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Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021

Filed:

May. 06, 2019
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Frank C. Valeri, Novi, MI (US);

Glenn Pietila, Howell, MI (US);

Timothy R. Bohn, Dexter, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/04 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60W 50/16 (2020.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/042 (2013.01); B60T 17/22 (2013.01); B60W 30/18127 (2013.01); B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60T 2220/04 (2013.01); B60T 2270/60 (2013.01);
Abstract

A brake pedal portion is configured to be contacted by a driver; an arm portion is connected to the brake portion and is configured to, in response to force being applied to the brake pedal portion, move in a first direction away from a first predetermined position and toward a second predetermined position; a detent mechanism is configured to: apply a first biasing force to the arm portion in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction when a position of the arm portion is between the first predetermined position and a third predetermined position between the first and second predetermined positions; and apply a second biasing force to the arm portion in the second direction opposite to the first direction when the position of the arm portion is between the third and second predetermined positions, where the first biasing force is different than the second biasing force.


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