US 12,441,437 B2
Throttle actuator position verification
Joseph D. Tharaldson, Taylors Falls, MN (US); Trevor F. Rhodes, Badger, MN (US); Peter Kern, Greenbush, MN (US); Joshua J. Mickelson, Medina, MN (US); Tyler Bentow, Roseau, MN (US); Michael A. Hedlund, Roseau, MN (US); Craig McConnell, Prineville, OR (US); Luis Felipe Sanchez, Portland, OR (US); and Scott Richard Volk, Tualatin, OR (US)
Assigned to Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed by Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/517,073.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/429,915, filed on Dec. 2, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0182134 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. B62M 27/02 (2006.01); B62K 23/06 (2006.01)
CPC B62M 27/02 (2013.01) [B62K 23/06 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A throttle actuator comprising:
a base;
a carrier;
a circuit board coupled between the base and the carrier, said circuit board comprising first force sensor and a second force sensor;
a spring plate disposed between the carrier and the circuit board, said spring plate configured to distribute force applied to the carrier to the first force sensor and the second force sensor; and
a cover coupled to the base enclosing the carrier, the spring plate and the circuit board between the cover and the base.