Foldable accelerator pedal apparatus equipped with hysteresis module for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Kyung Chang Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsEun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Sung Il Byun
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Abstract
A foldable accelerator pedal apparatus is equipped with a hysteresis module for a vehicle. In a manual driving mode where a driver drives a vehicle with human input, a pedal pad protrudes from a pedal housing to be exposed toward the driver. In an autonomous traveling mode where the vehicle travels without any human input, the pedal pad retracts into the pedal housing so as not to be exposed toward the driver. When operating the pedal pad, hysteresis may be realized through the hysteresis module.
Claims17
A foldable accelerator pedal apparatus equipped with a hysteresis module for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a pedal housing fixedly installed in a space below a driver's seat;
- a pedal pad rotatably combined with the pedal housing by a hinge pin and configured to be operated by a driver's foot;
- the hysteresis module installed in the pedal housing in a linearly movable manner and connected to the pedal pad, the hysteresis module generating hysteresis when a driver operates the pedal pad;
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- a linear motor that includes a motor rod fixedly installed in the pedal housing and connected to the hysteresis module and that generates motive power for reciprocating the motor rod,
- wherein through the linear movement of the hysteresis module by the reciprocation of the motor rod, the pedal pad switches between a hidden state where the pedal pad is concealed in the pedal housing and a pop-up state where the pedal pad is exposed.
A foldable accelerator pedal apparatus equipped with a hysteresis module for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a pedal housing fixedly installed in a space below a driver's seat;
- a pedal pad rotatably combined with the pedal housing by a hinge pin and configured to be operated by a driver's foot;
- a rotary motor fixedly installed in the pedal housing and equipped with a motor rod that rotates;
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- the hysteresis module that is combined with the motor rod and thus rotates together with the motor rod, that is connected to the pedal pad, and that generates hysteresis when a driver operates the pedal pad,
- wherein through rotation of the hysteresis module by the rotary motor, the pedal pad switches between a hidden state where the pedal pad is concealed in the pedal housing and a pop-up state where the pedal pad is exposed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.