Abstract: A throttle valve comprises an intake passage. A throttle shaft extends in a generally vertical direction. The lower end of the throttle shaft passes through the throttle valve and projects downward. A throttle lever is connected to the downwardly projecting lower end. The throttle lever is joined to a throttle wire. A fuel injector attachment seat is positioned on one side of the throttle shaft and an intake pressure sensor attachment seat is provided on the other side of the throttle shaft when viewed in the direction along the intake passage.

Abstract: A carburetor for a high performance vehicle includes an actuator lever mounted to a first valve linkage for rotating a first pair of carburetor butterfly valves and a crank mounted to a second valve linkage for rotating a second pair of carburetor butterfly valves, a cam mounted on the actuator lever for engaging and moving said crank and rotating said second pair of valves in response to the movement of the actuator lever, and a quick disconnect coupling between said actuator lever and said cam such that the cam is removable from said actuator lever and can be replaced by another cam.

Abstract: An engine includes a stationary member, a crankshaft supported for rotation by the stationary member, and a flywheel rotatable in response to rotation of the crankshaft. A fan has a plurality of fins and is rotatable in response to movement of the flywheel. A movable air vane includes a surface that deflects air from the fins as the fins move with the flywheel. The engine also includes an intake passageway for intake air and a throttle lever including a throttle pivot point and a throttle linkage aperture. The throttle linkage aperture and the throttle pivot point define a first axis having a first side and a second side. A throttle valve is disposed in the intake passageway to control the flow of intake air. The throttle valve is movable in response to movement of the throttle lever. A throttle linkage is positioned to directly or indirectly connect the air vane and the throttle lever. The throttle linkage and the movable air vane are disposed on the first side of the first axis.

Abstract: An engine stop switch and a fuel open-close lock are accommodated in a throttle lever case so that they can be easily disassembled, and the engine stop switch is turned on and off and the fuel open-close cock is opened and closed adequately by the actuation of a rotary valve in response to the turning of a lever. An engine stop switch and a fuel open-close lock are integrally incorporated in a throttle lever case, a partially toothless driven gear is intermittently rotated via a partially toothless drive gear rotated by a lever, and the intermittent rotation of the partially toothless driven gear turns on/off the engine stop switch and opens/closes the fuel open/close cock.

Abstract: A carburetor automatic control system in an engine includes, a temperature-sensitive operating device for operating a choke valve so that the choke valve is opened with a temperature increase of the engine and a governor for opening and closing a throttle valve to maintain a preset rotational speed of the engine. The governor device includes, a stepping motor opening and closing the throttle valve over a range from an idling opening degree to a fully opening degree, and an electronic control unit driving the stepping motor so that the rotational speed of the engine is maintained the preset speed. A relief mechanism is interposed between the choke valve and the temperature-sensitive operating device, the relief mechanism opening the choke valve in response to an intake vacuum pressure within the intake passage when the engine is in a cold state and the choke valve is in a fully closed state.

Abstract: An electronic throttle valve system more suitable for use in straddle type vehicles. A straddle type vehicle has an electronic throttle valve system for adjusting the amount of intake air to an internal combustion engine. The electronic throttle valve system includes a throttle valve, an electric motor and a control unit. A guard mechanism is provided on a valve shaft of the throttle valve. The guard mechanism includes a pulley with which the throttle cable is engaged and a lever pulley which rotates in conjunction with the opening of the pulley. A cushion spring is provided on an edge face of a notched portion of the lever pulley, the edge face generally coming into contact with a protrusion that extends from the valve shaft of the throttle valve.

Abstract: An electronic throttle valve system more suitable for use in straddle type vehicles. A straddle type vehicle has an electronic throttle valve system for adjusting the amount of intake air to an internal combustion engine. The electronic throttle valve system includes a throttle valve for adjusting the amount of intake air to the internal combustion engine, an electric motor for actuating the throttle valve, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. The throttle valve is fixed to a valve shaft. The electric motor is connected to the valve shaft. The valve shaft is provided with a throttle opening sensor on the right end, and a mechanical, throttle valve actuating mechanism on the left end. A throttle cable is engaged with the mechanism, while being coupled to a throttle grip (acceleration controller) provided on a right one of a pair of handlebars.

