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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2007
Oswald Baasch, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Roy E. Tedder, Utica, KY (US);
Siamak Attarseyedi, Yardley, PA (US);
Jared A. Brandt, Franklin, KY (US);
Neal R. Gerber, Park City, KY (US);
Nigel C. Janes, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Jasper C. Lindsey, Morgantown, KY (US);
Jon A. Bigley, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Oswald Baasch, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Roy E. Tedder, Utica, KY (US);
Siamak Attarseyedi, Yardley, PA (US);
Jared A. Brandt, Franklin, KY (US);
Neal R. Gerber, Park City, KY (US);
Nigel C. Janes, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Jasper C. Lindsey, Morgantown, KY (US);
Jon A. Bigley, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Holley Performance Products, Inc., Bowling Green, KY (US);
Abstract
An air valve and its method of use including an air valve housing; a throttle plate disposed on a throttle shaft; a driven gear attached on the throttle shaft; a brushless direct current motor assembly in connection via a pinion with the driven gear; an integrated electronic valve controller including digital signal processing on a circuit board; and a throttle position sensor on the circuit board, wherein the throttle position sensor includes at least one non-contact type sensor. In a preferred embodiment, the air valve includes an inlet port and an outlet port connected to an engine via an air intake manifold, such that re-circulated exhaust gas is introduced into the air intake manifold.