Patents by Inventor Ralf Kapell

Ralf Kapell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pedal displacement sensor
    Patent number: 6531667
    Abstract: A pedal displacement sensor includes an actuating lever and a switching element. The actuating lever is arranged in a housing, is rotatably supported on a rotational axis, and can be rotated by a pedal. The actuating element of the switching element is actuated by rotating the actuating lever. The housing of the pedal displacement sensor has an opening. The actuating lever extends through the opening to an end which engages the pedal. The actuating lever includes first and second arms which form an angle lever. The first arm is rotatably supported in the housing. The second arm extends through the opening to an end face which contacts the pedal lever. The actuating lever preferably also acts upon a transducer such as a Hall sensor and a permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Deere & Company ASG Luftfahrttechnik
    Inventors: Manfred Becker, Ralf Kapell, Rainer Oberheim
  • Pedal displacement sensor
    Publication number: 20020056625
    Abstract: A pedal displacement sensor includes an actuating lever and a switching element. The actuating lever is arranged in a housing, is rotatably supported on a rotational axis, and can be rotated by a pedal. The actuating element of the switching element is actuated by rotating the actuating lever. The housing of the pedal displacement sensor has an opening. The actuating lever extends through the opening to an end which engages the pedal. The actuating lever includes first and second arms which form an angle lever. The first arm is rotatably supported in the housing. The second arm extends through the opening to an end face which contacts the pedal lever. The actuating lever preferably also acts upon a transducer such as a Hall sensor and a permanent magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Manfred Becker, Ralf Kapell, Rainer Oberheim