Abstract: The present invention provides a throttle position sensor for a motorcycle including a handlebar having an end. The throttle position sensor includes a rotor having a first end and a second end. The rotor is positioned within the handlebar and rotated relative to the handlebar. The second end is closer than the first end to the end of the handlebar. The throttle position sensor also includes a sensor operable to detect rotation of the rotor relative to the handlebar and generate a signal corresponding to the rotation of the rotor relative to the handlebar. The throttle position sensor further includes at least one electrical conduit passing into the rotor from the first end. The at least one electrical conduit is routed through the rotor and is accessible from the second end of the rotor.

Abstract: An engine stop switch and a fuel open-close lock are accommodated in a throttle lever case so that they can be easily disassembled, and the engine stop switch is turned on and off and the fuel open-close cock is opened and closed adequately by the actuation of a rotary valve in response to the turning of a lever. An engine stop switch and a fuel open-close lock are integrally incorporated in a throttle lever case, a partially toothless driven gear is intermittently rotated via a partially toothless drive gear 4 rotated by a lever 6, and the intermittent rotation of the partially toothless driven gear turns on/off the engine stop switch and opens/closes the fuel open/close cock.

Abstract: A manually guided implement driven by an internal combustion engine having a carburetor that is actuated by a throttle lever arrangement, which includes a throttle lever that is mounted in the implement so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis, and also includes a transmission element that operatively connects the throttle lever with the carburetor. The transmission element is an essentially rigid connecting rod that is mounted on the throttle lever and on an actuating lever of the carburetor.

Abstract: A mounting structure on motorcycle for protecting a capacitor from vibration and heat. In an engine having an upright cylinder a throttle body is connected to an intake path of the cylinder via an insulator, and the throttle body is connected to an air cleaner via a connecting tube. The throttle body is thereby elastically supported relative to the engine and a vehicle body frame via the insulator and the connecting tube. A capacitor is disposed at a position downward of the throttle body. The capacitor is supported integrally with the throttle body using a lower portion of a throttle body cover that covers both left and right sides of the throttle body. A vibration isolating support structure is thus achieved for the capacitor by using the throttle body that is elastically supported.

Abstract: In a throttle control apparatus, one end of a throttle valve shaft supported rotatably on a throttle body is protruded from one side outer wall of the throttle body, the throttle lever mechanism comprising a drive lever, a link lever and a throttle lever is attached to the one end, and is surrounded by a lever accommodation wall formed on the one side outer wall, a cover closes an outer opening portion of the lever accommodation wall, and an opening sensor is mounted on the cover and engaged to the one end, whereby throttle body assembling workability and throttle valve shaft machining workability are improved, and the throttle control apparatus advantageous for a motorcycle can be provided.

Abstract: A common engine speed control mechanism for small internal combustion engines, which may be configured to allow for actuation of the speed control mechanism between stop, idle, and various engine running speed positions by actuation of one of a selected plurality of speed control levers. Each of the plurality of speed control levers is oriented so that it is movable in a direction which is substantially non-parallel to the direction of movement of the other speed control levers. In one embodiment, the actuation of the common speed control mechanism can be accomplished by movement of a first speed control lever in a substantially horizontal, side-to-side direction or by movement of a second speed control lever in a substantially vertical, up-and-down direction.

Abstract: An engine-driven work machine having a target engine speed selection unit and a control unit. The target engine speed selection unit selects and specifies an arbitrary target engine speed from among a plurality of target engine speeds that is set in stepwise fashion. The control unit electrically controls the opening and closing of a throttle valve so that the actual engine speed conforms to the specified target engine speed.

