Compact pedal assembly with electrical sensor arm pivotal about axis spaced from pedal axis
CA 2406813 A1 · Owner: Menzies, Brad C. · Inventors: Menzies, Brad C.
Overview
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A brake cover (18) and shaft (24) rotate with a pedal lever (20) relative to a central section (14) of the housing (12) rotate a pedal gear (76). The pedal, gear (76) rotates a sensor gear (74) to rotate a sensor arm (46) about a sensor axis (48). The sensor arm (46) supports sensor members (58) that move along sensor bands (50) to, generate an electrical signal. As the brake cover (18) rotates with the pedal lever (20) it, uncoils coil springs (84) to cause brake shoes (80) to pivot radially outward about, respective posts (82) frictionally engage the interior surface (78) of the central section, (14) to thereby provide a resistance or hysteresis to movement of the pedal lever (20). …
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- Filed October 8, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 8, 2022.
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