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Accelerator device

US8806978B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 2012
Grant dateAug 19, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20534
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An accelerator device includes: an accommodation part; a rotation shaft having a first end and a second end that are supported by the accommodation part; a pedal part having a first end fixed to the rotation shaft and a second end to be pressed by a driver of a vehicle in an open direction; a return mechanism part biasing the rotation shaft to be rotated in a close direction opposite from the open direction; and a seal member restricting a foreign matter from entering an interior space of the accommodation part.

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