A gaming pedal and a method for controlling the gaming pedal
AssigneeGranite Devices Oy
InventorTero KONTKANEN
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Abstract
A gaming pedal comprises an electric actuator (13) that is configured to move the pedal as a response to a user depressing the pedal. A push arm (15) connects the electric actuator (13) to the pedal. The push arm (15) is rotatably coupled from both ends, and it is in acute angle to a screw shaft of the electric actuator (13). The system runs through computer-controlled loop where the force of the user depressing the pedal is measured by a load cell (14) integrated into the push arm (15). A control algorithm provides power to the electric actuator (13).
Claims15
A gaming pedal, comprising:
- a base;
- a pedal arm having a first end rotatably coupled to the base;
- a pedal surface coupled to the pedal arm;
- an electric actuator configured to move the pedal arm;
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- a load cell configured to measure force applied to the pedal surface, characterized in that:
- the electric actuator comprises a slide block, a screw shaft and an electric motor configured to rotate the screw shaft;
- the gaming pedal comprises a push arm,
- a first end of the push arm is rotatably coupled to the pedal arm to a position between the first end and the second end of the pedal arm,
- a second end of the push arm is rotatably coupled to the slide block;
- and between the push arm and the screw shaft is an acute angle;
- wherein the push arm is configured to transfer the force of the electric actuator to the pedal arm.
A method for controlling a gaming pedal, said pedal comprising:
- a base;
- a pedal arm having a first end rotatably coupled to the base;
- a pedal surface coupled to the pedal arm;
- an electric actuator moving the pedal arm and
- a load cell measuring force applied to the pedal surface, characterized in that:
- the electric actuator comprising a slide block, a screw shaft and an electric motor rotating the screw shaft;
- the gaming pedal comprising a push arm,
- a first end of the push arm is rotatably coupled to the pedal arm to a position between the first end and the second end of the pedal arm,
- a second end of the push arm is rotatably coupled to the slide block;
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- transferring the force of the electric actuator to the pedal arm via the push arm, while having between the push arm and the screw shaft an acute angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.