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Adjustable pedal assembly for a motor vehicle with a safety feature

  • US 6,732,035 B2
  • Filed: 10/10/2001
  • Issued: 05/04/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An adjustable pedal system for a motor vehicle, comprising:

  • an adjustable pedal assembly being movable to at least two pedal positions;

    an adjustable pedal module, responsive to a pedal command, to control the movement of the adjustable pedal assembly, the pedal module including a lockout module to disable the movement of the adjustable pedal assembly when a predetermined lockout condition is detected; and

    a data bus interconnecting at least one vehicle ECU and the adjustable pedal module, said adjustable pedal module verifying the integrity of said data bus, movement of the adjustable pedal assembly being allowed only after the data bus is verified;

    wherein the predetermined lockout condition is communicated to the adjustable pedal module over the data bus.

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