Patent ID: 11932220
Assignee: KSR IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 18:
19. A pedal assembly comprising:
a housing;
a spring arm member coupled to the housing;
a pedal arm having a hub portion and an opposite pedal pad, the hub portion is pivotally retained in the housing by the spring arm member at the hub portion;
a spring carrier coupled to the pedal arm and to the spring arm member, the spring carrier having at least one spring positioned to provide a first pedal effort force to the pedal arm at a first amount of predetermined travel of the pedal arm; and
a spring guide member having a contact surface and an opposite rear surface that contacts a second at least one spring positioned between the rear surface and the housing, the spring guide member and the second at least one spring extends in an angled direction with respect to the spring carrier, the contact surface is spaced apart from the pedal arm when the pedal arm is at the first amount of predetermined travel of the pedal arm and the contact surface receives contact from the pedal arm when the pedal arm is at a second amount of predetermined travel of the pedal arm, the at least one spring provides a second pedal effort force,
a contact member coupled to the housing, the contact member makes contact with the pedal arm to provide a third pedal effort force when the pedal arm is at a third amount of predetermined travel of the pedal arm,
wherein when the pedal pad is depressed to the first amount of predetermined travel of the pedal arm, the at least one spring of the spring carrier applies the first pedal effort force onto the pedal arm and when the pedal pad is further depressed to the second amount of predetermined travel of the pedal arm, the contact surface of the spring guide member and the second at least one spring applies the second pedal effort force onto the pedal arm, the second pedal effort force is a greater pedal effort than the first pedal effort force, and the contact member applies the third pedal effort force onto the pedal arm, the third pedal effort force is a greater pedal effort than the second pedal effort force.