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US 9,067,494 B2Granted
Pedal force adjusting apparatus for accelerator pedal
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SL Corporation
InventorsEun Sik Kim, Jeong Seon Min, Yong Lee, Yang Rae Cho, Sun Geun Kim
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Abstract
A pedal force adjusting apparatus for an accelerator pedal regulates a resilient force of a resilient member through movement of an upper carrier and a lower carrier due to rotation of a lead screw. Accordingly, a pedal force of a pedal arm can be easily regulated if necessary.
Claims7
A pedal force adjusting apparatus for an accelerator pedal, comprising:
- a lead screw including opposite ends which pass through a carrier housing and a carrier housing cover so as to rotate about an axis thereof with respect to the carrier housing and the carrier housing cover;
- an upper carrier threadedly coupled to the lead screw such that the lead screw passes through the upper carrier and the upper carrier is moved along the lead screw within the carrier housing by rotation force of the lead screw;
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- a lower carrier installed such that an upper surface thereof contacts the upper carrier and a lower surface thereof contacts an end of a resilient member, the lower carrier being configured to move in a direction in which the resilient member is pushed or released when the upper carrier moves along the lead screw;
- wherein the resilient member is configured to be pushed or released in a direction to be crossed with the axis of the lead screw.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.