Patent ID: 6531667
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B60Q,H01H

Abstract:
A pedal displacement sensor having at least one actuating lever which is arranged in a housing, the lever being rotated by a pedal about a rotational axis, and having at least one switching element having an actuating element which is actuated by rotating the actuating lever, characterized by:the housing having an opening; the actuating lever extending through the opening to an end which is exterior to the housing and which is operatively coupled to the pedal, the actuating lever comprising an angle lever having a first arm and a second arm joined together to form a bend, the first arm being rotatably supported, and the second arm projecting out of the opening in the housing, the second arm having an end face which is subjected to a pedal force which acts essentially perpendicularly upon the end face; a flexible rubber collar which seals the opening between the housing and the second arm; and the actuating element of the switching element is positioned near to the bend of the angle lever and approximately opposite to the end face.