Patent ID: 6367772
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: F02D,F16K

Abstract:
A throttle apparatus comprising:a throttle body having an air passageway extending therethrough, said passageway having a longitudinal axis, said throttle body having a wall extending around said passageway; an axle rotatably mounted in said throttle body, said axle adapted to rotate in relation to a movement of an accelerator pedal, said axle extending across said passageway transverse to said longitudinal axis of said passageway; a disk affixed to said axle so as to pivot relative to the rotation of said axle, said disk movable between a first position adapted to block an air flow through said passageway and a variable second position adapted to allow air flow through said passageway; and a plurality of channels formed in said wall of said throttle body, each of said plurality of channels having an end separate from and adjacent to said disk when said disk is in said first position, said plurality of channels formed in said wall on one side of said disk; and a seat formed in said passageway of said throttle body, said seat extending radially inwardly from said wall, said seat extending circumferentially around said disk in said first position, said disk having a circular configuration, said seat having an annular configuration, said disk in generally sealing contact with said seat in said first position, each of said plurality of channels having said end immediately extending from said seat.