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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74513 ; 74560 ;
Abstract
In a vehicle control pedal unit comprising a mounting structure having a U-shaped mounting end with spaced parallel legs between which one end of a pedal lever having an eyepiece with an opening receiving a bearing sleeve is pivotally supported and a pedal is attached to the other end, at least one connecting cable having one end attached to the pedal lever at its outside extends into the eyepiece and around the bearing sleeve and and again to the outside of the lever and a return spring which is connected to the other end of the connecting cable is attached under tension to the mounting structure for biasing the pedal lever into an idle end position.