Abstract: A device for actuating at least one throttle valve of an internal combustion engine is provided. When the throttle valve opening angles are small, the throttle valve and the actuating device are positively coupled, and when the throttle valve opening angles are large, the throttle valve and the actuating device are form lockingly coupled in the closing direction, but are only conditionally coupled in the opening direction, such that the throttle valve can be brought into operation for smaller throttle valve opening angles.

Abstract: A carburetor throttle valve actuation assembly for a combustion engine is readily adapted for use as a remote control actuator, a local control throttle actuator, or both together providing an optional choice for the end user. The carburetor has a throttle valve having a shaft journaled to a body for movement about a rotation axis. A slave lever connects rigidly to a distal end of the shaft projecting outward from the body. A connection spaced radially outward from the axis engages the slave lever to a radially projecting swivel member of a local, manually operated, throttle valve actuation assembly. The swivel member rotates in unison with the slave lever about the axis, is spaced axially outward from the shaft and is journaled to a bracket engaged rigidly to the body. Preferably, the connection has a hole in the slave lever. If the remote throttle control actuator is used, a Bowden wire engages to a pin projecting axially outward from the slave lever at the hole.

Abstract: An operating apparatus of an engine in a portable working machine improves an operability of a throttle lever while preventing a Run-on phenomenon or the like. The operating apparatus is provided with a first operating device for operating a throttle valve of the engine in a range from a fully closed state to a fully opened state, a switch for switching the engine between an operable state and a stoppable state, and a second operating device for operating the switch. The second operating device is structured so as to regulate an operation position of the first operating device at a time of operating the switch such that the engine is brought into the operable state, and to allow the first operating device to fully close the throttle valve at a time of operating the switch such that the engine is brought into the stoppable state.

Abstract: An engine includes a throttling device configured for both mechanical and electrical control. For example, the throttling device can include a throttle cable connection assembly configured to allow a throttle valve shaft of the throttling device to be controlled by movement of throttle cables and an electronic control section configured to allow the throttle valve to be moved by an electronic actuator. The throttling device can include a connector member configured to selectively engage and disengage the mechanical control section from the throttle valve shaft so as to allow the electrical control section to adjust the throttle valve shaft without resistance from the mechanical control section. The engine can also include a switch for indicating to an electronic controller whether or not the mechanical control section is engaged with a throttle valve shaft.

Abstract: A secondary engine speed control mechanism for small internal combustion engines, including an operator control which is manually operable to override an engine running speed which is set by the engine's primary speed control mechanism and governed by the governor. The secondary speed control mechanism may be selectively actuated by the operator in anticipation of an increased engine load to provide a temporary increase or “boost” to engine speed above the set, governed engine running speed. The secondary speed control mechanism may include an operator actuated, trigger-type mechanism located on the handle of an implement with which the engine is used.

Abstract: To easily carry out change pulling directions of opening and closing wires in a link type throttle valve control device, a throttle valve operation dram 61 and a first link lever 62 are mounted at a throttle valve operation shaft 3, the throttle valve operation dram 61 has opening and closing valve end inserting holes 61a, 61b, the throttle valve operation shaft 3 is rotatably provided at a stay plate 1 having first and second cable guide inserting holes 1d, 1e, and rotatably provided coaxially with a throttle valve shaft 52, first and second link levers 62, 56 mounted at the throttle valve shaft 52 are linked by a connection lever 63a, the stay plate 1 is rotated to a desired position around the throttle valve shaft 52, and in this state, the stay plate 1 is fixed at a throttle body 50 by screws 5.

Abstract: With the throttle apparatus of the present invention having a throttle valve 30 disposed at an intake passage, a throttle shaft 240 to open and close the throttle valve 30, a DC motor 51 to drive the throttle shaft 40, and so on, a second drive means 60 is disposed to exert return force to the throttle shaft 40 only for returning the throttle valve 30 to the rest position. With this structure, since return force is not exerted with a normal operation, load to the DC motor 51 is decreased, and an open-close operation can be preformed smoothly. By returning the throttle valve to the rest position utilizing other means than spring force, load to the motor is decreased, and open-close operation is smoothed.

