US 12,012,920 B2
Charge forming device with throttle valve
Jeffrey C. Hoppe, Cass City, MI (US); Duried F. Rabban, Henderson, NV (US); Bradley J. Roche, Millington, MI (US); and David L. Speirs, Cass City, MI (US)
Assigned to Walbro LLC, Cass City, MI (US)
Filed by Walbro LLC, Cass City, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/132,641.
Application 18/132,641 is a division of application No. 17/606,527, granted, now 11,655,788, previously published as PCT/US2020/030368, filed on Apr. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/842,795, filed on May 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0243328 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. F02D 9/10 (2006.01); F02M 69/04 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01)
CPC F02M 69/044 (2013.01) [F02D 9/105 (2013.01); F02D 9/1065 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0404 (2013.01); F02M 35/10216 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A charge forming device, comprising:
a body that has a throttle bore;
a throttle valve associated with the throttle bore, the throttle valve having a valve head received within and movable relative to the throttle bore, and a valve shaft to which the valve head is coupled;
a coupler connected to the valve shaft, the coupler carrying or including a sensor element; and
an actuator having a drive shaft coupled to the coupler so that rotation of the drive shaft is transmitted to the coupler and the valve shaft.