Patent ID: 7188546
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: B60K,B60T,B60W,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An accelerator pedal unit for a vehicle said vehicle having a single separate brake pedal and a single separate accelerator pedal, the accelerator pedal unit comprising: a throttle wire connecting said single separate accelerator pedal to an engine of the vehicle and said separate brake pedal of said vehicle being connected to brakes of the vehicle; said accelerator pedal arranged to operate over a predetermined pedal travel which spans from a first position to an idle position through to a second position; and said accelerator pedal unit further comprising a brake wire connected to said separate brake pedal and connecting said accelerator pedal to said brakes of the vehicle; whereby said engine is caused to progressively increase the magnitude of urging force applied to said vehicle as said accelerator pedal moves from said idle position to said second position; and whereby said vehicle via said brakes is caused to progressively increase magnitude of braking force applied to said vehicle with corresponding induced movement of the separate brake pedal as said accelerator pedal and said throttle wire move correspondingly from said idle position to said first position; said accelerator pedal biased in use towards said first position wherein said connections of said throttle wire and said brake wire are such that said brake wire moves as said throttle wire moves between said first position of said single separate accelerator pedal and said idle position.