Throttle body
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakashi Fujii, Takeshi Nagatsu
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Abstract
A throttle valve comprises an intake passage. A throttle shaft extends in a generally vertical direction. The lower end of the throttle shaft passes through the throttle valve and projects downward. A throttle lever is connected to the downwardly projecting lower end. The throttle lever is joined to a throttle wire. A fuel injector attachment seat is positioned on one side of the throttle shaft and an intake pressure sensor attachment seat is provided on the other side of the throttle shaft when viewed in the direction along the intake passage.
Claims7
A throttle body comprising a throttle body housing, an intake passage extending through at least a portion of the throttle body housing, a throttle valve being positioned within the intake passage inside the throttle body housing, the throttle valve comprising a throttle plate supported by a throttle shaft, the throttle plate being moveably positioned within the intake passage, the throttle shaft extending generally vertically within the intake passage, a lower end of the throttle shaft extending through the throttle body housing and an upper end of the throttle shaft not extending entirely through the throttle body housing, the lower end of the throttle shaft projecting down from the throttle body and a throttle lever being attached to the lower end of the throttle shaft.
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