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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Nathan Cowan, Chatham, CA;
John Norman Stockbridge, Waterford Township, MI (US);
Nathan Cowan, Chatham, CA;
John Norman Stockbridge, Waterford Township, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
Throttle body assemblies having improved throttle position sensing assemblies and a method of integrating a throttle position sensor assembly with a throttle body assembly are described. The method comprises the steps of: i) press-fitting a sensor element onto a shaft of a throttle plate of a throttle body assembly; ii) engaging one or more inwardly extending members of the sensor element with one or more recessed portions formed on the shaft of the throttle plate; and iii) disposing an inductive rotary position sensor proximate the sensor element, wherein the press-fit engagement and one or more inwardly extending members limit axial and rotational movement of the sensor element with respect to the throttle plate, and wherein the inductive rotary position sensor detects a relative position of the sensor element for the purpose of ascertaining a position of the throttle plate.