Patent ID: 6925904

Claim:
A control pedal assembly comprising, in combination: a first support; a second support; a pedal arm supported by the second support and having an aft facing pedal at a lower end; wherein the pedal arm pivots relative to the second support about a pivot axis horizontally extending in a lateral direction when a force is applied to a pedal; a drive assembly connected to the second support to selectively move the second support and the pedal arm relative to the first support in a fore-aft direction perpendicular to the pivot axis during operation of the control pedal assembly; wherein the pivot axis of the pedal arm moves in the fore-aft direction as the second support is moved in the fore-aft direction; at least one guide carried by the second support and having a tapered engagement surface engaging the first support and moving along the first support in the fore-aft direction as the second support is adjusted in the fore-aft direction; a spring member biasing the tapered engagement surface of the at least one guide into engagement with the first support; and wherein the second support carries the pedal arm as the second support is moved in the fore-aft direction to adjust the position of the pedal.