Patent ID: 6155133
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: B60K,Y10T

Abstract:
A treadle assembly for supplying an electrical signal to an electronic controlled engine comprising:a treadle;a first member operatively associated with the treadle, the first member having an axis about which the first member pivots in response to movement of the treadle;a second member operatively coupled to the first member for rotation about a second axis in response to pivoting motion of the first member;a potentiometer operatively coupled to the second member for providing a proportional electrical signal dependent on the rotational position of the second member; anda pair of link members interposed between and pivotally connected to the first and second members for varying the rotational output of the second member relative to the pivoting movement of the first member in a non-one-to-one ratio, wherein said first member is sandwiched between said pair of link members where the link members are pivotally connected to the first member, and said second member is sandwiched between said pair of link members where the link members are pivotally connected to the second member.