Patent ID: 8145401
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B60K,B60W,G05G,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An accelerator pedal system for controlling an accelerator pedal that is rotatably connected to a vehicle body at a base thereof, the system comprising: a pedal control unit that receives a vehicle speed signal and a signal from a switch, compares the two signals, and, if the vehicle speed exceeds a preselected speed, outputs a control signal to control a reaction force of an accelerator pedal on the basis of the preselected speed and a selected mode; and a reaction device that receives the control signal and controls the accelerator pedal according to the selected mode, wherein the reaction device is disposed between an upper end of the accelerator pedal and the vehicle body, and wherein the reaction device comprises: wherein the mode is selected from: