Hand and foot throttle control
AssigneeAllis-Chalmers Corporation
InventorKenneth N. Hansen
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Abstract
A hand throttle and foot accelerator control with sound attenuating drive means extending through the firewall for operating the engine throttle.
Claims10
A throttle control on a vehicle comprising means including a wall defining an operator station and separating the operator station from an engine compartment, a hand throttle shaft pivotally mounted on and extending through said wall for transmitting throttle movement through said wall, a control linkage including a hand throttle lever connected to said hand throttle shaft, an adjustable fuel metering arm pivotally mounted on said shaft, a lift arm connected to said shaft for lifting said metering arm when said hand throttle lever is operated, an accelerator pedal, an accelerator pedal shaft connected to said accelerator pedal and pivotally mounted on and extending through said wall for transmission of accelerator pedal movement through said wall, a fuel metering control mechanism including said metering arm connected to said hand throttle shaft and said accelerator pedal shaft for selective and alternative operation by said accelerator pedal and said hand throttle lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.