Patent ID: 9110490
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pedal assembly for simulating the feel of a standard pedal assembly in a vehicle, the pedal assembly for use in a vehicle, the pedal assembly comprising: a pedal pivotally mounted to a housing, a position sensor mounted to the housing; a hub mounted in the housing, the hub having a bead and an abutment portion, the bead is directly connected to the hub, the abutment portion being elongated and having an abutment surface, the bead rotated when the hub is rotated, the bead slideable along the abutment surface from a first position to a second position to a third position upon depression of the pedal, the bead extending in a radial direction with respect to the rotation of the hub, the abutment portion extending away from a slide, the slide connected to the housing, the slide spaced apart from the bead in the second position and the third position; the first position defined where the bead is arranged to bias against the slide; the second position defined when the bead is in contact with the abutment portion to provide hysteresis to the driver; the third position defined when the bead sliding on the abutment surface over, past and beyond the abutment portion providing for kickdown, the third position further defined when the bead has rotated past the abutment portion and the abutment surface of the abutment member, the third position further defined where the bead is spaced apart from both the abutment portion and the abutment surface of the abutment member.