Secondary brake pedal assembly

Details Secondary brake pedal assembly Secondary brake pedal assembly

1979-11-28

1983-04-12

Albritton, C. L.

Electrical resistors

Mechanically variable

Movable contact electrically adjustable over length of...

74560, 338176, H01C 1000

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043800025

ABSTRACT:
A secondary and/or piggy-back brake pedal transducer assembly adapted to be secured to a primary brake pedal, said secondary or piggy-back pedal being moveable with respect to the primary brake pedal responsive to foot pressure and including novel spring means and an integral lever controlled by that said spring means, said lever being deflectible to correspondingly deflect a plunger member of a connected potentiometer to thereby develop an electric signal proportionate to said foot pressure, said signal being translatable to corresponding electrical energization of an electric brake situated on a vehicle towed by the vehicle bearing said secondary or piggy-back brake assembly.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3135358 (1964-06-01), Greentree
patent: 3423135 (1969-01-01), Beltramo
patent: 3574414 (1971-04-01), Jacob
patent: 3610699 (1971-10-01), Ladoniczki
patent: 3882442 (1975-05-01), Hubbard
patent: 4233587 (1980-11-01), Augustine

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