Patent ID: 8806976
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B60T,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pedal assembly comprising: a bracket; a pedal arm having a first end connected to the bracket to pivot about a first axis and an opposed free end supporting a pedal; an elongate follower having a first end and a second end, the first end pivotally attached to one of the bracket and pedal arm at a location spaced from the first axis to pivot about a second axis; a cam surface on the other one of the bracket and pedal arm for cooperating with the second end of the follower; a compressible spring member having a first end and a second end, the first end pivotally attached to the same one of the bracket and pedal arm that the first end of the follower attaches to, and the second end pivotally connected to the follower at a location spaced apart from the second axis, wherein the spring member biases the second end of the follower against the cam surface; and an elongate upstop extending from the bracket through the pedal arm to set a pedal release position of the pedal arm, whereby pivoting the pedal arm in a pedal apply direction relative to the bracket causes the second end of the follower to traverse the cam surface rotating the follower about the second axis, thereby compressing the spring member to resist further rotation of the pedal arm, and pivoting the pedal arm in a pedal release direction is limited to a maximum rotation position provided by the upstop.