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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
May. 18, 1999
Avtar Kalsi, Windsor, CA;
Teleflex Incorporated, Plymouth Meeting, PA (US);
Abstract
An accelerator pedal assembly for an electronic throttle control includes a housing, a pedal arm, and a sensor assembly for generating an electric control signal that varies in relation to the position of the pedal arm. The pedal arm is supported for movement relative to the housing and has a first end connected to a pedal pad and a second end pivotally supported on a shaft to define a pivot axis. The sensor assembly includes a sensor member that is pivotally mounted on the shaft for pivotal movement with the pedal arm about the pivot axis. The pedal assembly is characterized by the housing presenting a sensing surface for interacting with the sensor member to generate the electric control signal that varies in magnitude in proportion to the extent of movement of the pedal arm relative to the housing.