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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:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alan Lawrence Jacobson, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74512 ; 74560 ;
Abstract
A brake pedal assembly includes a two-piece pedal having an upper arm 44 and a lower arm 46 pivotably mounted with respect to each other and drivingly engaging a brake actuator piston rod 26. The upper arm 44 is cable connected to a brake actuator assembly 20 and is ineffective to transmit compressive loads longitudinal of the vehicle. Imposition of intrusive forces longitudinal of the vehicle can pivot the lower arm 46 upwardly toward a horizontal position.