Patent ID: 6460429
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: B60K,F02D,G01D,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
An electronic control pedal comprising:a mounting bracket for mounting the pedal to a vehicle wall; a shaft rotatably carried by the bracket; a pedal beam operable with the shaft for rotation thereof; hysteresis means operable with the pedal beam for providing a mechanical response to movement of a pedal pad; and a position sensor responsive to movement of the pedal beam, the position sensor comprising: a housing carried by the mounting bracket the housing having an opening therein for receiving the shaft therethrough; a potentiometer carried within the housing, the potentiometer having a slider member sidable with a substrate in only a linear direction for providing an electrical output responsive to a linear displacement of the slider member along the substrate; a drive arm rotatable by the shaft, the drive arm operable with the slider member for providing the linear displacement thereto resulting from a rotation thereof, the drive arm having a first arm member operable with a second arm member for telescoping adjustment therewith along a drive arm longitudinal axis of the drive arm for securing at a fixed position thereto, the drive arm longitudinal axis radially extending from the axis of rotation of the shaft, wherein a slot within the drive arm has a slot longitudinal axis positioned at a non-zero angle to the drive arm longitudinal axis; and a coupler sidable within the slot, the coupler connected to the slider member for providing the linear displacement thereto.