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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark Allen Shand, Brighton, MI (US);
Daniel A. Gabor, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/06 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20528 (2015.01);
Abstract
A brake pedal assembly for a vehicle having a brake pedal arm having an initial position and an adjustment subassembly configured to adjust the initial position. The brake pedal assembly is further provided with a preload spring configured to provide a preload force to the brake pedal arm and a preload adjustment cam in cooperation with the brake pedal arm. The adjustment subassembly and the preload spring are configured to change the preload force in response to a change in the initial position.