects toward the first outer wall. The second inner wall of the support member has at least one projection, which projects toward the second outer wall. | 07-25-2013 |
20130186229 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNIT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A method for operating an accelerator pedal unit for motor vehicles, wherein a change in position of the pedal plate, which is brought about by a corresponding activation force, with respect to the starting position of said pedal plate counter to a restoring force of a pedal restoring spring brings about an increase in the driving force of the drive motor of the motor vehicle, and when the activation force diminishes the restoring force of the pedal restoring spring moves the pedal plate back in the direction of its starting position, wherein an electromechanical actuator which can be actuated externally is arranged in such a way that an additional restoring force acting on the pedal plate can be set. | 07-25-2013 |
20130305874 | PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH HEEL/LEG POINT CRASH SHOCK ABSORPTION - A pedal assembly having crash absorption features. The pedal assembly includes a pedal arm having a lower end. A slider bracket is provided connected to the rear surface of the pedal arm. A slider mounted within the slider bracket is connected to a housing of the pedal assembly. The slider bracket includes at least one shear tab breakable by the slider. A crush block is provided mounted within the housing of the pedal assembly. The crush block is further connected to the pedal arm. An absorption block is provided mounted adjacent to and forward of the crush block. In the event of a front end crash, a forward force is applied on the pedal pad. As this happens, the slider moves downwards within the slider bracket thereby breaking the shear tabs and allowing further rotation of the pedal arm. | 11-21-2013 |
20140000408 | ACCELERATOR APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | 01-02-2014 |
20140096639 | ACCELERATOR APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A first coil spring urges a shaft in an accelerator closing direction. A support member has a space, in which a first center line of the first coil spring is convexly curved when the shaft is rotated in an accelerator opening direction. The first center line is straight or is convexly curved toward the space when the limiting portion contacts the support member. | 04-10-2014 |
20140109717 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL REACTION FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - An accelerator pedal reaction force control device for controlling a depression reaction force of an accelerator pedal provided to a motor vehicle, the control device including: a reaction force actuator that provides the accelerator pedal with a depression reaction force; a target reaction force setting unit that sets a target depression reaction force; and a vehicle speed maintenance depression amount setting unit that sets an amount of depression of the accelerator pedal for maintaining a current vehicle speed as a vehicle speed maintenance depression amount, wherein, when a pedal depression amount exceeds the vehicle speed maintenance depression amount, the target reaction force setting unit performs a cruise assist whereby the target depression reaction force is set to a value of a cruise assist depression reaction force. | 04-24-2014 |
20140123802 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An accelerator pedal apparatus, in which pedal effort can be varied through length variation of a spring. Stroke of a pedal arm can be varied in accordance with inclination and body type of driver. | 05-08-2014 |
20140130633 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEVICE - An accelerator pedal device includes a housing which pivotably supports a pedal arm, a return spring, a magnetic position sensor which detects an angular position of the pedal arm, and a drive source, a return lever, and a control circuit board serving as an active control mechanism which controls to push back the pedal arm toward a rest position under predetermined conditions, a circuit for a Hall element of the position sensor is arranged on the control circuit board. According to the above, a conventionally-required circuit board dedicated to a position sensor is not required to be arranged and the position sensor is connected via bus bars and the like while eliminating lead wire and the like. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137695 | Electrical Heating System Using Designated Areas Like Footrests, Accelerator Pedals and Floor Areas for Directed Heat - An electrically powered heating system for a vehicle includes one of a footrest or accelerator pedal in a footwell of a vehicle having a structural substrate and an upper surface constructed for engagement with a driver's foot. A heating element that is electrically powered is embedded in the footrest and/or accelerator pedal between the upper surface and the substrate for heating the foot. | 05-22-2014 |
20140208886 | HYSTERESIS GENERATING PEDAL APPARATUS - Provided is a hysteresis generating pedal apparatus. More specifically, the hysteresis generating pedal apparatus includes: a housing fixed to a vehicle; a pedal arm rotatably supported by the housing; and a friction member having an end supported by a spring and an other end in contact with a portion of the pedal arm and generating friction by contacting the housing when rotated by a driver's pedal effort received from the pedal arm. In particular, in a center of rotation of the friction member is different from a center of rotation of the pedal arm. | 07-31-2014 |
