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US 7,007,666 B2Granted
Electronically controlled throttle device
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsYasuhiro Kamimura, Kazuya Ishihara
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Abstract
A cover mounted on a throttle body is provided with an intermediate connector to be connected to a motor terminal and an electronic control module. Inductances installed on the inner surface of the cover are connected to the DC motor and motor drive terminals of the electronic control module, through the intermediate connector.
Claims25
An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:
- a throttle body having a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded;
- a DC motor put in the motor housing section of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve;
- a power transmission unit arranged on said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;
- a cover attached on said throttle body to protect said DC motor and said power transmission unit;
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- an inductance installed on an inner surface of said cover and connected with said DC motor and a power supply through conductors.
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An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:
- a throttle body having a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;
- a DC motor put in the motor housing section of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve;
- a power transmission unit with gears arranged on said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;
- a cover attached on said throttle body to protect said DC motor and said power transmission unit;
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- an inductance installed on an inner surface of said cover, wherein one end of said inductance is connected with said DC motor through one conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with a power supply through another conductor buried in said cover.
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An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:
- a throttle body having an external wall section for a gear space, a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;
- a DC motor put in the motor housing of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve and controlled by electrical throttle devices;
- a power transmission unit configured with gears which are arranged on said external wall section of said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;
- a cover attached on said external wall section of said throttle body so as to cover said DC motor and said power transmission unit;
- a connector provided on an outer surface of said cover to electrically connect with an external unit and having a plurality of terminals including a power supply terminal for said DC motor;
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- an inductance installed on an inner surface of said cover, wherein one end of said inductance is connected with said power supply terminal through one conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with said DC motor through another conductor buried in said cover.
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An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:
- a throttle body having an external wall section for a gear space, a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;
- a DC motor put in the motor housing of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve and controlled by electrical throttle devices;
- a power transmission unit configured with gears which are arranged on said external wall section of said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;
- a cover attached on an external wall section of said throttle body so as to cover said DC motor and said power transmission unit;
- a connector provided on an outer surface of said cover to electrically connect with an external unit and having a plurality of terminals including a power supply terminal for said DC motor;
- an intermediate connector with a joint member connected to said power supply terminal through a conductor buried in said cover, and connected to a terminal of said DC motor through said joint member when said cover is attached on said external wall section of said throttle body;
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- an inductance installed on an inner surface of said cover, wherein one end of said inductance is connected with said power supply terminal through one conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with said intermediate terminal through another conductor buried in said cover.
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An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:
- a throttle body having an external wall section for a gear space, a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;
- a DC motor put in the motor housing of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve and controlled by electrical throttle devices;
- a power transmission unit configured with gears which are arranged on said external wall section of said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;
- a cover attached on an external wall section of said throttle body so as to cover said DC motor and said power transmission unit;
- a connector provided on an outer surface of said cover to electrically connect with an external unit and having a plurality of terminals including two power supply terminals for said DC motor;
- an intermediate connector with joint members connected to said power supply terminals through conductors buried in said cover, and connected to terminals of said DC motor side through said joint members when said cover is attached on said external wall section of said throttle body;
- an inductance housing formed by providing a partitioning plate on an inner surface of said cover;
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- a noise eliminator configured with two inductances placed in said inductance housing, wherein one end of each inductance is connected with each power supply terminal through conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with each terminal of said intermediate connector through said conductor.
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An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:
- a throttle body having an external wall section for a gear space, a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;
- a DC motor put in the motor housing of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve and controlled by electrical throttle devices;
- a power transmission unit configured with gears which are arranged on said external wall section of said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;
- a cover attached on said external wall section of said throttle body so as to cover said DC motor and said power transmission unit;
- a connector provided on an outer surface of said cover to electrically connect with an external unit and having a plurality of terminals including a power supply terminal for said DC motor;
- an electronic control module placed in a module housing section provided at said cover to control said throttle valve, and to which DC voltage is supplied from said power supply terminal of said connector;
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- an inductance installed on an inner surface of said cover, wherein one end of said inductance is connected with each motor driving terminal of said electronic control module through one conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with said DC motor through another conductor.
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An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:
- a throttle body having an external wall section for a gear space, a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;
- a DC motor put in the motor housing of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve and controlled by electrical throttle devices;
- a power transmission unit configured with gears which are arranged on said external wall section of said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;
- a cover attached on said external wall section of said throttle body so as to cover said DC motor and said power transmission unit;
- a connector provided on an outer surface of said cover to electrically connect with an external unit and having a plurality of terminals including a power supply terminal for said DC motor;
- an electronic control module placed in a module housing section provided at said cover to control said throttle valve, and to which DC voltage is supplied from said power supply terminal of said connector;
- an intermediate connector with joint members connected to terminals of said DC motor side when said cover is attached on said external wall section of said throttle body;
- an inductance installed near to said electronic control module on an inner surface of said cover, wherein one end of said inductance is connected with a motor driving terminal provided at said electronic control module through one conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with said intermediate connector through said another conductor buried in said cover.
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An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:
- a throttle body having an external wall section for a gear space, a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;
- a DC motor put in the motor housing of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve;
- a power transmission unit configured with gears which are arranged on said external wall section of said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;
- a cover attached on said external wall section of said throttle body so as to cover said DC motor and said power transmission unit;
- a connector provided on an outer surface of said cover to electrically connect with an external unit and having a plurality of terminals including two power supply terminals for said DC motor;
- an electronic control module placed in a module housing section provided at said cover to control said throttle valve, and to which DC voltage is supplied from said power supply terminals of said connector, and having two motor driving terminals,
- an intermediate connector with joint members provided on inner surface of said cover , and having two terminals connected to terminals of DC motor side through said joint member when said cover is attached on said external wall section of said throttle body;
- a noise eliminator configured with two inductances placed in parallel near to said module housing section on inner surface of said cover, wherein one end of each inductance is connected with each motor driving terminal of said electronic control module through one conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with each terminal of said intermediate connector through another conductor buried in said cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.