Multi-stroke throttle linkage mechanism
AssigneeThermo King Corporation
InventorLeland L. Howland
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Abstract
A multi-position throttle mechanism is comprised of a link body having first and second servo devices secured thereto with the free end of the servo arm of one servo device connected to the engine frame and the free end of the arm of the other servo device connected to the throttle lever pivotally mounted on the engine whereby selective actuation of one or the other or both or neither of said servo devices results in at least three selectively different pre-set throttle positions.
Claims4
A multi-position throttle mechanism for an engine having an engine frame and a pivoted throttle lever, comprising a link body, a first servo device carried by said body and having an arm extendable from a first position to a second position upon actuation of its servo mechanism, a second servo device carried by said body and having an arm extendable from a first position to a second position upon actuation of its servo mechanism, the free end of the arm of said first servo device being secured to the engine frame and the free end of the arm of the second servo device being secured to the throttle lever pivoted on the engine frame whereby selective actuation of one or the other or both or neither of said first and second servo devices results in at least three selectively different pre-set throttle positions of the throttle lever.
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