Accelerator pedal for a motor vehicle and method for operating the accelerator pedal
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsDino DEMMA, Ralf WILFERT, Frank LEOPOLD
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Abstract
An accelerator pedal for a motor vehicle is provided with a damping element having an adjustment unit. A force that counteracts the movement of a pedal arm of the accelerator pedal may be set via the damping element. The adjustment unit is connected to a control unit and adjusts the damping element as a function of signals of the control unit. The force which counteracts the movement of the pedal arm can thus be set as a function of the operating units connected to the control unit or a sensor on the accelerator pedal.
Claims15
An accelerator pedal for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a deflectable pedal arm;
- and
- a damping element configured to generate a force opposing a deflection of the deflectable pedal arm, the damping element comprising a variable adjustment unit configured to adjust the force opposing the deflection of the deflectable pedal arm, the variable adjustment unit connected to a control unit, and the force opposing the deflection of the deflectable pedal arm is adjustable as a function of signals of the control unit.
A method for operating an accelerator pedal having a deflectable pedal arm and a damping element, comprising:
- activating the damping element with an adjustment unit;
- varying a force opposing a deflection of the deflectable pedal arm;
- connecting a control unit to the variable adjustment unit;
- and
- adjusting the force opposing the deflection of the deflectable pedal arm as a function of the signals of the control unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.