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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohammed Rizwan Khan, Chatham, CA;
Don Taylor, Chatham, CA;
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 55/02 (2006.01); F02D 9/10 (2006.01); F16K 31/53 (2006.01); F16K 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 9/1065 (2013.01); F02D 9/1035 (2013.01); F16K 1/221 (2013.01); F16K 31/535 (2013.01); F02D 9/106 (2013.01); Y10T 74/19874 (2015.01);
Abstract
A throttle body having an integrated sector gear which includes a sector gear component, a bushing integrally formed with the sector gear component such that the bushing and sector gear component are a single part, and an insert, where the bushing and the sector gear formed around the insert. The insert includes a first arm and a second arm, and the insert is configurable to be formed with the sector gear and the bushing to be suitable for use with one or more packaging requirements of the throttle body.