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US 8,770,060 B2Granted
Reaction force pedal device
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKohei Maruyama, Naoto Sen, Hideto Nebuya, Toru Ebara
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Abstract
Disclosed is a reaction force pedal device provided with pedal members operated by a driver, a motor which applies a reaction force to the pedal members through an arm member which is always connected to the pedal members, and a clutch arranged between the motor and the arm member. When the pedal members are displaced, the clutch is temporarily released.
Claims9
A reaction force pedal device comprising:
- a pedal member operable by a driver and configured to be moved between a non-actuated and actuated positions thereof;
- a motor having a rotatable output shaft for applying a reaction force to the pedal member through an arm member, which is coupled at all times to the pedal member;
- a clutch disposed between the motor output shaft and the arm member;
- and
- an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to control operations of the motor,
- wherein while the pedal member is being returned toward the non-actuated position thereof, the clutch is temporarily disengaged and the motor is deactivated by the ECU so that a rotational angle of the motor output shaft is not changed in relation to movement of the pedal member.
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A reaction force pedal device comprising:
- a pedal member operable by a driver and configured to be moved between a non-actuated and actuated positions thereof;
- a motor having a rotatable output shaft for applying a reaction force to the pedal member through an arm member, which is coupled at all times to the pedal member;
- a clutch disposed between the motor output shaft and the arm member, and configured to be temporarily disengaged while the pedal member returns toward the non-actuated position thereof;
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- an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to control operations of the motor so that a rotational angle of the motor output shaft is not changed while the pedal member returns toward the non-actuated position thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.