摘要 |
<p>Improvements for imparting hysteresis, or dampening, to the shaft of a pedal assembly for an electronic throttle actuation system so that the feel of the pedal (22) simulates the feel of a strictly mechanical system. Pads (52, 54) are resiliently urged against a disk (50) in one embodiment, the disk being affixed to the pedal shaft (44). In another embodiment, metal rings (86, 90) are resiliently urged against friction rings on the disk (88).</p> |