Reply Brief in Support of KSR's Motion for Summary ... - Fried Frank

785,063,811throttle.stop 38 which will support any additional force a rotary shaft member extending between said wallthe operator applies without allowing furtner pedal members and supported by said wall members, saidrotation. As the follower returns, its motion is halted by rotary shaft member having opposed end portionsthe idle stop 86 on the base bracket housing portion 26. which'laterally extend beyond sad wall members;Since the cam follower is connected to the pedal by pin 5 said rotary potentiometer being secured to one saidlOa, the follower member 32 prevents the pedal from wall member and coupled to one end of said rotarygoing past the idle position when the follower member shaft member; and32 is stopped. an idle validation switt:h meas being secùred to oneThroughout operation, the electrical components 28 said wall member, said rotary shaft member carryand30 are elevated froii ,and isolated from the travel 10 ing trip means to activate said idle validationpath or environmental area ofthe accelerator pedal and switch means only when said acceleration pedal isthus remain free of containation by dirt, moisture and in said idle position.the like. Since the uppe housing portion 26 remains 4. The invention of claim 3 wherein said potentiomerigidthroughout pedal operation and is otherwise re- ter includes a driven member operatively engaged bymoved from it, the potentiometer output wire 110 re- 15 sad input shaft, said driven member including meansmains perfectly stationary and is not subject to chafng for allowing said input shaft to return to said idle posiandwear. tion while said driven member may remain Í1 anotherWhile the bet mode for caring out the invention position... . '..as een escn e 10 e ai , ose iam . , i dO' r b" 'd l' 11h' b d 'b d' d t '1 th r i'li'ar wi'th the ~rt S. The Invention of claim 3 wherein said housingt? w h. IC. h is th" Inven t' io~ 1 t re '11 a es 0' wi altema re~ ~nize. 20 portion - means in-the inc u idle es spnng position means of said ior accelerator 1asing saiio pedal. owertive designs and embodiments for practicing the Inven- 6 Th' t' d fi d' i' 5 h . 'do fi d h ~ 11 . 1 . . e inven ion as e ine m caim w erein saition as d~ me by t e 0 owmg' c aims. follower means includes a stop member extending trans-We claim: 1 r °d' verse y 0 sai ann member;1. An accelerator pedal asembly adapted .to be In- 25 each said wall member carrying a stop shoulder;stalled as a completely assemb~ed and pre-ad~u,sted as- said stop member being biased into engagement withsembly onto the floor of a vehicle cab compnsing: said stop shoulders by said sprig means when saida base .bracket .mem~; .accelerator pedal is in the idle poition,a housing portion eaned by sad base bracket mem- 7. An accelerator pedal assembly adapted to be inberat one end thereof; ,30' stalled ,as a completely assembled and preadjusted asane.longate accelerator pedal rotatably sec~red to sembly onto the floor of a vehicle cab comprising:,said base bracket memberat the opposite enct a base bracket membèr'thereof; a housing portion carri~d by said base bracket memelectronicmeans secured to sad housing portion for ber at one end thereof: 'producing.an electrican~ s.enerated. autput signal 35 l!n elongate accelerator' pedal rotatably securect toIn proportion to. ~e location ?f said :l~celerator said base bracket member at the opposite endpedal In any position from an idle posinon to the thereof. 'wide open throttlé position;. electroni~ mans secured to said housingportion forfol1~wer means secured to .a? extendin~ between producing an ,.electrically generl!ted output signal.said,a.ccelerator.pedal.and sad electronic ~eans; 40 in proportion to the location of sad acceleratorsaid housmg pOrtO~ bemg sl1Pported ~~ said base pedal in any position from an idle position to thebracket member in an e~~vated p~sltion located Wide open throttle position;above the upper extremities of said accelerator follower means secured to and extending betweenpedaL, whereby the electonic meanswil be rreeof , said accelerator pedal and sad electronic means;particulates or other contats commonly car- 45 sad housing portion being supported by sai~ bàse,ried by the accelerator pedal or otherwe trans- bracket member in an elevated position loctedrerred to the pedal asembly by the operator; ,above the upper extreinties or sad acceleratorsad electronic mea including a rotarypotentiome- ' peal, whereby the electrnic means wil be free ofter having a rota input shaft extendirtg lateraly pariculàtes or othercantainants commoiiy caror:said baS bracket member and sadacceleràtor SO ,rÌed' by the accelerator peal or otherwis transpedal;and ' ferred to the pedal assembly by the operator;said follower mea includingcoupled at one end to said rotar iiput slut and sadan ann member fixedly sad açceerator pedal being secured at one end tobase bracket member by a hing!, having an axisslidingly coupled at the opposite end thereofto said extending laterally of said base bracket member,~ccelerator peda. 55 and 'being biased in anupperost pOsition repre-2. The invention as defined in claim 1 whereill said senting the idle position of sad accelerator pedal;base braclcèt member includeS a generally vertica sec- andand a generaly horizonta setion at said electronic means including a rotay potentiome-tion at said one endsaid ppposite end; ter having an input shaft with an axis disposedsaid base bracket meinber furher including. a raed 60 laterally of sad base bracket member;, stop means for liinting the travel of sad accelera- sad follower mea being coupled to said input shafttor pedal to a set position representing wide open and adapted to oscilate about said input shaft axisthrottle. ' betwç:en one position representing the idle position3, The invention as defmed in claim lwherein said of said accelerator pedal and a second' 'positionhousing portion includes a pair of laterallyspaced wall 65 representing the wide open throttle position of sadmembers' extending radially' (lutwardly from the base acce1eratorpedal;andbracket member in the direction of sadaccelerator said follower means being fixed to the free end of saidpedal;' ' , :àCçel~ratorpe-dal by a joiritly radiating coupling