DRIVE BY WIRE CONTACTLESS THROTTLE CONTROL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A contactless throttle control apparatus, comprising:
- a mounting bracket comprising at least one magnetic position sensor in contactless association with a thumb lever, wherein said at least one magnetic position sensor detects a position of said thumb lever on a handle bar at any point of time with respect to said mounting bracket; and
an electronic control unit associated with said at least one magnetic position sensor utilizing a plurality of electrical wires in order to generate a signal in a form of a varying voltage based on a sensed position in order to control a throttle of a vehicle and thereby eliminating the need for throttle cables.
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Abstract
A drive by wire contactless throttle control which includes a contactless Hall-effect magnetic sensor. The Hall-effect magnetic sensor can be located in a mounting bracket in contactless association with a thumb lever on a handle bar. A magnet can be placed in a slot inside the thumb lever with a bonder and filled with an epoxy. The Hall-effect magnetic sensor senses the magnetic field produced by the magnet as the thumb lever rotates and determines position of the thumb lever and generates a signal based on the sensed position. The signal can be sent to an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) utilizing electrical wires in the form of varying voltage, which in turn controls throttle of a vehicle, such as an all terrain vehicle, snowmobile, etc.
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20 Claims
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1. A contactless throttle control apparatus, comprising:
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a mounting bracket comprising at least one magnetic position sensor in contactless association with a thumb lever, wherein said at least one magnetic position sensor detects a position of said thumb lever on a handle bar at any point of time with respect to said mounting bracket; and an electronic control unit associated with said at least one magnetic position sensor utilizing a plurality of electrical wires in order to generate a signal in a form of a varying voltage based on a sensed position in order to control a throttle of a vehicle and thereby eliminating the need for throttle cables. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A contactless throttle control apparatus for an all terrain vehicle, comprising:
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a mounting bracket comprising at least one magnetic position sensor in contactless association with a thumb lever, wherein said at least one magnetic position sensor detects a position of said thumb lever on a handle bar at any point of time with respect to said mounting bracket; an electronic control unit associated with said at least one magnetic position sensor utilizing a plurality of electrical wires in order to generate a signal in a form of a varying voltage based on a sensed position in order to control a throttle of an all terrain vehicle and thereby eliminating the need for throttle cables with respect to said all terrain vehicle; and at least one position sensing magnet having a magnetic field wherein said at least one magnetic position sensor is configured to detect said magnetic field and to sense said position of said thumb lever. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of configuring a contactless throttle control apparatus:
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providing a mounting bracket comprising at least one magnetic position sensor in contactless association with a thumb lever, wherein said at least one magnetic position sensor detects a position of said thumb lever on a handle bar at any point of time with respect to said mounting bracket; and associating an electronic control unit with said at least one magnetic position sensor utilizing a plurality of electrical wires in order to generate a signal in a form of a varying voltage based on a sensed position in order to control a throttle of a vehicle and thereby eliminating the need for throttle cables. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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