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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1988
Manfred Pfalzgraf, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Gerd Hickmann, Kirchen, DE;
VDO Adolf Schindling AG, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Abstract
A load setting device having a control element (11) which acts on a setting member (16) which determines the power of an internal combustion engine, which control element is connected to a driver (4) coupled to an accelerator pedal (1) and in addition can be moved by means of an electric actuator (9), having a desired-value detection element (7) associated with the driver (4), an actual-value detection element (12) cooperating with said desired-value detection element and acting on the electric actuator (9), the electric actuator (9) being controllable as a function of the detected values by an electronic control device (22). The driver (4) and the control element (11) are coupled by means of a coupling spring (13) and the control element (11) is urged in the direction towards a stop (14) of the driver (4).