Patent ID: 6135227
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: B60W,B60Y,B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
A cruise control for a vehicle having an engine, a throttle controller mounted to a handlebar, and a braking system, comprising:(a) a throttle pipe handle adapted to be coupled to the engine such that a speed of the engine is adjusted by rotation of the throttle pipe handle;(b) a throttle pipe spur gear attached to the throttle pipe handle such that rotation of the throttle pipe handle rotates the throttle pipe spur gear;(c) a cruise control spur gear coupled to the throttle pipe spur gear such that rotation of the throttle pipe spur gear rotates the cruise control spur gear;(d) an electromagnetic brake/clutch device coupled to the cruise control spur gear and responsive to a control signal to prevent rotation of the cruise control spur gear when the control signal is provided to the electromagnetic brake/clutch device and to otherwise allow rotation of the cruise control spur gear;(e) a cruise control activation switch; and(f) a control circuit means connected to the cruise control activation switch, the vehicle braking system, and the electromagnetic brake/clutch device for providing the control signal to the electromagnetic brake/clutch device to prevent rotation of the cruise control spur gear when the cruise control activation switch is actuated and for removing the control signal from the electromagnetic brake/clutch device to allow rotation of the cruise control spur gear when the vehicle braking system is activated.