Motorcycle throttle control
First Claim
1. A motorcycle throttle control for a motorcycle having a handlebar and a throttle tube rotationally supported on the handlebar, the throttle tube having a circumferential flange, the throttle control comprising:
- an electromagnet connected to a handlebar of a motorcycle adjacent to the circumferential flange of the throttle tube;
a metal plate positioned between the electromagnet and the circumferential flange, the metal plate moveable between a first position in contact with the electromagnet and a second position spaced from the electromagnet, the metal plate having at least one tab extending from a surface of the metal plate in a direction toward the circumferential flange;
wherein the circumferential flange is configured-to define at least one slot, the tab of the metal plate extending within the slot when the metal plate is in the first position; and
means for energizing the electromagnet, whereby the metal plate frictionally contacts the electromagnet when the electromagnet is energized to maintain a rotational position of the throttle tube.
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Abstract
A throttle control for a motorcycle comprises an electromagnet mounted adjacent to a throttle tube on a handle bar of the motorcycle. The throttle tube includes a radial flange on one end that is configured to define at least one slot. An armature plate is positioned between the electromagnet and the radial flange and is configured to define at least one tab that registers with the slot in the radial flange of the throttle tube. The armature plate is moveable between a first position in contact with the electromagnet and a second position spaced from the electromagnet while the tab remains within the slot. When the electromagnet is energized, the armature plate frictionally contacts the electromagnet and fixes the radial position of the throttle tube.
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9 Claims
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1. A motorcycle throttle control for a motorcycle having a handlebar and a throttle tube rotationally supported on the handlebar, the throttle tube having a circumferential flange, the throttle control comprising:
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an electromagnet connected to a handlebar of a motorcycle adjacent to the circumferential flange of the throttle tube; a metal plate positioned between the electromagnet and the circumferential flange, the metal plate moveable between a first position in contact with the electromagnet and a second position spaced from the electromagnet, the metal plate having at least one tab extending from a surface of the metal plate in a direction toward the circumferential flange; wherein the circumferential flange is configured-to define at least one slot, the tab of the metal plate extending within the slot when the metal plate is in the first position; and means for energizing the electromagnet, whereby the metal plate frictionally contacts the electromagnet when the electromagnet is energized to maintain a rotational position of the throttle tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A motorcycle throttle control for a motorcycle having a handlebar and a throttle tube rotationally supported on the handlebar, the throttle tube having a circumferential flange, the throttle control comprising:
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means connected to a handlebar of a motorcycle adjacent to the circumferential flange of the throttle tube for generating an electromagnetic field; means for reversibly coupling the circumferential flange to the electromagnetic generating means to maintain a rotational position of the throttle tube.
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Specification