Pedal Assembly
First Claim
1. A pedal assembly for use in a motor vehicle, the pedal assembly comprising:
- a pedal member partially mounted in a housing and configured to rotate about a fulcrum;
at least one pressure-exerting spring biasing the pedal member to an initial position, the pedal member being pivotable about the fulcrum against a force of the at least one pressure-exerting spring; and
a spring member disposed inside the housing, one end of the spring member being fixedly fastened to the housing and an opposite end of the spring member being moveably mounted to the housing, the pedal member having a slide member which when the pedal member is actuated slides on and along one side of the spring member and exerts pressure on the one side of the spring member.
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Abstract
A pedal assembly for use in a motor vehicle includes a pedal member partially mounted in a housing and configured to rotate about a fulcrum. At least one pressure-exerting spring biases the pedal member to an initial position. The pedal member is pivotable about the fulcrum against a force of the at least one pressure-exerting spring. A spring member is disposed inside the housing. One end of the spring member is fixedly fastened to the housing and an opposite end of the spring member is moveably mounted to the housing. The pedal member has a slide member which when the pedal member is actuated slides on and along one side of the spring member and exerts pressure on the one side of the spring member.
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22 Claims
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1. A pedal assembly for use in a motor vehicle, the pedal assembly comprising:
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a pedal member partially mounted in a housing and configured to rotate about a fulcrum; at least one pressure-exerting spring biasing the pedal member to an initial position, the pedal member being pivotable about the fulcrum against a force of the at least one pressure-exerting spring; and a spring member disposed inside the housing, one end of the spring member being fixedly fastened to the housing and an opposite end of the spring member being moveably mounted to the housing, the pedal member having a slide member which when the pedal member is actuated slides on and along one side of the spring member and exerts pressure on the one side of the spring member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A pedal assembly comprising:
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a pedal member configured to rotate about a fulcrum from an initial position to a first position, from the first position to a second position and from the second position to a final position, the pedal moving a first distance between the initial position and the first position, a second distance between the first position and the second position and a third distance between the second position and the third position; and a purely mechanical biasing system coupled to the pedal member and configured to bias the pedal member from the final position to the second position, from the second position to the first position and from the first position to the initial position, wherein a first increase in biasing force between the initial position and the first position over the first distance and a third increase in biasing force between the second position and the final position over the third distance are each greater than a second increase in biasing force between the first position and the final position over the second distance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A pedal assembly comprising:
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a pedal member configured to rotate about a fulcrum between an initial position to a final position; and a purely mechanical biasing system coupled to the pedal member and configured to bias the pedal member from the final position to the initial position, a biasing force during a forward stroke of the pedal member from the initial position to the final position being greater than a biasing force during the return stroke of the pedal member from the final position to the initial position. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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