Electronic control throttle system for a vehicle and vehicle equipped therewith
First Claim
1. An electronic control throttle system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a throttle shaft configured to rotate a throttle valve for substantially opening and closing an air-intake passage connected to an engine;
a hand-operated shaft configured to rotate in association with a rotation of an input member configured to be operated by a driver driving the vehicle;
a biasing mechanism configured to apply a force to rotate the hand-operated shaft in a direction to close the throttle valve;
a hand-operated shaft-side driven member configured to operate in association with the rotation of the hand-operated shaft, the hand-operated-shaft-side driven member having a supported portion;
a throttle-shaft-side driven member which is provided to operate in association with the rotation of the throttle shaft, the throttle-shaft-side driven member having a support portion positioned in a direction to close the throttle valve relative to the supported portion on an operation track of the supported portion;
an actuator configured to cause the throttle shaft to rotate to open and close the throttle valve; and
a controller having an automated cruise mode for controlling the actuator to control an engine speed of the engine so that a travel speed of the vehicle becomes a preset cruising speed;
wherein in the automated cruise mode, the hand-operated shaft is subjected to a force in the direction to close the throttle valve and the supported portion is supported in contact with the support portion to cause the hand-operated shaft to operate according to the rotation of the throttle shaft.
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Abstract
An electronic control throttle system for a vehicle, comprising a hand-operated-shaft-side driven member configured to operate in association with rotation of a hand-operated shaft, the hand-operated-shaft-side driven member having a supported portion; a throttle-shaft-side driven member which is provided to operate in association with rotation of a throttle shaft, the throttle-shaft-side driven member having a support portion positioned in a direction to close the throttle valve relative to the supported portion on an operation track of the supported portion; an actuator configured to cause the throttle shaft to rotate to open and close the throttle valve; and a controller having an automated cruise mode in which the hand-operated shaft is subjected to a force in the direction to close the throttle valve and the supported portion is supported in contact with the support portion to cause the hand-operated shaft to operate according to the rotation of the throttle shaft.
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17 Claims
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1. An electronic control throttle system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a throttle shaft configured to rotate a throttle valve for substantially opening and closing an air-intake passage connected to an engine; a hand-operated shaft configured to rotate in association with a rotation of an input member configured to be operated by a driver driving the vehicle; a biasing mechanism configured to apply a force to rotate the hand-operated shaft in a direction to close the throttle valve; a hand-operated shaft-side driven member configured to operate in association with the rotation of the hand-operated shaft, the hand-operated-shaft-side driven member having a supported portion; a throttle-shaft-side driven member which is provided to operate in association with the rotation of the throttle shaft, the throttle-shaft-side driven member having a support portion positioned in a direction to close the throttle valve relative to the supported portion on an operation track of the supported portion; an actuator configured to cause the throttle shaft to rotate to open and close the throttle valve; and a controller having an automated cruise mode for controlling the actuator to control an engine speed of the engine so that a travel speed of the vehicle becomes a preset cruising speed; wherein in the automated cruise mode, the hand-operated shaft is subjected to a force in the direction to close the throttle valve and the supported portion is supported in contact with the support portion to cause the hand-operated shaft to operate according to the rotation of the throttle shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle equipped with an electronic control throttle system,
the electronic control throttle system including: -
a throttle shaft configured to rotate a throttle valve for substantially opening and closing an air-intake passage connected to an engine; a hand-operated shaft configured to rotate in association with a rotation of an input member configured to be operated by a driver driving the vehicle; a biasing mechanism configured to apply a force to rotate the hand-operated shaft in a direction to close the throttle valve; a hand-operated-shaft-side driven member configured to operate in association with the rotation of the hand-operated shaft, the hand-operated-shaft-side driven member having a supported portion; a throttle-shaft-side driven member which is provided to operate in association with the rotation of the throttle shaft, the throttle-shaft-side driven member having a support portion positioned in a direction to close the throttle valve relative to the supported portion on an operation track of the supported portion; an actuator configured to cause the throttle shaft to rotate to open and close the throttle valve; and a controller having an automated cruise mode for controlling the actuator to control an engine speed of the engine so that a travel speed of the vehicle becomes a preset cruising speed; wherein in the automated cruise mode, the hand-operated shaft is subjected to a force in the direction to close the throttle valve and the supported portion is supported in contact with the support portion to cause the hand-operated shaft to operate according to the rotation of the throttle shaft. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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