Device for the electrical transmission of a mechanical variable
US4922177A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 1, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H3/0213
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device is described for the electrical transmission of a mechanical variable, particularly an electric gas pedal for automotive vehicles. The device comprises a first potentiometer system as desired-value transmitter and a second potentiometer system as actual-value transmitter. At least one of the potentiometer systems has, in addition to the first wiper, a second wiper the wiper contact of which is at a predetermined fixed distance from the wiper contact of the first wiper and lies at a separate electric potential with respect to it.
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