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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Frank A. Nicholas, W. Henrietta, NY (US);
Frank A. Nicholas, W. Henrietta, NY (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A helical torsion return spring and a throttle body assembly for urging a throttle plate of a throttle body assembly to a default position when a throttle motor of the throttle body assembly is disabled. The return spring includes a middle portion, a first end portion, a second end portion, a first spring leg, and a second spring leg. The throttle body assembly includes a throttle shaft, a first bushing, a second bushing, and the spring defined above. A first end portion center axis defined by the first end portion and a second end portion center axis defined by the second end portion are offset from a middle portion center axis defined by the middle portion.