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Electric adjustable pedal assembly

  • US 5,964,125 A
  • Filed: 04/09/1998
  • Issued: 10/12/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An adjustable pedal assembly adapted to be mounted on a body structure of a motor vehicle and operative to generate an engine throttle system of the vehicle, said assembly comprising:

  • a carrier;

    a support structure mounting said carrier for fore and aft movement relative to the vehicle body structure;

    a drive assembly for providing said fore and aft movement of said carrier along said support structure;

    a pedal operatively connected to said carrier for movement relative to said carrier and independent of said fore and aft movement of said carrier along said support structure;

    said assembly characterized by generator means having an input associated with said pedal and an output adapted to be associated with the engine throttle, said generator means operative in response to said movement of said pedal relative to said carrier to generate an electric control signal from said output which varies in magnitude in proportion to said input by the extent of movement of said pedal relative to said carrier whereby the control signal is proportioned to and indicative of the position of the pedal relative to the carrier.

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