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Title | Mechanical pulley for automotive cruise control system |
Creator/Author | Burney, C.F. |
Publication Date | 1990 Jun 12 |
OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 6626036 |
Report Number(s) | US 4932375 ;A |
Other Number(s) | Pat. Priority: US 7-165626A |
Resource Type | Patent |
Specific Type | Special Availability |
Resource Relation | Pat. File: 8 Mar 1988 |
Subject | 330600 -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Vehicle Design Factors; CONTROL SYSTEMS-- WINCHES;VEHICLES-- CONTROL SYSTEMS; AUTOMATION;DESIGN;MECHANICS;OPERATION |
Related Subject | EQUIPMENT;MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT |
Description/Abstract | This patent describes an apparatus for actuating the throttle of a motor vehicle as part of, for example, an automatic speed control system.^It comprises: a mechanical pulley connected to a means for rotating the pulley; a cable means attached to both the throttle of the motor vehicle and the mechanical pulley in such manner that rotation of the mechanical pulley in a direction which retracts the cable means results in motion of the vehicle`s throttle in a direction which tends to increase the vehicle`s speed; a spring means connected to the mechanical pulley at one end and immovably fixed at the other end, oriented so as to cause the mechanical pulley to rotate in a direction which lessens the tension in the cable means attaching the mechanical pulley to the vehicle`s throttle; and a mechanical stop means which stops the rotation of the mechanical pulley due to the torque produced by the spring means at a point at which the vehicle`s throttle is in an appropriate idling position. |
Country of Publication | United States |
Language | English |
Format | Pages: (vp.) |
Availability | Patent and Trademark Office, Box 9, Washington, DC 20232 (USA) |
Rights | Reeves Brothers, Inc., Grand Prairie, TX (USA) |
System Entry Date | 2001 May 13 |
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