Patent 7387047 was granted and assigned to Hyundai Motor Company on June, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An electronic pedal device obtains a reliable and stable operation without generating noise by using a mechanism that converts a pivot of a treadle about a pedal body into a pivot of a link and then transmits the pivot of the link to a sensor. The device includes a base plate, pedal body, treadle, resilient member, sensor, and link.