IP Library Granted Patent US 7,007,666
Granted Patent B2
US 7,007,666 · App. 10/991,862 · Granted Mar 7, 2006

Electronically controlled throttle device

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Patent No.
US 7,007,666
App. No.
10/991,862
Granted
Mar 7, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cover mounted on a throttle body is provided with an intermediate connector to be connected to a motor terminal and an electronic control module. Inductances installed on the inner surface of the cover are connected to the DC motor and motor drive terminals of the electronic control module, through the intermediate connector.

Claims (79)

1. An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:

a throttle body having a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded;

a DC motor put in the motor housing section of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve;

a power transmission unit arranged on said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;

a cover attached on said throttle body to protect said DC motor and said power transmission unit; and

an inductance installed on an inner surface of said cover and connected with said DC motor and a power supply through conductors.

2. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 1 , wherein said inductance is covered by gel.

3. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 1 , wherein each one end of said conductors protrudes near to the inductance on the inner surface of said cover, and such protruding ends of said conductors hold both ends of said inductance.

4. An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:

a throttle body having a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;

a DC motor put in the motor housing section of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve;

a power transmission unit with gears arranged on said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;

a cover attached on said throttle body to protect said DC motor and said power transmission unit; and

an inductance installed on an inner surface of said cover, wherein one end of said inductance is connected with said DC motor through one conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with a power supply through another conductor buried in said cover.

5. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 4 , wherein each one end of said conductors protrudes near to the inductance on the inner surface of said cover, and such protruding ends of said conductors hold both ends of said inductance.

6. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 4 , wherein said inductance is covered by gel.

7. An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:

a throttle body having an external wall section for a gear space, a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;

a DC motor put in the motor housing of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve and controlled by electrical throttle devices;

a power transmission unit configured with gears which are arranged on said external wall section of said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;

a cover attached on said external wall section of said throttle body so as to cover said DC motor and said power transmission unit;

a connector provided on an outer surface of said cover to electrically connect with an external unit and having a plurality of terminals including a power supply terminal for said DC motor; and

an inductance installed on an inner surface of said cover, wherein one end of said inductance is connected with said power supply terminal through one conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with said DC motor through another conductor buried in said cover.

8. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 7 , wherein each one end of said conductors protrudes near to the inductance on the inner surface of said cover, and such protruding ends of said conductors hold both ends of said inductance.

9. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 7 , wherein said inductance is covered by gel.

10. An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:

a throttle body having an external wall section for a gear space, a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;

a DC motor put in the motor housing of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve and controlled by electrical throttle devices;

a power transmission unit configured with gears which are arranged on said external wall section of said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;

a cover attached on an external wall section of said throttle body so as to cover said DC motor and said power transmission unit;

a connector provided on an outer surface of said cover to electrically connect with an external unit and having a plurality of terminals including a power supply terminal for said DC motor;

an intermediate connector with a joint member connected to said power supply terminal through a conductor buried in said cover, and connected to a terminal of said DC motor through said joint member when said cover is attached on said external wall section of said throttle body; and

an inductance installed on an inner surface of said cover, wherein one end of said inductance is connected with said power supply terminal through one conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with said intermediate terminal through another conductor buried in said cover.

11. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 10 , wherein each one end of said conductors protrudes near to the inductance on the inner surface of said cover, and such protruding ends of said conductors hold both ends of said inductance.

12. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 10 , wherein said inductance is covered by gel.

13. An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:

a throttle body having an external wall section for a gear space, a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;

a DC motor put in the motor housing of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve and controlled by electrical throttle devices;

a power transmission unit configured with gears which are arranged on said external wall section of said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;

a cover attached on an external wall section of said throttle body so as to cover said DC motor and said power transmission unit;

a connector provided on an outer surface of said cover to electrically connect with an external unit and having a plurality of terminals including two power supply terminals for said DC motor;

an intermediate connector with joint members connected to said power supply terminals through conductors buried in said cover, and connected to terminals of said DC motor side through said joint members when said cover is attached on said external wall section of said throttle body;

an inductance housing formed by providing a partitioning plate on an inner surface of said cover; and

a noise eliminator configured with two inductances placed in said inductance housing, wherein one end of each inductance is connected with each power supply terminal through conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with each terminal of said intermediate connector through said conductor.

14. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 13 , wherein each one end of said conductors protrudes near to the inductance on the inner surface of said cover, and such protruding ends of said conductors hold both ends of said inductance.

15. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 13 , wherein said inductance is covered by gel.

16. An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:

a throttle body having an external wall section for a gear space, a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;

a DC motor put in the motor housing of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve and controlled by electrical throttle devices;

a power transmission unit configured with gears which are arranged on said external wall section of said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;

a cover attached on said external wall section of said throttle body so as to cover said DC motor and said power transmission unit;

a connector provided on an outer surface of said cover to electrically connect with an external unit and having a plurality of terminals including a power supply terminal for said DC motor;

an electronic control module placed in a module housing section provided at said cover to control said throttle valve, and to which DC voltage is supplied from said power supply terminal of said connector; and

an inductance installed on an inner surface of said cover, wherein one end of said inductance is connected with each motor driving terminal of said electronic control module through one conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with said DC motor through another conductor.

17. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 16 , wherein said electronic control module and said inductance are covered by gel.

18. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 17 , wherein each one end of said conductors protrudes near to the inductance on the inner surface of said cover, and such protruding ends of said conductors hold both ends of said inductance.

19. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 16 , wherein each one end of said conductors protrudes near to the inductance on the inner surface of said cover, and such protruding ends of said conductors hold both ends of said inductance.

20. An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:

a throttle body having an external wall section for a gear space, a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;

a DC motor put in the motor housing of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve and controlled by electrical throttle devices;

a power transmission unit configured with gears which are arranged on said external wall section of said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;

a cover attached on said external wall section of said throttle body so as to cover said DC motor and said power transmission unit;

a connector provided on an outer surface of said cover to electrically connect with an external unit and having a plurality of terminals including a power supply terminal for said DC motor;

an electronic control module placed in a module housing section provided at said cover to control said throttle valve, and to which DC voltage is supplied from said power supply terminal of said connector;

an intermediate connector with joint members connected to terminals of said DC motor side when said cover is attached on said external wall section of said throttle body;

an inductance installed near to said electronic control module on an inner surface of said cover, wherein one end of said inductance is connected with a motor driving terminal provided at said electronic control module through one conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with said intermediate connector through said another conductor buried in said cover.

21. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 20 , wherein said electronic control module and said inductance are covered by gel.

22. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 20 , wherein each one end of said conductors protrudes near to the inductance on the inner surface of said cover, and such protruding ends of said conductors hold both ends of said inductance.

23. An electronically controlled throttle device, comprising:

a throttle body having an external wall section for a gear space, a throttle valve housing section and a motor housing section which are integrally molded with an insulating material;

a DC motor put in the motor housing of said throttle body to drive said throttle valve;

a power transmission unit configured with gears which are arranged on said external wall section of said throttle body to transmit a driving power from said DC motor to said throttle valve;

a cover attached on said external wall section of said throttle body so as to cover said DC motor and said power transmission unit;

a connector provided on an outer surface of said cover to electrically connect with an external unit and having a plurality of terminals including two power supply terminals for said DC motor;

an electronic control module placed in a module housing section provided at said cover to control said throttle valve, and to which DC voltage is supplied from said power supply terminals of said connector, and having two motor driving terminals,

an intermediate connector with joint members provided on inner surface of said cover , and having two terminals connected to terminals of DC motor side through said joint member when said cover is attached on said external wall section of said throttle body;

a noise eliminator configured with two inductances placed in parallel near to said module housing section on inner surface of said cover, wherein one end of each inductance is connected with each motor driving terminal of said electronic control module through one conductor buried in said cover, and another end thereof is connected with each terminal of said intermediate connector through another conductor buried in said cover.

24. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 23 , wherein said electronic control module and said inductance are covered by gel.

25. The electronically controlled throttle device according to claim 23 , wherein each one end of said conductors protrudes near to the inductance on the inner surface of said cover, and such protruding ends of said conductors hold both ends of said inductance.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058481/0935 →
DEMERGER Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058960/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2005
From: KAMIMURA, YASUHIRO; ISHIHARA, KAZUYA
To: HITACHI LTD.
Reel/Frame 016596/0240 →