Patent ID: 6916272

Claim:
An apparatus for preventing sudden acceleration of an automobile fitted with an automatic transmission, comprising: a first slider having one end thereof connected to a cable connected to an accelerator pedal; a second slider having one end thereof connected to a cable connected to a fuel injector and the other end thereof having a hollow into which the first slider is slidably inserted; and a locking device having a locking rod capable of being inserted into an insertion groove formed on the first slider through the second slider, a solenoid clutch for controlling movement of the locking rod by electric current and a locking rod reset spring for elastically supporting the solenoid clutch, and fixed on the second slider, a case for housing said locking device and said first and second slider in a moisture and/or dust proof environment such that upon installation of said case in an automobile said apparatus will not be exposed to moisture and/or dust; wherein the locking device is electrically connected from within said case to actuation sensors connected to the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal, respectively wherein an air hole is formed outside the hollow of the second slider, wherein a reset spring is installed between the first slider and said case.