ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL PEDAL ASSEMBLY
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240270070A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18646201

    申请日:2024-04-25

    发明人: Matthew Vyskocil

    摘要: An electronic throttle control pedal assembly includes a housing having a friction generating surface, a pedal arm, a spring carrier, and at least one spring. The pedal arm includes a hub portion and a friction generating member. The friction generating member has a lobe connected to a cross member and is positioned on a side surface of the hub portion. The cross member extends within the hub portion. The spring carrier has a friction generating portion. As the pedal arm is depressed, a portion of the spring carrier engages the friction generating portion against the cross member positioned within the hub aperture and pivotally engages a portion of the lobe of the friction generating member against the friction generating surface of the housing thereby creating at least two independent friction generating surfaces to create a hysteresis proportional to the depression of the pedal arm.

    PEDAL-SUPPORTED FRICTION DEVICE
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240109411A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-04

    申请号:US17936910

    申请日:2022-09-30

    申请人: CTS Corporation

    摘要: A vehicular pedal assembly includes a pedal housing with a mounting surface on a forward side for securement within a vehicle. A rotatable pedal has a proximal portion positioned in the pedal housing and a distal portion including a foot pad spaced from the pedal housing. The pedal is biased to a first limit position with respect to the pedal housing, and the distal portion is configured to be actuated from the first limit position in a forward direction. A friction system is provided for generating a resistance force against movement of the pedal toward and away from the first limit position. The friction system includes a friction lever having a friction pad, the friction lever being carried by the pedal and pivotable on the pedal to establish friction contact with a friction contact surface of the pedal housing.

    Robotic surgical pedal with integrated foot sensor

    公开(公告)号:US11786320B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US18079696

    申请日:2022-12-12

    摘要: A foot pedal assembly for controlling a robotic surgical system. The foot pedal assembly including a foot pedal base, a foot pedal and a sensor. The foot pedal moves relative to the foot pedal base and has a contact surface extending from a distal end to a proximal end of the foot pedal. The contact surface is to come into contact with a foot of a user during use of the foot pedal assembly for controlling the robotic surgical system and the distal end is farther away from a heel of the foot than the proximal end during use of the assembly for controlling the robotic surgical system. The sensor is coupled to the contact surface of the foot pedal at a position closer to the proximal end than the distal end, and the sensor is operable to sense a target object positioned a distance over the contact surface.

    PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAVING FORCE SENSING
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230259150A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-17

    申请号:US18107716

    申请日:2023-02-09

    IPC分类号: G05G1/38 G05G1/44

    CPC分类号: G05G1/38 G05G1/44

    摘要: A pedal assembly includes a housing having a cavity. A pedal arm is at least partially received in the cavity. The pedal arm is configured to move within the cavity relative to the housing. At least two pivot levers are positioned within the cavity and configured to pivot upon a contact by the pedal arm. A spring retainer is formed in the housing. The spring retainer has a spring positioned therein. A spring member is disposed about the spring retainer and is moveable about the spring retainer. At least two sensors are attached to the spring housing. At least two sensor assemblies are positioned in the housing and configured to sense an amount of travel of the at least two sensors. When a load is applied to the pedal pad, the pedal arm contacts the at least two pivot members pivoting the pivot members and moving the spring housing wherein the sensors movement is sensed by the respective at least two sensor assemblies indicative of the amount of depression of the pedal pad.