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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2004
Applicant:
Shinichi Yone, Wako, JP;
Inventor:
Shinichi Yone, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/00 (2006.01); G05G 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for generating tactile force for a vehicle is provided, which includes a motor for generating the tactile force, a spring for generating the tactile force, an electromagnetic brake for cooperatively generating the tactile force with at least one of the motor and the spring, an accelerator pedal and a shift lever. The apparatus generates the tactile force for at least one of the accelerator pedal and the shift lever with a drive-by-wire method.