Patent ID: 8534157

Claim:
An electronic pedal assembly for use with an automotive vehicle, said pedal assembly comprising: a housing having a cavity, said housing adapted for mounting said pedal assembly to the vehicle; a hub disposed within said cavity and said hub pivotally connected to said housing, at least a portion of said hub having an outer wall having an engagement portion; a pedal arm connected to said hub; a slide member slidably attached to an interior surface of said housing, said slide member having an abutment end and a contact end; and a wedge member positioned adjacent said contact end of said slide member such that depression of said pedal arm displaces said wedge member in a first direction, said wedge member abuts said contact end of said slide member to linearly displace said slide member in a second direction away from said wedge member to engage said abutment end of said slide member with said engagement portion to generate hysteresis, said second direction being nonparallel with said first direction; wherein said wedge member is biased against said contact end of said slide member by a biasing member.