Throttle cable disconnection apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A remotely activated throttle disconnector for a motor vehicle having a throttle cable, the throttle having a conduit and a wire within the conduit and disposed to slide axially through the conduit such that a mechanical tractive force applied in a first end of the cable is transferred to a second end of the cable, said disconnector comprising:
- a housing, said housing having a first end and a second end, each of said ends having a mount for an end of a section of the conduit of the throttle cable and each of said ends having a through hole, said through hole being dimensioned to allow passage of an end of a section of the wire of the throttle cable therethrough, and said housing having a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis being substantially parallel with the throttle cable;
an electromagnet, said electromagnet disposed in said housing to slide axially therein, said electromagnet being adapted to connect to the wire end of one section of the throttle cable;
a passive plate, disposed in said housing to slide axially therein, said passive plate being adapted to connect to the wire end of another section of the throttle cable;
said electromagnet and said passive plate having an engaged position and a disengaged position, said engaged position transferring tractive force from a first section of the cable to the second section of the cable;
wherein said electromagnet and said plate are in said engaged position when said electromagnet is energized such that a tractive force may be transferred through said throttle disconnector, and wherein said electromagnet and plate are disengaged when said electromagnet is de-energized such that a tractive force is not transferred through said disconnector.
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Abstract
A remotely activated throttle disconnector for a motor vehicle that has a throttle cable, the throttle having a conduit and a wire within the conduit and disposed to slide axially through the conduit such that a mechanical tractive force applied to a first end of the cable is transferred to a second end of the cable. The disconnector is comprised of a housing with a first end and a second end, each of the ends having a mount for an end of a section of the conduit of the throttle cable and each of the ends having a through hole. The through hole allows passage of an end of a section of the wire of the throttle cable therethrough. An electromagnet is disposed in the housing to slide axially therein. The electromagnet connects to the wire end of one section of the throttle cable. A passive plate is disposed in the housing to slide axially therein. The passive plate connects to the wire end of another section of the throttle cable. The electromagnet and the passive plate have an engaged position and a disengaged position. The engaged position transfers tractive force from a first section of the cable to the second section of the cable. The electromagnet and the plate are in the engaged position when the electromagnet is energized, disengaged when the electromagnet is de-energized. A tractive force is only transferred through the disconnector when the electromagnet is energized.
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19 Claims
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1. A remotely activated throttle disconnector for a motor vehicle having a throttle cable, the throttle having a conduit and a wire within the conduit and disposed to slide axially through the conduit such that a mechanical tractive force applied in a first end of the cable is transferred to a second end of the cable, said disconnector comprising:
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a housing, said housing having a first end and a second end, each of said ends having a mount for an end of a section of the conduit of the throttle cable and each of said ends having a through hole, said through hole being dimensioned to allow passage of an end of a section of the wire of the throttle cable therethrough, and said housing having a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis being substantially parallel with the throttle cable;
an electromagnet, said electromagnet disposed in said housing to slide axially therein, said electromagnet being adapted to connect to the wire end of one section of the throttle cable;
a passive plate, disposed in said housing to slide axially therein, said passive plate being adapted to connect to the wire end of another section of the throttle cable;
said electromagnet and said passive plate having an engaged position and a disengaged position, said engaged position transferring tractive force from a first section of the cable to the second section of the cable;
wherein said electromagnet and said plate are in said engaged position when said electromagnet is energized such that a tractive force may be transferred through said throttle disconnector, and wherein said electromagnet and plate are disengaged when said electromagnet is de-energized such that a tractive force is not transferred through said disconnector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of installing a throttle disconnector comprising:
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separating a throttle cable into a first section and a second section;
attaching a conduit end of said first section to a first end of a housing, said housing enclosing an electromagnet and a passive plate, said electromagnet and passive plate being disposed to slide axially within said housing;
fixing a first wire of said first section of said throttle cable to said passive plate within said housing;
attaching a conduit end of said second section of said throttle cable to a second end of said housing;
fixing a second wire of said second section of said throttle cable to an electromagnet within said housing, such that when said electromagnet is energized, a tractive force supplied to said first section of said throttle cable is transferred through said throttle disconnector to said second section of said throttle cable and such that when said electromagnet is deactivated a tractive force supplied to said first section of said throttle cable is not transferred to said second section of said throttle cable. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of assembling a throttle disconnector for a motor vehicle comprising:
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fabricating a housing having an open internal space;
dimensioning an electromagnet and a passive plate such that they may slide axially along said open space within said housing;
enclosing said electromagnet and said passive plate within said housing;
forming a throttle cable conduit mount in each of a first end and second end of said housing;
creating a through hole in each of said first end and said second end of said housing, said through hole being arranged and configured to allow passage therethrough of a first end and a second end of a wire of said throttle cable;
providing a wire fixation on an outer facing surface of each of said electromagnet and said passive plate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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