Abstract: To make a motor to control throttle valve opening degree compact and reduce electricity consumption, a throttle valve lever (4) attached to a throttle valve shaft (3) has a roller (4b) and an operating arm portion (4a), a loosely fitted lever (8) is arranged to the throttle valve shaft (3), the operating arm portion (4a) is arranged in a gap (S) between first and second locking portions (8a1, 8a2) of the loosely fitted lever (8), a cam surface (7a) of a cam lever (7) connected to an output shaft (Ma) of a lead screw type step motor (M) faces to the roller (4b), a throttle valve operating drum (11) is coupled to the loosely fitted lever (8) via a link cover (13) and, when the motor (M) is driven, the cam lever (7) rotates the throttle valve lever (4) and the arm portion (4a) rotates within the gap (S) to hold an idling opening degree.

Abstract: An actuator is for a vehicle engine including a carburetor having a throttle plate moveable between a minimum open position and a maximum open position. The actuator includes an input member movably coupled with the vehicle so as to be displaceable between an initial position and a maximum displaced position. A flexible connector has a first end connected with the input member and a second end connected with the throttle plate such that movement of the input member displaces the connector to move the throttle plate between the minimum and maximum positions. A guide is configured to direct movement of the connector such that a rate of displacement of the throttle plate is varied as the input member moves between the initial and maximum positions. Preferably, the guide includes two curved guide members engageable with the connector to take up a portion thereof at an intermediate input member position.

Abstract: An operating mechanism is provided and has an operating lever, an adjusting lever, and a valve element that is rotatably disposed in a channel, wherein the adjusting lever is connected with the valve element via a shaft. A coupling element is provided for interconnecting the positions of the operating lever and the adjusting lever. The distance of the pivot axis of the adjusting lever from a connection of the coupling element with the adjusting lever is variable as a function of the position of the adjusting lever.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for adjusting a throttle plate of a throttle assembly of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. A throttle linkage mechanically connects a throttle actuator to the throttle assembly with a deadband therebetween. The deadband allows the throttle plate to remain in a closed position during initial movement of the throttle actuator and initial acceleration, thereby reducing overall engine noise.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling an engine, in particular of an aircraft. The device has at least one throttle and a regulating device for additionally controlling the throttle automatically. A displacement of the throttle is transmitted permanently, in a direct or indirect manner to a position sensor.

Abstract: A governor for an internal combustion engine having an intake passageway and an engine throttle valve movable between an open position and a closed position, a throttle arm connected to the engine throttle valve to control movement of the engine throttle valve. A pressure assist adjusts the position of the throttle arm when a load is applied to the engine. The pressure assist includes a pressure responsive actuator having a pressure chamber in fluid flow communication with the intake passageway. The pressure responsive actuator is movable in a first direction in response to a pressure or a vacuum in the intake passageway. The throttle arm is movable in response to movement of the pressure responsive actuator. A conduit connects the pressure chamber and the intake passageway in fluid flow communication. A one-way valve is disposed in the conduit between the pressure chamber and the intake passageway.

Abstract: A throttle linkage for use with an internal combustion engine is disclosed which connects a throttle actuator to a throttle assembly. The throttle linkage is nonadjustable and interacts with a plurality of throttle stops integrally formed with an engine block. Such an arrangement prevents tampering in advanced two-stroke engines and ensures emission output at a level well below that allowed.

Abstract: A throttle plate manipulator, for allowing an engine to operate that has a throttle plate, the throttle plate having a gas mixer having cross-hairs including a main opening and vertical and horizontal bars extending across the opening, the throttle plate having a butterfly located behind the cross hairs that controls the engine speed. The manipulator includes a manipulator disc that secures over the cross-hairs using an attachment rod having a hook that hooks behind one of the bars of the cross-hairs, and a control rod that extends through the manipulator disc and engages the butterfly. Fuel-air flow into the engine is allowed and adjusted as desired by rotating the control rod to advance the control rod toward the butterfly.

