Patent ID: 9494965
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G05G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An accelerator pedal apparatus comprising: a pedal housing having: a pad pivotally mounted to the pedal housing, wherein 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 and thus the articulated hinge is not exposed to the outside of the pedal housing and the pad, wherein a middle portion of the articulated hinge is formed with an arcuate section protruding towards the lower mount and is spaced with a first gap from a partially circular section formed at a lower end of the pad, and wherein the middle portion of the articulated hinge is configured to selectively move toward the partially circular section according to a pivotal rotation of the pad and wherein when the pad is pivoted towards the pedal housing, the middle portion of the articulated hinge moves towards and comes into contacts with the partially circular section to prevent an excessive deformation of the articulated hinge and lifting of the pad.