Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Retractable pedal assembly for a vehicle
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Application No.: US16373784Application Date: 2019-04-03
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Publication No.: US11148646B2Publication Date: 2021-10-19
- Inventor: Ali Ghaffari , Steven J. Weber , Tomasz R. Warzecha
- Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: G05G1/40
- IPC: G05G1/40 ; B60T7/06 ; B60K26/02 ; G05D1/00

Abstract:
An automotive vehicle includes a body having a passenger compartment and a pedal assembly disposed within the passenger compartment. The pedal assembly includes a brake pedal emulator housing and at least one pedal interface coupled to the housing. The vehicle also includes an actuator operably coupled to the brake pedal emulator housing. The actuator is configured to selectively move the housing and the pedal interface between a first position and a second position with respect to the passenger compartment. The vehicle further includes at least one controller in communication with the actuator. The controller is configured to, in response to satisfaction of a first operating condition, control the actuator to move the housing and the pedal interface to the first position, and, in response to satisfaction of a second operating condition, control the actuator to move the housing and the pedal interface to the second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200317166A1 RETRACTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2020-10-08
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