VEHICLE WITH CONTACTLESS THROTTLE CONTROL
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1. A vehicle power control, comprising:
- a throttle mounting portion;
a throttle movably mounted to the throttle mounting portion and configured for manipulation and operation by a rider; and
a sensor in contactless association with at least one of the throttle and throttle mounting portion, the sensor configured for sensing a position of the throttle with respect to the mounting portion, in the contactless association, and generating a signal based on the sensed position for controlling motive power of a vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle power control that includes a throttle mounting portion and a throttle that is movably mounted to the throttle mounting portion and configured for manipulation and operation by a rider. The power control also includes a sensor in contactless association with at least one of the throttle and throttle mounting portion. The sensor is configured for sensing a position of the throttle with respect to the mounting portion, in the contactless association, and generating a signal based on the sensed position for controlling motive power of a vehicle.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicle power control, comprising:
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a throttle mounting portion; a throttle movably mounted to the throttle mounting portion and configured for manipulation and operation by a rider; and a sensor in contactless association with at least one of the throttle and throttle mounting portion, the sensor configured for sensing a position of the throttle with respect to the mounting portion, in the contactless association, and generating a signal based on the sensed position for controlling motive power of a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A vehicle power control, comprising:
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a throttle mounting portion; a throttle movably mounted to the throttle mounting portion and configured for manipulation and operation by a rider; a sensor in association with at least one of the throttle and throttle mounting portion, the sensor configured for sensing a position of the throttle with respect to the mounting portion, and generating a signal based on the sensed position for controlling motive power of a vehicle; and a throttle biasing assembly to resiliently bias the throttle towards a neutral position with respect to the sensor, the biasing assembly being configured for applying a lesser bias to the throttle toward the neutral position when the throttle is displaced from the neutral position on a first side thereof than when the throttle is displaced from the neutral position on a second side thereof; wherein the biasing assembly comprises; a first biasing member configured to bias the throttle in a first direction from the first side toward the neutral; and a second biasing member configured to bias the throttle in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to provide the greater bias when the throttle is on the second side than on the first side.
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