Abstract: A watercraft includes an engine output control device that can adjust the maximum output of the engine. The output device can be constructed of mechanical devices for adjusting the relationship between the movement of a throttle lever and a throttle valve, an electronic device for proportionally controlling the position of throttle valves in relation to the movement of the throttle lever, are other devices for controlling engine speeds in other ways.

Abstract: A remote control manually movable handle for a gear selection and throttle selection device is provided with asymmetry in order to improve the mechanical advantage available to the operator when moving the selection handle from neutral gear position to forward or reverse gear position. The total neutral zone is increased in order to provide this improved mechanical advantage while maintaining the generally similar range of travel of the forward gear zone in comparison to known prior art systems. By changing the relative gear teeth arrangements of the remote control system, this asymmetry and resulting mechanical advantage is achieved. A handle shape is provided that results in a general perpendicularity between the handle and a reference line in order to improve the feel of the handle when used by the operator of the marine vessel.

Abstract: A system for controlling a transmission throttle valve allows the transmission response to be quickly adjusted. The system includes an adapter assembly which is mounted on the rotatable throttle member of a fuel management device. A cam assembly is selectively positionable on the adapter assembly so as to adjust the rate of throttle valve cable pull. The cam assembly has guide pins which move within guide slots on the adapter assembly. The cam assembly also has an adjustment slot which receives an adjustment screw connected to the adapter assembly. The cam assembly is positioned on the adapter assembly so that the adjustment screw occupies a desired location along the adjustment slot, and then the adjustment screw is tightened to lock the cam assembly in place.

Abstract: In a device for restoring a rotary member to a defined basic position, having a three-dimensionally fixed fixation cam that predetermines the basic position and having a slaving cam, which is coupled with the rotary member and is movable past the fixation cam, of which cams, each has one stop face each on sides facing away from one another, and having a clamp spring, which embraces the cams with prestressing by way of two bent-away spring legs, in order to achieve a freedom of play in rotation between the spring legs and the cams in the basic position, at least one spring leg is countersunk, with at least one leg segment, in at least one of the cams so far that in the basic position, with a leg segment fitting over the other cam, it rests without play on the stop face of the other cam.

Abstract: An outboard engine has an internal combustion engine as a prime mover, a throttle valve device including a valve element and a valve shaft supporting the valve element, and combined with the internal combustion engine, a driven unit combined with the throttle valve device, and a drive unit for driving the driven unit. The drive unit is capable of smoothly transmitting an external throttle-operating force to the driven unit regardless of its position. A throttle valve operating mechanism connects an operating lever included in the driven unit, and a throttle-operating Bowden cable included in the drive unit. The throttle valve operating mechanism is a linkage including plural links. Joints joining the adjacent joining parts of those links are ball-and-socket joints, respectively. The valve shaft has one end connected to the operating lever and the other end connected to a throttle position sensor. The valve shaft is inclined to a horizontal plane.

Abstract: A totally closed value of the throttle valve of an engine having a fast idle function will be rendered capable of being correctly detected. The opening indicated value IACV to be supplied to the motor during a fast idle operation is a value obtained by adding the water temperature correction value and the atmospheric pressure correction value to the totally closed reference value. A value obtained by subtracting the water temperature correction value and the atmospheric pressure correction value from the actual opening to be detected by the throttle sensor is set to the totally closed value. When the value obtained by subtracting the water temperature correction value and the atmospheric pressure correction value from the actual opening goes out of the dead zone, the totally closed value is replaced with the value obtained by subtracting both correction values from the actual opening.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an adjusting device for a throttle pull of an internal combustion engine for a portable handheld work apparatus. A pull wire (11) of the throttle pull acts on the carburetor (4) of the engine. The carburetor (4) is attached to the inlet of the engine with a spacer (6) disposed therebetween. A tension piece (5) of the adjusting device is pivotally journalled on the spacer (6) by a bolt. The pull wire (11) lies with a segment thereof on the outwardly pivotable arm of the tension piece (5). The position of the tension piece can be adjusted with the adjusting screw (14). The adjusting screw can be screwed out of the pivot arm axially in the direction toward a support. The tension piece (5) is configured as one piece with the bolt (12) and is securely held with a form-tight holding arrangement in the axial direction of the bolt (12). The adjusting device is cost-effective and provides for a reliable and precise adjustment.

