Electric controlling element for the power-setting element of an internal combustion engine
AssigneeVDO Adolf Schindling AG
InventorRudolf Aufmkolk
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Abstract
In an electric controlling member for the power-setting element of an internal combustion engine in which a clutch having an electromagnet is arranged between a drive device and the power-setting element of the engine. Upon the passage of current through said electromagnet, an armature is attracted against the force of a spring, the clutch being thereby closed. A switch is provided which can be actuated as a function of the distance between the electromagnet and the armature.
Claims8
In an electric controlling element for the power-setting element of a internal combustion engine in which the controlling element operates a power setting element such as a throttle valve, the controlling element including a drive device and a clutch, the clutch having an electromagnet and an armature, the clutch being arranged between the drive device and the power-setting element and wherein,
- upon passage of current to said electromagnet, the armature is attracted against the force of a spring to close the clutch, the improvement comprising
- switch means connected between the armature and the electromagnet, the switch means being actuated as a function of the distance between the electromagnet and the armature to signal a condition of the clutch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.