Floor mounted pedal assembly

A floor mounted pedal assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• a housing having a friction generating member integrated with and extending from an interior surface of a sidewall, the friction generating member being arcuate in shape;
• a link member having a first end and an opposite second end;
• a pedal arm coupled to the first end of the link member;
• a lever arm having a first lever end and an opposite second lever end, the second lever end includes a hub portion, the first lever end includes an attachment portion extending from an exterior surface of the first lever end such that the attachment portion is coupled to the second end of the link member, the hub portion abuts the friction generating member of the housing and moves when a pressure is applied to the attachment portion;
• and
• a spring carrier assembly positioned within the housing including:
• a spring carrier having a spring receiving portion;
• and
• at least one spring extending between the lever arm and the spring carrier,
• wherein when the pedal arm is depressed, the lever arm leverages a load applied to the pedal arm to move the hub portion against the friction generating member of the housing thereby generating a hysteresis.

A pedal assembly comprising:

• a housing having a friction generating member extending from an interior surface of a sidewall, the friction generating member being arcuate in shape;
• a link member having a first end and an opposite second end;
• a pedal arm coupled to the first end of the link member;
• and
• a lever arm having a first lever end and an opposite second lever end, the first lever end is coupled to the second end of the link member, the second lever end of the lever arm includes a hub portion, the hub portion includes a first surface and a second surface, the second surface extends from a portion of the first surface, the second surface is semi-circular in shape to correspond to the arcuate shape of the friction generating member, the second surface abuts the friction generating member of the housing and moves when a pressure is applied to the link member,
• wherein when the pedal arm is depressed, the lever arm leverages a load applied to the pedal arm to move the second surface of the hub portion against the friction generating member of the housing thereby generating a hysteresis.