Device and method for calibration of a throttle arrangement
US6026783A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H21/213
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for calibrating throttles for engines are disclosed with the methods including positioning the throttle in a predetermined position, detecting that position, and acknowledging the predetermined degree of application of the throttle whereby that predetermined degree of application is locked into correspondence with the predetermined position of the throttle for subsequent use of the throttle. The disclosed apparatus includes an actuator for locking a predetermined position of the throttle within the range of positions into correspondence with a predetermined degree of application of the throttle and acknowledging that predetermined degree of application of the throttle, and a detector for detecting the predetermined position of the throttle.
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