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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2009
Takahiro Kato, Odawara, JP;
Takahiro Kato, Odawara, JP;
Mikuni Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A compact throttle device with a short air intake pipe length. A throttle device includes: throttle bodies that define air intake paths; throttle valves that are disposed in the air intake paths and adjust the air flow rate in the air intake paths; a throttle shaft that rotatably supports the throttle valves; a motor that rotates the throttle shaft; and a gear that connects the throttle shaft to the motor. A pin is provided as a protrusion on the peripheral surface of the throttle shaft. The gear externally fitted and fixed to the throttle shaft has, on a fixing ring that is externally fitted to the throttle shaft, a housing groove for housing the pin, the housing groove being impelled against the pin by a spring.