Foot pedal assembly for control of a vehicle engine

In an electronic remote control for controlling the throttle speed of a vehicle's engine, a foot pedal, a sensor for sensing the foot pedal movement, and a coupling between the foot pedal and sensor, said coupling comprising;

• a shaft assembly and a housing for housing the shaft assembly, said shaft assembly including a shaft having an axis and opposed ends, one end connected to a foot pedal whereby manual movement of the foot pedal rotates the shaft about its axis and away from an initial rotative position relative to the housing, the other end of the shaft connected to a sensor to transmit the foot pedal movement to the sensor, and springs mounted on the shaft to resist rotation of the shaft and to return the shaft to its initial rotative position relative to the housing, and bearings mounted on the shaft to permit free rotation of the shaft relative to the housing, and a protrusion on the shaft lateral to the shaft axis that pivots around the axis of the shaft upon rotation of the shaft;
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• said housing being split lengthwise and comprised of upper and lower mated halves, said mated halves being die cast to provide configured seats that cooperatively receive the components of the shaft assembly, the seat for the protrusion providing stops for preventing axial movement of the shaft assembly relative to the housing and restricting the rotative movement thereof.