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US 6,571,662 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for vehicular control pedals
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorKolita Mendis
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Abstract
A control pedal unit for a vehicle having a support structure, a pedal connected to the support structure and a detection mechanism responsive to movement of the pedal for generating a signal corresponding to the position or change of position of the pedal. The pedal is formed as a resilient body that is supported by the support structure and the detection mechanism is adapted to generate a signal corresponding to a degree of flexure or change of degree of flexure of the pedal for controlling an operation of the vehicle.
Claims24
A control pedal unit for a vehicle comprising:
- at least two adjacently positioned pedals connected to a support structure;
- a detention mechanism responsive to movement of at least one of said pedals for generating a signal corresponding to the position or change of position of said pedal;
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- said at least one of said pedals being formed as a resilient body supported by said support structure and said detection mechanism being adapted to generate a signal corresponding to a degree of flexure of said pedal for controlling an operation of the vehicle, and said two pedals arranged to from a substantially continuous surface when both pedals are in an undepressed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.