20140238181 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEVICE - An accelerator pedal device includes a slide guide path which is formed in a housing, a first slider which is engaged with the pedal arm for receiving pedaling force as being slidably arranged in the slide guide path and which includes a first inclined face inclined against a movement direction of the first slider, a second slider which is slidably arranged in the slide guide path and which includes a second inclined face contacted to the first inclined face, and an urging spring which exerts urging force in a direction opposing to the pedaling force as being engaged with the second slider, wherein the slide guide path is formed as being tapered in a direction of movement of the first slider and the second slider which are moved in association with depression of the accelerator pedal. Accordingly, desired hysteresis can be obtained on the pedaling force while achieving downsizing. | 08-28-2014 |
20140251068 | ACCELERATION DEVICE - Each of a cross sectional shape of a contacting portion of a stopper arm and a cross sectional shape of an outer peripheral surface of a pedal shaft is formed in a circular shape, wherein a curvature radius is equal to each other. Each of a cross sectional shape of a stopper surface of a supporting body and a cross sectional shape of an inner peripheral surface of a bearing portion is formed in a circular shape, wherein a curvature radius is equal to each other. A distance between a center of a first virtual circle formed by the contacting portion and a center axis of the pedal shaft is made to be equal to a distance between a center of a second virtual circle formed by the stopper surface and a center axis of the bearing portion. An angle of the stopper arm with respect to the supporting body is not changed, even when the center axis of the pedal shaft is displaced with respect to center axis of the bearing portion. | 09-11-2014 |
20140251069 | REACTION FORCE PEDAL DEVICE - A reaction force pedal device provided with pedal members operated by a driver, a motor which applies a reaction force to the pedal members through an arm member which is always connected to the pedal members, and a clutch arranged between the motor and the arm member. When the pedal members are displaced, the clutch is temporarily released. | 09-11-2014 |
20140298948 | ACCELERATOR DEVICE - An accelerator pedal is supported by a support member. A biasing member biases the accelerator pedal to the full close position. A resistance application unit increases a frictional force to increase a rotational resistance applied to the accelerator pedal, as a rotation angle of the accelerator pedal increases. A slidable portion is mounted to the support member and slidable on the accelerator pedal. A first latch portion and a second latch portion define an interspace therebetween in a rotational direction. The support member includes a rotation restrictive projection fitted between the first latch portion and the second latch portion. | 10-09-2014 |
20140298949 | Active Vibratory Pedal Assembly - An active vibratory pedal assembly including a pedal and means integrated with the pedal for causing the vibration of the pedal which, in one embodiment, comprises a vibration generation assembly located and mounted to the underside of the pedal plate which includes an electric motor and an eccentric coupled to and rotatable relative to the motor and adapted to generate a force that causes the vibration of the pedal plate for providing an operator with a sensory signal of a vehicular condition or event such as, for example, a vehicle's excessive speed. | 10-09-2014 |
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 |
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 |
20140338492 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEVICE - In an accelerator pedal device, a fitted portion of a pedal is inserted into a groove portion of a fitting portion by sliding the fitted portion, and then the fitted portion and the groove portion are fitted to each other. Furthermore, an engagement hook portion of the fitted portion is engaged with an engagement hole. Still further, an upper wall of the bracket contacts a stopper portion of the mount, so that the engagement hole is restrained from being displaced in a direction away from the fitted portion. | 11-20-2014 |
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 |
20140366678 | Vehicle Pedal Assembly Including Pedal Arm Stub with Inserts for Actuator Bar - A vehicle pedal assembly comprising a pedal including a pedal stub arm having a metal pedal arm molded into a plastic stem with inserts molded therein and an actuator bar coupled to the stem of the pedal. Fasteners extend through the actuator bar and into the inserts in the stem for securing the actuator bar to the pedal. The actuator bar is adapted to exert an active force against the pedal. In one embodiment, both the pedal arm and the actuator bar include one or more bends defined therein. The pedal arm has a length and shape dependent upon the distance and position of the floor or pedal pad relative to the pedal. The actuator bar has a length and shape dependent upon the distance and position of the pedal relative to an actuator arm. | 12-18-2014 |
20140373667 | PEDAL EFFORT ADJUSTING APPARATUS OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL - An accelerator pedal effort adjusting apparatus can easily adjust the elasticity of an elastic member by changing the length of the elastic member according to a simple rotation of a movable plate, thereby easily adjusting the accelerator pedal effort as desired. The apparatus can be commonly used with various types of accelerator pedals. The apparatus includes: a guide rod installed such that it is mounted to the bottom surface of the inner space of a pedal arm housing and is directed toward a pedal aim; a movable plate movably fitted over the guide rod such that the movable plate can be moved along the guide rod; and an elastic member installed in such a way that the elastic member is supported by both the pedal arm and the movable plate at opposite ends thereof, and applies a reaction force to a pedal pad. | 12-25-2014 |
20140373668 | REACTIVE FORCE PEDAL DEVICE - In a reactive force pedal device, between a motor-side output shaft and a pedal member, a one-way clutch is provided which allows transmittance of rotational force when performing a depressing operation of the pedal member and disables transmittance of the rotational force when performing a revert operation of the pedal member. | 12-25-2014 |
