Patent ID: 9616861
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B60T,G05G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A pedal assembly for a vehicle comprising: a pedal arm having a pedal pad; a bracket for pivotally supporting the pedal arm about a pivot axis at a hub, the bracket having a first cam surface positioned radially outward from the pivot axis; a first telescoping arm having a roller mounted to an end, the first telescoping arm extending in a radial direction from the hub and towards the first cam surface, such that the roller is in contact with the first cam surface; a first biasing spring extending from the hub to the roller, the first biasing spring forcing the roller against the first cam surface such that hysteresis is generated when the pedal arm is depressed; and a second telescoping arm having a first end and a second end, the first end mounted to the bracket, the second end mounted to the pedal arm between the pedal pad and the hub, the second telescoping arm having a second biasing spring to bias against the depression of the pedal arm.