Patent ID: 6809512
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: F02D,G01B,G01D,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A pedal and sensor assembly for mounting to a vehicle, the pedal adapted to being depressed by a user, comprising:a) an elongated pedal arm having a first end, a second end and an aperture, the first end adapted to be depressed by the user; b) a projection extending from the second end; c) a rod; d) a housing having a pair of side walls, the walls each having a hole, the rod extending through the aperture and the holes such that the housing rotatably supports the pedal arm; e) a magnet mounted to the projection, the magnet movable by the pedal arm, the magnet generating a magnetic field; and f) a hall effect sensor mounted in the housing and located adjacent the magnet, the hall effect sensor adapted to detect the magnetic field such that as the pedal arm moves, the hall effect sensor generates an electrical signal that is indicative of the position of the pedal arm.