Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pedal assembly for autonomous vehicles
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Application No.: US17066039Application Date: 2020-10-08
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Publication No.: US11079789B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Andrew Ford , Derek Jackson
- Applicant: KSR IP Holdings, LLC
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: KSR IP Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee: KSR IP Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: G05G1/30
- IPC: G05G1/30 ; G05G1/40 ; B60K26/02 ; G05G1/01 ; G05G1/44 ; B60R21/09 ; B62D25/20 ; B60T7/06 ; B60K23/00 ; B60K23/02

Abstract:
A pedal assembly, including an upper housing and a lower housing with an upper surface positioned below the upper housing. A receiving cavity is positioned in the lower housing, with at least a portion positioned below the upper surface in the pedal assembly vertical direction. A pedal arm having a pivot end and an opposite pedal pad, pivotally coupled to the upper housing at the pivot end. The pedal arm is movable between a stowed position and a use position, wherein in the stowed position, the pedal pad is positioned in the receiving cavity and below the upper surface in the pedal assembly vertical direction such that access to the pedal pad is prohibited. In the use position, the pedal pad is positioned above the receiving cavity and the upper surface in the pedal assembly vertical direction such that access to the pedal pad is permitted.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210109560A1 PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2021-04-15
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