20150007684 | ACCELERATOR DEVICE - An accelerator device includes a first cover that provides an internal space for housing a return spring and a failure region where the first cover engages a second cover. The failure region has a thickness configured to be thinner than a thickness of a body of the first cover. When a pedal rotates to open an accelerator, a second cover side friction member creates a force that pushes the second cover toward an outside of the device. The force is relayed to a contact portion of the first cover via a contact portion of the second cover and causes a failure of the failure region. As a result, the return spring is prevented from falling out of the internal space when the body breaks. | 01-08-2015 |
20150013494 | DAMPER AND OPERATION UNIT - The present invention enables a user to intuitively grasp the occurrence of prescribed phenomena during operation. Provided is a damper that restricts pivot pin ( | 01-15-2015 |
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 |
20150033903 | PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a pedal assembly for a vehicle according to the present invention including: a housing; a pedal part rotatably coupled to the housing; a movable member having an inclined surface formed on one side thereof and slidably moving with respect to the housing; a connection member moving in cooperative operation with the rotation of the pedal part; a friction member connected to the connection member and slidably moving along the inclined surface of the movable member in the state of being brought into contact with the inclined surface; and an elastic member located between the other side of the movable member and the housing. | 02-05-2015 |
20150096407 | ETC PEDAL - A pedal assembly having a hysteresis creating configuration in communication with a sensor of a pedal assembly. The assembly includes a housing and a pedal arm wherein the pedal arm is pivotally mounted by bushings to the housing. A connector and sensor assembly is provided connected through the pivot point (hub) where the pedal arm connects to the housing of the pedal assembly. A spring connects to a spring carrier wherein the spring is depressed upon depression of the pedal arm of the pedal assembly. As the spring applies a force to the spring carrier, the spring carrier slides down an inclined wall and applies a force to a friction shoe. The friction shoe is in contact with the generally circular hub of the pedal arm thus providing a hysteresis effect as the friction shoe contacts the hub of the pedal arm. | 04-09-2015 |
20150360563 | VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPARATUS - A vehicle accelerator pedal apparatus including: a pedal-side arm supported, so as to allow rotation toward the front and rear of the vehicle, by a support shaft in a housing; a pad in the pedal-side arm that can be operated by stepping; and a reaction force application mechanism for applying reaction force to the pedal-side arm. The reaction force application mechanism includes a drive source for generating the reaction force, and a transmission member for transmitting the reaction force generated by the drive source to the pedal-side arm. The reaction force application mechanism is arranged higher than the housing. The pedal-side arm has an extension part that is extended on the opposite side from the pad across the support shaft, and from the pedal-side arm to the transmission member. | 12-17-2015 |
20160023551 | VARIABLE RATIO THROTTLE PEDAL - A pedal assembly includes a one-piece accelerator pedal without moving linkages that is mounted to a pin for rotational movement relative to a mounting stay. The throttle cable is operatively connected to the accelerator pedal for movement thereby as the pedal rotates, at least one of the pedal and mounting stay configured to provide a first ratio of pedal stroke movement relative to cable stroke movement at initial depression of the accelerator pedal, and a different, second ratio of pedal stroke movement relative to cable stroke movement upon further depression of the accelerator pedal. | 01-28-2016 |
20160101694 | Vehicle Pedal Assembly with Plastic Pedal Shaft Structure - A vehicle pedal assembly with a stationary plastic pedal shaft structure made of different plastic materials and more specifically a vehicle pedal assembly with a pedal shaft including an exterior bearing surface adapted for abutting bearing contact with the surface of the drum of the pedal shaft. The bearing surface is made of a different plastic material that minimizes wear and friction between the shaft surface and the pedal drum surface. The pedal shaft includes opposed key shaped ends that are inserted into respective key hole shaped through-holes defined in the pedal assembly housing for aligning and securing the pedal shaft in the pedal housing. | 04-14-2016 |
20160159216 | Haptic Motor-Vehicle Accelerator Pedal having an Elastically Coupled Actuator and Method and Control Unit for Controlling said Accelerator Pedal - A pedal system for a motor vehicle, such as an accelerator pedal system, includes an elastic coupling element, a control unit, a pedal lever, and an actuator. The elastic coupling element is operatively positioned between the pedal lever and the actuator, and has a relatively low stiffness. The control unit is configured to control the actuator. The elastic coupling element is configured to damp brief force and/or torque fluctuations occurring in, for example, the actuator, such that said force and/or torque fluctuations are not transmitted to the pedal lever. A spring deflection of the elastic coupling element, in a direction of force applied to the pedal lever, operates as a control variable for controlling the actuator. A method relates to controlling such a haptic accelerator pedal and a correspondingly configured control unit. | 06-09-2016 |
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