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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
May. 25, 1999
Yoshiki Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Sunao Kitamura, Nagoya, JP;
Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
In a throttle valve control device 11, which controls a throttle valve 14 to rotate in a normal direction from a fully closed position S to a fully opened position F or in a reverse direction from the fully opened position F to the fully closed position S in order to open or close an air intake passage 20 of an engine, there are provided a return spring 19 for urging the throttle valve 14 in the reverse rotation direction and an adjustment screw 25 for causing the throttle valve 14 to stop in a predetermined position when the valve 14 is rotated by a predetermined angle .theta. in the reverse rotation direction from the fully closed position S to the predetermined position.