Motorcycle cruise control
First Claim
1. A cruise control for a vehicle having an engine and a throttle controller mounted to a handlebar, comprising:
- (a) a throttle pipe handle adapted to be coupled to the engine such that a speed of the engine is adjusted by rotation of the throttle pipe handle;
(b) a throttle pipe spur gear attached to the throttle pipe handle such that rotation of the throttle pipe handle rotates the throttle pipe spur gear;
(c) a cruise control spur gear coupled to the throttle pipe spur gear such that rotation of the throttle pipe spur gear rotates the cruise control spur gear; and
(d) an electromagnetic brake/clutch device coupled to the cruise control spur gear.
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Abstract
A cruise control for a vehicle having a throttle controller mounted to a handlebar is provided. The cruise control includes a throttle-pipe handle having a throttle-pipe spur gear attached thereto, a cruise control spur gear coupled to the throttle-pipe spur gear, an electromagnetic brake/clutch device coupled to the cruise control spur gear, an activation switch, and a control circuit. The cruise control spur gear may be coupled to the throttle-pipe spur gear via an intermediate spur gear. The control circuit provides a control signal to activate the electromagnetic brake/clutch device when the activation switch is actuated. When activated, the electromagnetic brake/clutch device prevents rotation of the throttle-pipe handle. When the braking system of the motorcycle is activated, the control signal provided to the electromagnetic brake/clutch device is removed, which deactivates the brake/clutch device, allowing free rotation of the throttle-pipe handle.
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15 Claims
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1. A cruise control for a vehicle having an engine and a throttle controller mounted to a handlebar, comprising:
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(a) a throttle pipe handle adapted to be coupled to the engine such that a speed of the engine is adjusted by rotation of the throttle pipe handle;
(b) a throttle pipe spur gear attached to the throttle pipe handle such that rotation of the throttle pipe handle rotates the throttle pipe spur gear;
(c) a cruise control spur gear coupled to the throttle pipe spur gear such that rotation of the throttle pipe spur gear rotates the cruise control spur gear; and
(d) an electromagnetic brake/clutch device coupled to the cruise control spur gear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A cruise control for a vehicle having an engine and a throttle controller mounted to a handlebar, comprising:
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(a) a throttle pipe handle adapted to be coupled to the engine such that a speed of the engine is adjusted by rotation of the throttle pipe handle;
(b) a throttle pipe spur gear attached to the throttle pipe handle such that rotation of the throttle pipe handle rotates the throttle pipe spur gear;
(c) a cruise control spur gear coupled to the throttle pipe spur gear such that rotation of the throttle pipe spur gear rotates the cruise control spur gear; and
(d) an electric motor coupled to the cruise control spur gear. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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