Patent ID: 6412471
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: F02D,F02M,F05C,G01F,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A throttle body for use in an internal combustion engine, the throttle body comprising:a throttle body wall defining an airflow passage in the throttle body; a movable throttle plate in the airflow passage, the throttle plate substantially conforming to the interior dimensions of the air flow passage; an engine control device attached to the throttle body wall; and engine control electronics mounted to the throttle body wall in spaced apart relationship with the engine control device, wherein the engine control electronics includes an engine controller and a wiring board, the engine controller being electrically connected to the wiring board, and the wiring board being electrically connected with the engine control device, wherein the wiring board is electrically connected with the engine control device by a mechanical interface, wherein the engine control device is a sensor or an actuator, and wherein the engine control device is attached to the throttle body wall by twisting the engine control device in a bore in the throttle body wall such that cooperating locking elements on the engine control device and an inner surface of the bore in the throttle body wall engage.