US4727840A
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Throttle valve control device
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1987-04-06
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Granted: 1988-03-01
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Expires: 2007-04-06
Abstract
Abstract A throttle valve control device comprises: a valve shaft for operating a throttle valve; a differential gear device having first and second drive gears, for driving the valve shaft; first and second electronic control actuators for rotating the first and second drive gear, respectively; and a sensor for detecting the degree of opening of the throttle valve, so that the operation of the throttle valve is controlled by the electronic control actuators while the degree of opening of the throttle valve is being detected.
Inventors
- 👤 Minoru Nishida
- 👤 Hideaki Katashiba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 08:04
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K3/00; F16K3/02; F02; F02D; F02D11/00; F02D11/06; F02D11/10; F02D11/107; F02D9/00; F02D9/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A throttle valve control device comprising: a valve shaft for operating a throttle valve adapted to vary the output of an engine; a differential gear device for driving said valve shaft, said differential gear device having first and second drive gears; first and second electronic control actuators for rotating said first and second drive gears of said differential gear device, respectively; and an opening degree sensor for detecting a degree of opening of said throttle valve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
A throttle valve control device comprising: a valve shaft for operating a throttle valve adapted to vary the output of an engine; a differential gear device for driving said valve shaft, said differential gear device having first and second drive gears; first and second electronic control actuators for rotating said first and second drive gears of said differential gear device, respectively; and an opening degree sensor for detecting a degree of opening of said throttle valve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A throttle valve control device as claimed in claim 1, which further comprises first and second drive means through which said first and second gears are rotated by said first and second electronic control actuators, said first and second drive means each having a worm and a worm wheel.
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