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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
May. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/300 ;
Abstract
In a pedal-travel sensor device with a kick-down mechanism, when the gas pedal is actuated, an electrical signal should be produced at the same time as a clearly perceptible jump in force. The pedal-travel sensor device proposed here is provided with leaf springs ( ) which provide electrical contacts. As a result, the production of the electrical signal can occur completely without play and at the same time as the production of the jump in force. The clearly perceptible jump in force is provided by a spring biased detent means. The pedal-travel sensor device is provided for controlling the power of a drive engine of a motor vehicle.