Patent ID: 7497200
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: F02D

Abstract:
1. A safety control system in a vehicle having an electric power source and a motor for accelerating said vehicle, the motor having a throttle body which controls the speed of the motor, the motor only operating when electric power is provided to it, the safety control system comprising: a. an accelerator pedal which operates a throttle body thereby controlling the speed of a motor; b. a pressure sensitive switch (PSS) on the pedal connected between said electric power source and said motor, which is in the ‘on’ position when the pedal is being pressed and in an ‘off’ position when the pedal is not being pressed, the PSS causing electric power to flow to the motor when it is in the ‘on’ position, allowing the motor to operate when the pedal is being pressed; c. a return switch (RS) on said throttle body, being in an ‘on’ position when the throttle body is in an idle position and in an ‘off’ position when the throttle body is in a position which is not the idle position, the RS providing electric power to the motor when in the ‘on’ position thereby allowing the motor to operate when the throttle body is in the idle position.