Method and apparatus for adjusting throttle control signals in electric vehicles
First Claim
1. In an electric vehicle having a throttle input device operable by a rider for generating a throttle signal for controlling the speed of the electric vehicle, a control apparatus for adjusting the throttle signal, the control apparatus comprising:
- a rider input mechanism that can be gradually manipulated by the rider during operation of the electric vehicle to provide a varying input; and
a control device coupled to the rider input mechanism and to the output of the throttle input device for adjusting the throttle signal based on the varying input provided by the rider input mechanism.
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Abstract
A control apparatus is provided for use in an electric vehicle having a throttle input device. The throttle input device is operable by a rider for generating a throttle signal for controlling the speed of the electric vehicle. The control apparatus, which adjusts the throttle signal, includes a rider input mechanism and a control device. The rider input mechanism can be manipulated by the rider to provide a given input. The control device is coupled to the rider input mechanism and to the output of the throttle input device. The control device adjusts the throttle signal based on the given input provided by the rider input mechanism.
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23 Claims
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1. In an electric vehicle having a throttle input device operable by a rider for generating a throttle signal for controlling the speed of the electric vehicle, a control apparatus for adjusting the throttle signal, the control apparatus comprising:
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a rider input mechanism that can be gradually manipulated by the rider during operation of the electric vehicle to provide a varying input; and a control device coupled to the rider input mechanism and to the output of the throttle input device for adjusting the throttle signal based on the varying input provided by the rider input mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In an electric vehicle having a throttle input device operable by a rider for generating a throttle signal for controlling the speed of the electric vehicle, a control apparatus for adjusting the throttle signal, the control apparatus comprising:
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a rider input mechanism that can be manipulated by the rider to provide a given input, the rider input mechanism comprising a lever positioned on a handlebar of the electric vehicle, wherein the lever can be depressed by the rider to provide the given input; and a control device coupled to the rider input mechanism and to the output of the throttle input device for adjusting the throttle signal based on the given input provided by the rider input mechanism, wherein the throttle signal from the throttle input device is adjusted to reduce the speed of the electric vehicle based on the position of the lever.
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17. In an electric vehicle having a throttle input device operable by a rider for generating a throttle signal for controlling the speed of the electric vehicle, a control apparatus for adjusting the throttle signal, the control apparatus comprising:
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a rider input mechanism that can be manipulated by the rider to provide a given input, the rider input mechanism comprising a lever positioned on a handlebar of the electric vehicle, wherein the lever can be depressed by the rider to provide the given input; and a control device coupled to the rider input mechanism and to the output of the throttle input device for adjusting the throttle signal based on the given input provided by the rider input mechanism, wherein the throttle signal from the throttle input device is negated when the lever is generally fully depressed.
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18. In an electric vehicle having a throttle input device operable by a rider for generating a throttle signal for controlling the speed of the electric vehicle, a control apparatus for adjusting the throttle signal, the control apparatus comprising:
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a rider input mechanism that can be manipulated by the rider to provide a given input; and a control device coupled to the rider input mechanism and to the output of the throttle input device for adjusting the throttle signal based on the given input provided by the rider input mechanism, wherein the control device comprises a potentiometer forming a variable resistor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. In an electric vehicle having a throttle input device operable by a rider for generating a throttle signal for controlling the speed of the electric vehicle, a control apparatus for adjusting the throttle signal, the control apparatus comprising:
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a rider input mechanism that can be manipulated by the rider to provide a given input; and a control device coupled to the rider input mechanism and to the output of the throttle input device for adjusting the throttle signal based on the given input provided by the rider input mechanism, wherein the control device comprises a pull cable attached to the rider input mechanism, a slider attached to the pull cable, and a linear potentiometer connected to the slider by a plunging shaft, and wherein movement of the pull cable causes the slider to move the plunging shaft into or out of the linear potentiometer to change resistance between two wires extending from the potentiometer. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. In an electric vehicle having a throttle input device operable by a rider for generating a throttle signal for controlling the speed of the electric vehicle, a control apparatus for adjusting the throttle signal, the control apparatus comprising:
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a rider input mechanism that can be manipulated by the rider to provide a given input; and a control device coupled to the rider input mechanism and to the output of the throttle input device for adjusting the throttle signal based on the given input provided by the rider input mechanism, wherein the control device forms a variable resistor connected in parallel to a variable resistor of the throttle input device.
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