Abstract: A valve control and diagnostic system uses physical stops to determine whether a connection between the valve motor and the valves has become degraded. The method can detect degradation in both the opening and closing direction, as well as in multi-valve systems, such as used on internal combustion engines.

Abstract: A throttle system for a general-purpose engine, having an actuator (motor) connected to a throttle valve to open or close it so as to regulate amount of intake air. An output transmission mechanism constituted as a link mechanism or a gear mechanism is provided between the actuator and the throttle valve to transmit an output of the actuator to the throttle value such that an output of the mechanism relative to the output of the actuator when the throttle valve is fully closed, is smaller than that when the throttle value is not fully closed. With this, the system can finely open and close the throttle valve when its opening is small and can open and close it at high speed when its opening is large, while preventing throttle valve seizing.

Abstract: An engine includes a throttling device configured for both mechanical and electrical control. For example, the throttling device can include a throttle cable connection assembly configured to allow a throttle valve shaft of the throttling device to be controlled by movement of throttle cables and an electronic control section configured to allow the throttle valve to be moved by an electronic actuator. The throttling device can include a connector member configured to selectively engage and disengage the mechanical control section from the throttle valve shaft so as to allow the electrical control section to adjust the throttle valve shaft without resistance from the mechanical control section. The engine can also include a switch for indicating to an electronic controller whether or not the mechanical control section is engaged with a throttle valve shaft.

Abstract: A linkage assembly for a vehicle having a vehicle body and an engine mounted thereto. The linkage assembly is operably disposed between a user-operable speed control input mechanism, e.g., a foot-operated accelerator, and the engine. The linkage assembly includes first and second linkage bodies and sets the idle and maximum speed of the engine without restricting the range of movement of the input mechanism. The linkage assembly may also include two adjustable stop mechanisms for limiting the travel of one of the linkage bodies and thereby providing for the independent adjustment of the idle and maximum engine speeds.

Abstract: A linkage assembly for a vehicle having a vehicle body and an engine mounted thereto. The linkage assembly is operably disposed between a user-operable speed control input mechanism, e.g., a foot-operated accelerator, and the engine. The linkage assembly includes first and second linkage bodies and sets the idle and maximum speed of the engine without restricting the range of movement of the input mechanism. The linkage assembly may also include two adjustable stop mechanisms for limiting the travel of one of the linkage bodies and thereby providing for the independent adjustment of the idle and maximum engine speeds.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an adjusting device for a throttle pull of an internal combustion engine for a portable handheld work apparatus. A pull wire (11) of the throttle pull acts on the carburetor (4) of the engine. The carburetor (4) is attached to the inlet of the engine with a spacer (6) disposed therebetween. A tension piece (5) of the adjusting device is pivotally journalled on the spacer (6) by a bolt. The pull wire (11) lies with a segment thereof on the outwardly pivotable arm of the tension piece (5). The position of the tension piece can be adjusted with the adjusting screw (14). The adjusting screw can be screwed out of the pivot arm axially in the direction toward a support. The tension piece (5) is configured as one piece with the bolt (12) and is securely held with a form-tight holding arrangement in the axial direction of the bolt (12). The adjusting device is cost-effective and provides for a reliable and precise adjustment.

Abstract: The present invention provides an assembly for providing a variable output torque based upon a constant input force. The assembly includes an actuator for providing a constant input force and at least one link operatively coupled to the actuator and a pivot point such the constant input force is converted to the variable output torque.

