Sector gear with integrated bushing
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorsMohammed Rizwan Khan, Don Taylor
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Abstract
A throttle body having an integrated sector gear which includes a sector gear component, a bushing integrally formed with the sector gear component such that the bushing and sector gear component are a single part, and an insert, where the bushing and the sector gear formed around the insert. The insert includes a first arm and a second arm, and the insert is configurable to be formed with the sector gear and the bushing to be suitable for use with one or more packaging requirements of the throttle body.
Claims22
An apparatus, comprising:
- a sector gear component, including:
- a gear member;
- a bushing integrally formed with the gear member;
- and
- an insert integrally formed with the bushing;
- wherein the insert is integrally formed with the bushing such that the sector gear component is in a right-hand configuration or a left-hand configuration.
An integrally formed sector gear, comprising;
- a sector gear;
- a bushing integrally formed with the sector gear;
- an insert, the bushing and the sector gear formed around the insert;
- a first arm formed as part of the insert;
- and
- a second arm formed as part of the insert;
- wherein the insert is formed with the sector gear and the bushing in multiple configurations to be suitable for use with one or more packaging requirements.
An integrally formed sector gear, comprising:
- a sector gear;
- a bushing integrally formed with the sector gear;
- an insert, the bushing and the sector gear integrally formed around the insert;
- a first arm formed as part of the insert;
- a second arm formed as part of the insert
- a first section formed as part of the gear member;
- and
- a second section formed as part of the gear member;
- wherein the bushing and sector gear are integrally formed with the insert such that the first arm extends through the second section and the second arm extends through the first section in a right-hand configuration, or the bushing and sector gear are integrally formed with the insert such that the first arm extends through the first section, and the second arm extends through the second section in a left-hand configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.