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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2008
Michael L. Wurn, Osceola, IN (US);
Michael L. Wurn, Osceola, IN (US);
CTS Corporation, Elkhart, IN (US);
Abstract
An accelerator pedal assembly that provides a hysteresis in pedal force-response upon actuation is provided. The accelerator pedal assembly includes a housing, an elongated pedal arm terminating at one end in a rotatable drum defining a curved braking surface, a brake pad having a curved contact surface substantially complementary to the braking surface and a bias spring device operably situated between the pedal arm and the brake pad. The pedal arm is rotatably mounted to the housing such that the curved braking surface rotates as the pedal moves. The brake pad defines a primary pivot axis and is pivotably mounted for frictional engagement with the braking surface. The bias spring serves to urge the contact surface of the brake pad into frictional engagement with the braking surface of the drum.