Patent ID: 6566831
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A sensor for an adjustable pedal assembly of a vehicle, the sensor comprising:a housing having a mechanical interface compartment and an electrical device compartment in communication with the mechanical interface compartment via an aperture in a surface; a shaft having a helical bearing surface and a flange at one end, the shaft disposed within the housing such that the shaft passes through the aperture and the flange is disposed within the electrical device compartment; a carriage disposed within the mechanical interface compartment and in communication with the pedal of the vehicle, the carriage slidably moveable within the mechanical interface compartment in response to positional adjustment of the pedal, the carriage including a bearing surface that engages the helical bearing surface of the shaft such that movement of the carriage causes the shaft to rotate; and an electrical device disposed within the electrical device compartment and coupled to the flange of the shaft, the electrical device capable of changing an electrical signal of an electrical circuit in relation to the rotational movement of the shaft.