Patent Abstract:
A system for controlling a transmission throttle valve allows the transmission response to be correlated with changes in engine torque. The apparatus described herein solves the problem of older vehicles which utilize a fuel management device having a throttle lever that contains no ready attachment point for a throttle valve control device. The apparatus includes an eccentric mount which is installed on the rotatable throttle member of a the management device. The eccentric mount is positioned so as to have an axis of rotation nominally aligned with the axis of rotation of the throttle shaft. An eccentric having an attachment point for a throttle valve cable is installed on the eccentric mount, establishing a fixed mechanism so as to correlate the rate of the transmissions throttle valve travel via displacement of the cable as the throttle member rotates the eccentric.

Full Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    The present invention pertains generally to automobiles having automatic transmissions, and particularly to a system and method for controlling the actuation rate of the automatic transmission throttle valve. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The throttle valve is in the generic sense a spool valve which adjusts hydraulic pressure to insure proper line pressure for the amount of torque that is being applied to the transmission clutch packs based on throttle position. In many applications, a General Motors THM 200-R4 automatic transmission, for example, a linkage comprising a throttle valve [TV] cable, connected to the accelerator pedal through the engine throttle mechanism utilizing a rotatable throttle member, communicates the rate of engine torque change to the transmission via the throttle valve, causing the throttle valve to move, opening or closing passages which modulates hydraulic pressure. 
         [0003]    An ideal geometric relationship for communicating the engine torque to the transmission is established when the throttle valve control mechanism causes the throttle valve to move at a constant rate from idle to a full or wide open throttle position, the throttle valve control mechanism begins displacing the throttle valve at the instant the vehicle operator accelerates from idle, and finally when the vehicle is accelerated to full or wide open throttle position, the throttle valve is fully depressed to the limit of its design. 
         [0004]    Mechanisms for controlling transmission throttle valves are well known in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,631,983 shows a lever mechanism for a cable linkage including a control lever mounted on a rotary shaft for rotation therewith, a base plate mounted on the rotary shaft and fixed to the control lever for rotation therewith, and a lever plate adjustably assembled with the base plate and connected at one side of its outer peripheral portion to one end of the cable linkage. The lever plate is provided at its outer peripheral portion with a semicircular guide surface having a center located substantially at a rotation fulcrum of the lever plate. The cable linkage is supported on the semicircular guide surface of the lever plate. And the lever plate is displaceable on the base plate. During the assembly process, the distance between the semicircular guide surface and the rotation fulcrum is adjustable. 
         [0005]    U.S. Pat. No. 4,711,140 illustrates an improved throttle valve regulating system for automatic transmissions for motor vehicles. The throttle valve reciprocates in a bore as a result of the action of a plunger and a throttle valve spring to control the flow and pressure of transmission fluid or oil to effect gear shifting. A rigid spacing element of predetermined length received within the throttle valve spring is provided for urging the valve towards a full throttle position in the event that the valve sticks in the bore in a lower throttle position. The system further includes a high rate spring located in the full throttle position in the bore to prevent sticking of the valve in that position, and a low rate spring similarly positioned in the bore to counteract the force of the throttle valve spring for returning the throttle valve to a low throttle or zero position. The reciprocating throttle valve includes at least one land or circumferential flange having sharpened edges for shearing large particles or other impurities introduced into the bore with the transmission fluid which might otherwise become wedged between the valve and the bore and cause sticking of the valve in a fixed position in the bore. 
         [0006]    U.S. Pat. No. 5,046,380 defines a throttle valve operating cam of an automatic transmission and an output control member of an automotive engine that are interconnected so as to cooperate with each other by a cable consisting of an outer tube and an inner cable. The inner cable is connected to the throttle valve operating cam and the output control member. One end of the outer tube is connected first to the automatic transmission. The other end of the outer tube is regulated in position relative to a cable fitting member secured to the automotive engine and then fixed to the cable fitting member secured to the automotive engine. 
         [0007]    U.S. Pat. No. 5,727,425 comprises a method for adjusting the throttle valve cable in an automatic transmission. In a motor vehicle automatic transmission, for example a General Motors THM 700-R4 automatic transmission, the TV cable forms part of the mechanical link between the throttle pedal, the throttle valve linkage on a fuel delivery system (e.g., a carburetor or electronic fuel injector), and the throttle valve. The TV cable is adjusted using a sleeve and spring installed at the distal end of the TV cable between the cable end clamp and a teardrop shaped cable end fitting on the TV cable. The spring opposes the movement of the cable end fitting toward the distal end of the TV cable so that the cable end fitting is at its maximum distal position only at fully open throttle. This gives the vehicle operator the shift feel of a shorter TV cable at most throttle openings. The sleeve and spring are installed only on TV cables in automatic transmission that do not have TV cable end fittings permanently attached to a throttle cam. 