Abstract: An operating mechanism is provided and has an operating lever, an adjusting lever, and a valve element that is rotatably disposed in a channel, wherein the adjusting lever is connected with the valve element via a shaft. A coupling element is provided for interconnecting the positions of the operating lever and the adjusting lever. The distance of the pivot axis of the adjusting lever from a connection of the coupling element with the adjusting lever is variable as a function of the position of the adjusting lever.

Abstract: A marine engine has an air intake device that includes an air regulator (e.g., a throttle valve) and fuel injectors. A control system controls an actuator of the air regulator. A first sensor detects an intake pressure in the intake device. A second sensor detects a state of the actuator. A third sensor detects an engine speed of the engine. A control device controls an amount of fuel sprayed by the fuel injectors relative to an amount of the intake air. The control device controls the amount of the fuel based upon a signal of the third sensor and a signal of the first sensor in a first actuation range of the actuator in which the intake pressure is variable. The control device controls the amount of the fuel based upon a signal of the third sensor and a signal of the second sensor in a second actuation range of the actuator in which the intake pressure is invariable.

Abstract: A small internal combustion engine having user interfaces which are located proximate to one another and within a centralized portion of the engine which is easily accessible by a user, such that the user may readily identify and manipulate the user interfaces. The user interfaces include the carburetor choke and throttle controls, the carburetor primer bulb, the engine ignition key switch, the fuel shut-off valve, the fuel fill inlet and fuel tank cap, and the oil fill inlet and oil fill cap. The carburetor choke and throttle controls are configured as rotary members mounted within an upper front portion of the engine shroud, and are shaped for easy grasping by a user to control the running of the engine.

Abstract: A switch actuator is provided with a rotor in a housing and a third class lever having a cam follower operatively engaged against a cam surface of the rotor. A fulcrum of the lever is provided at a location relative to the rotor, which location is adjustable relative to the rotor in response to continued rotation of the rotor after an operative end of the lever has been stopped against a switch.

Abstract: An electronic enhanced mobility control interface of a mobility enhancement system implemented in a motor vehicle having a conventional electronic throttle control system. The electronic enhanced mobility throttle interface includes an auxiliary electronic throttle sensor in duplication of the conventional throttle pedal electronic throttle sensor, wherein the driver's selection of either the auxiliary or throttle pedal position throttle sensor is interfaced transparently to an engine electronic controller, as for example an engine control module (ECM/PCM) for processing to the electronic throttle control (ETC) subsystem. The electronic mobility enhancement throttle interface further includes an auxiliary throttle control by which the driver executes throttle commands to the auxiliary electronic throttle sensor, a data switch for connecting one or the other of the throttle pedal position and auxiliary electronic throttle sensors processing electronics to the ECM/PCM.

Abstract: A throttle system for a general-purpose engine, having an actuator (motor) connected to a throttle valve to open or close it so as to regulate amount of intake air. An output transmission mechanism constituted as a link mechanism or a gear mechanism is provided between the actuator and the throttle valve to transmit an output of the actuator to the throttle value such that an output of the mechanism relative to the output of the actuator when the throttle valve is fully closed, is smaller than that when the throttle value is not fully closed. With this, the system can finely open and close the throttle valve when its opening is small and can open and close it at high speed when its opening is large, while preventing throttle valve seizing.

Abstract: A throttle device for an internal-combustion engine, in which, on one surface of a throttle body side wall is formed a mounting space for mounting a reduction gear mechanism which transmits the power of a motor to a throttle valve shaft; and a throttle sensor for detecting the throttle valve opening is built inside of the gear cover covering the mounting space, and is covered with a sensor cover. A shaft hole of a rotor of the throttle sensor is exposed out through the sensor cover. When the gear cover is attached to the side wall of the throttle body, one end of the throttle valve shaft fits in the rotor shaft hole by elastically deforming a fitting spring inserted in the shaft hole, thereby enabling downsizing, weight reduction, and simplification of assembly and wiring harness of the electronically controlled throttle device, and realization of stabilized operation and improved accuracy of the throttle sensor.