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

Claim 0:
1. 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, an extension portion extending from a rear surface of the pedal arm, the extension portion having a radiussed 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 contact surface receives contact from the pedal arm when the pedal arm exceeds a second amount of predetermined travel of the pedal arm, the second at least one spring provides a second pedal effort force,
wherein the radiussed portion of the extension portion is spaced apart from the contact surface of the spring guide member when the pedal pad is in the first amount of predetermined travel of the pedal arm and contacts the contact surface of the spring guide member when the pedal pad is moved to the second amount of predetermined travel of the pedal arm, and
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 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.