| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 073114360 | Throttle position sensor or idling state detection | 8 |
| 20080245143 | THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A throttle position sensor having a housing and a body rotatably mounted within the housing. An alignment clip is attached to the body so that the alignment clip rotates in unison with the body. This alignment clip, furthermore, is adapted to receive an end of a throttle shaft at a predetermined angular position and aligned body to the throttle shaft. A sensor is also mounted to the housing and generates an output signal representative of the rotational position of the body relative to the housing. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090151436 | NON-CONTACT TYPE ROTATIONAL ANGLE DETECTION APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A non-contact type rotational angle detection apparatus can reduce the number of parts required, improve productivity, and prevent a relative displacement between a permanent magnet and a yoke. An insert molded body is fixedly secured to a shaft and is composed of a permanent magnet and a yoke formed integrally with each other by insert molding of a resin. A non-contact sensor is disposed in an inner space formed in the insert molded body. The non-contact sensor detects a rotation angle of the shaft by detecting an azimuth of magnetic flux lines generated by the permanent magnet. The cylindrical yoke is fixedly secured by shrinkage fitting to the cylindrical permanent magnet disposed at an inner side thereof. An engagement margin between the permanent magnet and the yoke is set equal to or greater than a value which restrains a relative displacement between the permanent magnet and the yoke. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090314070 | TRANSITION FROM EXHAUST BRAKING TO EXHAUST PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION IN A DIESEL ENGINE - An intake throttle valve (ITV) position determination module generates a desired ITV position based on at least one of a desired airflow in a regeneration mode and an exhaust braking request in an exhaust braking mode. An ITV position limitation module generates a limited ITV position based on the desired ITV position. A transition module detects a transition from the exhaust braking mode to the regeneration mode, wherein an ITV is controlled to the limited ITV position after the transition is detected. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100071450 | Throttle opening detection apparatus for a saddle-type vehicle - A throttle opening detection apparatus can include a throttle pipe, a throttle sensor, a resisting force application unit, and a cancel switch. The throttle pipe is configured to partly project into a case fixed to a bar handle and is configured to support rotation at an end portion of the bar handle. The throttle sensor is configured to detect a rotating operation amount of a throttle grip, which is mounted against relative rotation on the throttle pipe, in response to the rotation of the throttle pipe. The throttle sensor is disposed at a fixed position in the case. The resisting force application unit is configured to apply a resisting force to the rotating operation of the throttle grip. The resisting force application unit is accommodated in the case. The cancel switch configured to cancel operation of an auto-cruise controlling apparatus. The cancel switch is accommodated in the case together with the throttle sensor and the resisting force application unit. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110100105 | THROTTLE BODY SWEEP DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD - A throttle diagnostic system comprises a diagnostic device comprising a throttle sweep diagnostic module that generates N throttle position commands at a first predetermined interval, wherein the N throttle position commands differ by a predetermined interval. A vehicle control system comprises a throttle body assembly that receive the N throttle position commands and a throttle diagnostic module that performs diagnostics on the throttle body assembly at a second predetermined interval that is less than the first predetermined interval. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120036922 | CONTROL MODULE RESPONSE TESTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A testing module includes a first input, a second input, an output, a decoder module, an analog to digital (A/D) converter, and an output generator module. The testing module receives a throttle position signal from a throttle position sensor of a vehicle at the first input. The decoder module generates a first throttle position based on a length of at least one pulse in the throttle position signal. The A/D converter generates a second throttle position based on the throttle position signal. The testing module receives user input at the second input. The output generator module generates a test signal in a single edge nibble transmission (SENT) format based on the user input and one of the first and second throttle positions. The testing module outputs the test signal to a control module of the vehicle at the output. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20130111983 | Throttle Twist Grip - A throttle twist grip includes a housing, a grip tube rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the housing, a position detector having a position indicator and a sensor operable to detect relative position of the grip tube relative to the housing, a holder shaped to receive part of the position detector, and at least one of the holder being mounted rotatably about the axis in relation to the grip tube, the grip tube having a catch operable to carry along the holder upon actuation, the holder being rotatable about the axis in relation to the grip tube by an angle corresponding to idling play, a cruise control switch-off device, an angle of rotation limiting device disposed substantially in an axial plane of the holder, and a friction device operable to have a greater frictional resistance in an actuating direction than counter to the actuating direction upon actuation. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20160025593 | Detection of Stuck Plate Valve of Gaseous Engine - A method of detecting a stuck plate valve of a gas engine. An accelerometer is mounted on or near the valve, such that the valve is operable to detect the closing and/or opening of the valve. A detection unit stores values representing the output of the accelerometer when the valve is operating normally. During operation of the engine, the detection unit receives current output from the accelerometer, and compares the current output with the stored values to determine whether the valve is operating normally. | 01-28-2016 |
