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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Randall E. Sterr, North Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Tecumseh Products Company, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/00 ;
Abstract
A linkage assembly for a vehicle having a vehicle body and an engine mounted thereto. The linkage assembly is operably disposed between a user-operable speed control input mechanism, e.g., a foot-operated accelerator, and the engine. The linkage assembly includes first and second linkage bodies and sets the idle and maximum speed of the engine without restricting the range of movement of the input mechanism. The linkage assembly may also include two adjustable stop mechanisms for limiting the travel of one of the linkage bodies and thereby providing for the independent adjustment of the idle and maximum engine speeds.