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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2020
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Yeong Jik Kim, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Joon Young Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An accelerator pedal for a vehicle is provided, which includes a member that is fixed to a bottom of the vehicle, a pedal part that is pivotally fastened to an upper surface of the member, and an arm assembly that is positioned on the member and configured to be rotated based on an input onto the pedal part. A spring is configured to come in contact with the arm assembly and a wheel assembly is disposed adjacent to a first end of the arm assembly to provide a foot effort to the arm assembly. A controller is configured to apply the foot effort to the arm assembly in a state where the wheel assembly is configured to selectively come in contact with the first end of the arm assembly.