Electronic vehicle pedal activation system
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1. An electronic vehicle pedal activation system comprising;
- a support assembly including a shaft having a length and adapted to be removable and in contactable relationship with a floor board of a vehicle;
a pedal activation assembly in communication with the support assembly for moving a pedal of a vehicle, wherein the pedal activation assembly includes at least one rigid support sleeve which is movably disposed upon, along and about the shaft, and also includes a linear actuator attached to the at least one support sleeve, and further includes a motor connected to the linear actuator for energizing thereof, wherein the linear actuator includes an elongated housing having an open end and side and end walls and also attached side-by-side to the at least one support sleeve with longitudinal axes of the elongated housing and the at least one support sleeve being parallel to one another, also includes a piston disposed in and extendable from the housing through the open end with the piston being parallel to the shaft and adapted to engage and depress the pedal of the vehicle; and
a control assembly in operable communication with the pedal activation assembly.
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Abstract
An electronic vehicle pedal activation system for eliminating the need to have more than one person when working on vehicle where using a pedal of the vehicle is required. The electronic vehicle pedal activation system includes a support assembly including a shaft having a length and adapted to be removable and in contactable relationship with a floor board; a pedal activation assembly in communication with the support assembly for moving a pedal of a vehicle; and a control assembly in operable communication with the pedal activation assembly.
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1. An electronic vehicle pedal activation system comprising;
- a support assembly including a shaft having a length and adapted to be removable and in contactable relationship with a floor board of a vehicle;
a pedal activation assembly in communication with the support assembly for moving a pedal of a vehicle, wherein the pedal activation assembly includes at least one rigid support sleeve which is movably disposed upon, along and about the shaft, and also includes a linear actuator attached to the at least one support sleeve, and further includes a motor connected to the linear actuator for energizing thereof, wherein the linear actuator includes an elongated housing having an open end and side and end walls and also attached side-by-side to the at least one support sleeve with longitudinal axes of the elongated housing and the at least one support sleeve being parallel to one another, also includes a piston disposed in and extendable from the housing through the open end with the piston being parallel to the shaft and adapted to engage and depress the pedal of the vehicle; and a control assembly in operable communication with the pedal activation assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- a support assembly including a shaft having a length and adapted to be removable and in contactable relationship with a floor board of a vehicle;
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8. An electronic vehicle pedal activation system comprising;
- a support assembly including a shaft having a length and adapted to be removable and in contactable relationship with a floor board of a vehicle;
a pedal activation assembly in communication with the support assembly for moving a pedal of a vehicle, wherein the pedal activation assembly includes at least one rigid support sleeve which is movably disposed upon, along and about the shaft, and also includes a linear actuator attached to the at least one support sleeve, and further includes a motor connected to the linear actuator for energizing thereof; and a control assembly in operable communication with the pedal activation assembly, wherein the control assembly further includes speakers mounted to the pedal activation assembly and connected to the processor to emit selected distinct audible sounds depending upon whether the piston is being extended or retracted. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
- a support assembly including a shaft having a length and adapted to be removable and in contactable relationship with a floor board of a vehicle;
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