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,wherein the sensor is configured for sensing an absolute position of the throttle without requiring movement of the throttle.
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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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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, wherein the sensor is configured for sensing an absolute position of the throttle without requiring movement of the throttle.
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2. 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 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; and a magnetic member having a magnetic field and associated with at least one of the throttle and the throttle mounting portion, wherein the sensor is configured to sense the magnetic field to sense the position of the throttle. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. 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 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, and the signal is a pulse-width modulated signal in which the pulse width is related to the sensed position.
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13. 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 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; 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. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. 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 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, and the sensor is mounted to the throttle mounting portion and is in the contactless association with the throttle.
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18. A vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle power control including; 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 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; a motor configured for providing motive power to the vehicle; and a controller connected to receive the signal from the sensor and to cause the motor to operate at a power level depending on the position of the throttle. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. 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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