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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shunso F Watanabe, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74626 ; 74513 ; 7478 / ; 123339 ; 123349 ; 123376 ;
Abstract
An automotive type carburetor throttle valve actuator is automatically moved within two ranges to provide an idle speed control and a vehicle speed control; the moving mechanism including a compound planetary gear set operatively conditioned for a reduction drive to establish a slowly changing idle speed drive range, and conditioned for a direct drive to establish a faster changing vehicle speed level control range; a microprocessor sensing engine operating conditions for determining the operation of a reversible electric motor and a gear reaction member and clutching mechanism to determine the operating range as well as the speed level change.