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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:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Scott Thiel, Sherwood, OR (US);
Craig Mcconnell, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Scott Thiel, Sherwood, OR (US);
Craig McConnell, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Williams Controls, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 26/02 (2006.01); G05G 1/30 (2008.04); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B60T 8/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 26/021 (2013.01); B60K 2026/022 (2013.01); B60K 2026/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for providing haptic feedback to an operator of a vehicle is described including a pedal, torque motor, actuator and controller. The pedal is rotatable between a closed position and an open position. The torque motor applies rotational force to the pedal. The actuator is rotatably positioned between the torque motor and pedal. The controller provides haptic feedback to the operator by sending a haptic signal via the torque motor, actuator and pedal in which rotational force is applied to the pedal to rotate the pedal toward the closed position.