Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Accelerator pedal system
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Application No.: US17893801Application Date: 2022-08-23
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Publication No.: US11958355B2Publication Date: 2024-04-16
- Inventor: Soichi Kinouchi , Yuusuke Yoshida , Takuto Kita , Hideyuki Mori , Shinji Komatsu
- Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Kariya
- Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kariya
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Priority: JP 21137423 2021.08.25
- Main IPC: B60K26/02
- IPC: B60K26/02 ; G05G1/44 ; G05G5/00 ; G05G5/03 ; B60Q9/00

Abstract:
An accelerator pedal system includes a pedal lever, a lock mechanism, an actuator, and an ECU. The pedal lever operates according to a step-on operation. The lock mechanism can restrict an operation of the pedal lever. The actuator switches between a locked state in which the operation of the pedal lever is restricted by the lock mechanism and an unlocked state in which the operation of the pedal lever is not restricted. The ECU includes a lock operation determination unit and an actuator control unit. The lock operation determination unit unlocks the pedal lever when an approaching object from behind is detected during a travel of a vehicle in the locked state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230060925A1 ACCELERATOR PEDAL SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2023-03-02
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