Patent ID: 6860466
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: F02D,F05C,F16K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a throttle body defining an air intake passage, a throttle valve arranged and constructed to open and close the air intake passage; a motor arranged and constructed to rotatably drive the throttle valve; a first support arranged and constructed to support a first side of the motor in a longitudinal direction of the motor, wherein the first side of the motor is fixed in position both in a longitudinal direction and a diametrical direction of the motor; and a second support arranged and constructed to resiliently and elastically support a second side of the motor in the longitudinal direction of the motor, wherein the second support comprises a ring that includes a first fitting portion defined on an inner periphery of the ring and a second fitting portion defined on an outer periphery of the ring, the first fitting portion contacting the motor and the second fitting portion contacting the throttle body, and wherein the first fitting portion includes notches formed at regular intervals around the inner periphery of the ring and the inner periphery has a diameter that is slightly smaller than a diameter of a portion of the motor that contacts the second support, wherein the first fitting portion is resiliently and elastically fitted onto the motor.