Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Retractable pedal assembly for a vehicle
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Application No.: US16373789Application Date: 2019-04-03
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Publication No.: US11414057B2Publication Date: 2022-08-16
- 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: B60T7/06
- IPC: B60T7/06 ; F16H19/00 ; 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 coupled to the brake pedal emulator housing. The at least one pedal is actuatable by an occupant. The vehicle includes a first gearing element operably coupled to the pedal and a second gearing element operably coupled with the first gearing element. The vehicle further includes an actuator operably coupled to the second gearing element. The actuator is configured to disengage from the second gearing element and apply a motive force to the second gearing element. The vehicle further includes at least one controller in communication with the actuator. The controller is configured to control the actuator to move the pedal to the first position and control the actuator to move the pedal to the second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200317167A1 RETRACTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2020-10-08
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