Hysteresis generating pedal apparatus
AssigneeHsl Electronics Corporation
InventorSun Geun Kim
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Abstract
Provided is a hysteresis generating pedal apparatus. More specifically, the hysteresis generating pedal apparatus includes: a housing fixed to a vehicle; a pedal arm rotatably supported by the housing; and a friction member having an end supported by a spring and an other end in contact with a portion of the pedal arm and generating friction by contacting the housing when rotated by a driver's pedal effort received from the pedal arm. In particular, in a center of rotation of the friction member is different from a center of rotation of the pedal arm.
Claims24
A hysteresis generating pedal apparatus comprising:
- a housing fixed to a vehicle;
- a pedal arm rotatably supported by the housing;
- and
- a friction member having an end supported by a spring and an other end in contact with a portion of the pedal arm and generating friction by contacting the housing when rotated due to pedal effort received from the pedal arm,
- wherein a center of rotation of the friction member is different from a center of rotation of the pedal arm, and
- wherein a portion of the friction member which contacts the housing is made of a different material than the housing, and/or a portion of the housing which contacts the friction member is made of a different material than the friction member.
A hysteresis generating pedal apparatus comprising:
- a housing fixed to a vehicle;
- a pedal arm rotatably supported by the housing;
- and
- a friction member having an end supported by a spring and an other end in contact with a portion of the pedal arm and generating friction by contacting the housing when rotated due to pedal effort received from the pedal arm,
- wherein a center of rotation of the friction member is different from a center of rotation of the pedal arm, and
- wherein the center of rotation of the friction member and a contact surface between the friction member and the housing are located on a circumference of a circle having the center of rotation of the pedal arm as a center thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.