An accelerator pedal assembly including an accelerator pedal attached to the driver's compartment of a vehicle is disclosed. The accelerator is reversibly movable between the neutral or idling position when no pressure is applied to the pedal and an acceleration position when pressure is applied. The assembly includes a compression assembly having a compression chamber with a piston, liquid nanofoam in the chamber, and a geared driver assembly connecting the compression assembly and the pedal. When the pedal is depressed, the driver assembly is activated, forcing the piston into the chamber and causing the force level to rise until it reaches the designed load limit or the threshold. When the pressure on the pedal is relieved, the position of the pedal is immediately reset to the neutral position as the piston is pushed out of the chamber by internal pressure generated by liquid escaping the nanoporous material via the nanopores.


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    Title :

    Accelerator pedal for vehicle incorporating liquid nanofoam


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    Publication date :

    2019-02-26


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G05G CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY , Steuer- oder Regelvorrichtungen oder Steuer- oder Regelsysteme gekennzeichnet ausschließlich durch mechanische Einzelheiten / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / F16H Getriebe , GEARING



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