Patent ID: 8291887
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: B60K,B60W,B60Y,B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A throttle control device for a saddle-ride type vehicle, said throttle control device comprising: a throttle pipe which is rotatably supported on an end portion of a bar handle and which has a portion thereof inserted into a case fixed on said bar handle; a throttle grip which covers said throttle pipe and is unrotatable relative to said throttle pipe; a throttle sensor disposed at a fixed position in said case to detect an amount of a rotation operation of said throttle grip in accordance with a rotation of said throttle pipe; an automatic cruise control device that automatically maintains a constant running speed, including, a rotor to be detected by said throttle sensor housed in said case and rotatable together with said throttle pipe; an abutting projection formed on said rotor at a position offset from a rotational axis of said rotor; and a repulsor supported in either said case or a fixing member fixed onto said case, wherein, when said throttle sensor detects that said throttle grip has been rotated from a fully closed position to a throttle closing side, said automatic cruise control device cancels the constant running speed, wherein, when said rotor rotates from the fully closed position to the throttle closing side, said repulsor abuts on said abutting projection and thereby exerts a resilient force biasing said rotor toward the fully closed position, and wherein, when said rotor rotates from the fully closed position to a throttle opening side, said repulsor is separated from said abutting projection.