US 12,297,783 B2
Throttle control system
Steve Williams, Cherry Valley, CA (US); and Jonathan Richard Fiello, Yucaipa, CA (US)
Assigned to K&N Engineering, Inc., Riverside, CA (US)
Filed by K&N Engineering, Inc., Riverside, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/656,513.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/751,351, filed on Oct. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0132000 A1, Apr. 30, 2020
Int. Cl. F02D 11/02 (2006.01); F02D 11/10 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01)
CPC F02D 11/105 (2013.01) [F02D 11/106 (2013.01); B60R 16/0207 (2013.01); F02D 11/02 (2013.01); F02D 2011/102 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0404 (2013.01); F02D 2200/602 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A throttle control system for providing a driver of a vehicle with greater control over engine performance, the system comprising:
a control module configured to:
electrically couple with a throttle pedal of the vehicle and a throttle body of the vehicle,
use an internal lookup table to evaluate throttle pedal positions against throttle position sensor readings to generate a signal for the throttle body that increases throttle responsiveness and acceleration, and
provide a modified signal from the control module directly to the throttle body;
a wiring harness configured to electrically couple the control module via electrical sensors readings received from the wiring harness with the throttle pedal and the throttle body, wherein the wiring harness transmits the signal from the throttle pedal to the control module and the modified signal from the control module to the throttle body;
wherein the wiring harness and the control module provide communication between the throttle pedal and the throttle body;
a pedal connector configured to be coupled with the throttle pedal of the vehicle;
a rheostat configured to enable manual adjustment of a throttle signal being communicated to the throttle body;
the signal adjuster comprising a control coupled with the rheostat to facilitate hand operation of the rheostat;
the rheostat in electrical communication with the control module; and
the signal adjuster configured to receive input corresponding to manual adjustment of throttle responsiveness of the vehicle and provide the input to the control module via the wiring harness.