Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Accelerator pedal system
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Application No.: US17893618Application Date: 2022-08-23
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Publication No.: US11897330B2Publication Date: 2024-02-13
- Inventor: Yuusuke Yoshida , Soichi Kinouchi , Hideyuki Mori , Takuto Kita
- 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 21137324 2021.08.25
- Main IPC: G05G1/30
- IPC: G05G1/30 ; B60K26/02 ; G05G1/44 ; G05G5/00 ; G05G5/03

Abstract:
An accelerator pedal system includes a pedal lever, a lock mechanism, an actuator, and an ECU. The pedal lever operates in accordance with a step-on operation. The lock mechanism is capable of restricting the operation of the pedal lever. The lock mechanism can switch 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 free from restriction by the lock mechanism. The ECU includes a locking operation determination unit, an actuator control unit, and an information acquisition unit. The locking operation determination unit determines switching of a locking operation by the lock mechanism. The actuator control unit controls a driving operation of an actuator. The locking operation determination unit locks the pedal lever when the vehicle is traveling on a specific position in an automatic driving mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230066123A1 ACCELERATOR PEDAL SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2023-03-02
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