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US 2007/0180946 A1Published application
Pedal module
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorMasahiro Makino
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Abstract
A pedal is rotated in a forward rotational direction by a pedal force applied from a driver and is rotated in a reverse rotational direction by a restoring force exerted from a double coil spring arrangement. A friction member generates friction between the pedal and the friction member. The friction member includes a sliding part, a holding part and a resiliently deformable part. The sliding part slidably engages the pedal, and the holding part is held by a housing. The resiliently deformable part is resiliently deformable between the sliding part and the holding part to permit displacement of the sliding part relative to the holding part.
Claims19
A pedal module comprising:
- a restoring force exerting means for exerting a restoring force;
- a pedal that is rotated in a forward rotational direction by a pedal force and is rotated in a reverse rotational direction by the restoring force;
- a supporting body that supports the pedal;
- and
- a friction means for generating friction between the pedal and the friction means, wherein the friction means includes:
- a sliding part that slidably engages the pedal;
- a holding part that is held by the supporting body;
- and
- a resiliently deformable part that is resiliently deformable between the sliding part and the holding part to permit displacement of the sliding part relative to the holding part.
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A pedal module comprising:
- a restoring force exerting means for exerting a restoring force;
- a pedal that is rotated in a forward rotational direction by a pedal force and is rotated in a reverse rotational direction by the restoring force;
- a supporting body that supports the pedal;
- and
- a friction means for generating friction between the pedal and the friction means, wherein the friction means includes:
- a sliding part that slidably engages the pedal;
- and
- a resiliently deformable part that is held by the supporting body and is resiliently deformable between the supporting body and the sliding part to permit displacement of the sliding part relative to the supporting body.
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A pedal module comprising:
- a restoring force exerting means for exerting a restoring force;
- a pedal that is rotated in a forward rotational direction by a pedal force and is rotated in a reverse rotational direction by the restoring force;
- a supporting body that supports the pedal;
- and
- a friction means for generating friction between the supporting body and the friction means, wherein the friction means is rotated together with the pedal and includes:
- a sliding part that slidably engages the supporting body;
- and
- a holding part that is held by the pedal;
- and
- a resiliently deformable part that is resiliently deformable between the sliding part and the holding part to permit displacement of the holding part relative to the sliding part.
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A pedal module comprising:
- a restoring force exerting means for exerting a restoring force;
- a pedal that is rotated in a forward rotational direction by a pedal force and is rotated in a reverse rotational direction by the restoring force;
- a supporting body that supports the pedal;
- and
- a friction means for generating friction between the supporting body and the friction means, wherein the friction means is rotated together with the pedal and includes:
- a sliding part that slidably engages the supporting body;
- and
- a resiliently deformable part that is held by the pedal and is resiliently deformable between the pedal and the sliding part to permit displacement of the pedal relative to the sliding part.
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A pedal module comprising:
- a restoring force exerting means for exerting a restoring force;
- a pedal that is rotated in a forward rotational direction by a pedal force and is rotated in a reverse rotational direction by the restoring force;
- a supporting body that supports the pedal;
- and
- a friction member that is rotated together with the pedal and generates friction between the supporting body and the friction member, wherein:
- the pedal includes:
- a rotatable part that is supported by the supporting body and is rotated by the pedal force and the restoring force;
- and
- a conducting means for conducting the pedal force and the restoring force from the rotatable part to the friction member;
- and
- the conducting means includes:
- an engaging part that engages the friction member;
- a holding part that is held by the rotatable part;
- and
- a resiliently deformable part that is resiliently deformable between the engaging part and the holding part to permit displacement of the holding part relative to the engaging part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.