Patent ID: 11953932
Assignee: KSR IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A pedal assembly comprising:
a housing having a cavity;
a pedal arm at least partially received in the cavity, the pedal arm having a pedal pad on one end, the pedal arm configured to move within the cavity relative to the housing;
a plurality of elongated members positioned within the cavity and each configured to independently deflect upon a movement by the pedal arm caused from a load applied to the pedal pad;
a plurality of strain gauge sensors positioned in communication with a respective one of the plurality of elongated members, each of the plurality of strain gauge sensors configured to sense an amount of the deflection of the respective elongated member of the plurality of elongated members; and
a pair of circuit boards, two of the plurality of strain gauge sensors communicatively coupled to one of the pair of circuit boards and the other plurality of strain gauge sensors communicatively coupled to the other one of the pair of circuit boards, each of the plurality of strain gauge sensors communicatively coupled to a full bridge circuit and a microcontroller to convert an analog output signal from each of the plurality of strain gauge sensors into a digital signal,
wherein when the load is applied to the pedal pad, the pedal arm moves to deflect at least one of the plurality of elongated members which is sensed by the respective strain gauge sensor of the plurality of strain gauge sensors and transmits the analog output signal indicative of an amount of load applied to the pedal pad to the microcontroller through the full bridge circuit.