         [0008]    U.S. Pat. No. 6,855,091 defines a system which includes an adapter assembly which is mounted on the rotatable throttle member of a fuel management device. A cam assembly is selectively position able on the adapter assembly so as to adjust the rate of throttle valve cable pull. The can assembly has guide pins which move within guide slots on the adapter assembly. The cam assembly also has an adjustment slot which receives an adjustment screw connected to the adapter assembly. The cam assembly is positioned on the adapter assembly so that the adjustment screw occupies a desired location along the adjustment slot, and then the adjustment screw is tightened to lock the cam assembly in place. 
         [0009]    Prior art addresses the need for a method of actuating the transmission throttle valve control cable in applications which did not originally accommodate a throttle valve cable [TV cable] by utilizing the lever opposite from the accelerator pedal linkage attachment to serve as an attachment point for an assembly which directly attaches to, and controls the displacement of the TV cable. Additionally, prior art fails to address issues involving physical clearance based on the configuration of the bell crank. 
         [0010]    In view of the aforementioned limitations, there is a need for an improvement to be made to existing technology to combat these issues. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0011]    The present invention solves problems related to modern transmissions which require synchronization of internal hydraulic pressure by means of an integral throttle valve with the rate of engine torque change through a cable, when installed into vehicles which were not designed to accommodate such an interface between engine and transmission. 
         [0012]    Specifically, a problem is solved with fuel management device rotatable throttle members which were not originally of a bell crank design, that being applications where the accelerator linkage is connected to a lever attached to one half of the horizontal plane of the throttle shaft, actuating the opening or closing of the throttle shaft, while a second lever was available on the opposite side of the throttle shaft. Prior art addresses the need for a method of actuating the transmission throttle valve control cable in applications which did not originally accommodate a throttle valve cable [TV cable] by utilizing the lever opposite from the accelerator pedal linkage attachment to serve as an attachment point for an assembly which directly attaches to, and controls the displacement of the TV cable. 
         [0013]    According to a first aspect of the invention, there is an eccentric mount attachable to the rotatable throttle member; having a center of rotation nominally aligned with the center of rotation of the throttle member. The face of the eccentric mount which engages the rotatable throttle member is relief cut such that attachment to the rotatable throttle member aligns the centers [axes] of rotation of both components. The face of the eccentric mount which engages the rotatable throttle member contains two threaded blind holes which are aligned with holes located in a throttle mounting plate [prior art], separate from but installed on the opposite side of the rotatable throttle member from the side which accepts the machine screws attached to the eccentric mount. 
         [0014]    A second problem solved by the present invention is that close proximity of the throttle shaft horizontal plane with that of the intake manifold or other component of the engine where the fuel management device is installed precludes the use of a rotatable throttle member having a bell crank design. The configuration of the bell crank itself necessitates physical clearance below the plane of the throttle shaft to enable movement of the lever opposite the lever actuated by the accelerator pedal through a useful range of operation. 
         [0015]    In accordance with the above aspect of the invention, the present invention provides for the eccentric mount including at least two blind holes with machine screw threads on the side which accepts an eccentric forming the throttle valve control mechanism, an eccentric having at least two through mounting holes, a throttle valve cable track, and a provision for attachment of the throttle valve cable terminal [end]. An eccentric containing a throttle valve cable track which converts rotary motion of the engine throttle device opening/closing into reciprocating motion, causing an equal amount of throttle valve displacement for each degree of throttle device opening/closing, the reciprocating motion produced by the throttle valve control mechanism being transmitted to the transmission throttle valve through a cable assembly having proximal and distal ends, said proximal end containing a barrel and lock nut adjustment housing mechanism that is accepted by the [prior art] accelerator cable bracket, while the said inner cable proximal end rotatably fixed to said eccentric at a pull point and said distal end operably connected to the transmission throttle valve. 
         [0016]    The effective radius of the eccentric when rotated through its working range, is less than the distance from the centerline of the shaft to which the rotatable throttle member is attached to the nearest fixed object [intake manifold], that the entire operable rotation of the throttle valve control mechanism, described by the throttle member with an installed eccentric mount and eccentric, does not result in physical contact with the nearest fixed object [intake manifold or other component of] on the engine where the fuel management device is installed. 
         [0017]    Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to enable a method and an apparatus to enable the coordination of engine torque change with a cable actuated automatic transmission throttle valve for applications where existing solutions do not apply due to considerations [problems] stated above. 
         [0018]    In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the system further includes the eccentric is placed in contact with the eccentric mount so that two through mounting holes align with two blind threaded holes enabling the eccentric to be positioned such that the center of eccentric is substantially on-center with the rotation axis of the eccentric mount, and by extension, the rotation axis of the throttle shaft, two machine screws engage the two through mounting holes of the eccentric and thread into the eccentric mount blind holes with matching threads are tightened to lock the eccentric to the eccentric mount. 
         [0019]    In yet another aspect of the invention, there is a method for controlling a throttle valve cable providing a fuel management device which includes a rotatable throttle member lacking a bell crank design, having an idle state and a wide open throttle state, providing a transmission throttle valve connected to a transmission throttle valve cable, providing a system for controlling the transmission throttle valve, including: 
         [0020]    an eccentric attachable to the rotatable throttle member, the transmission throttle valve cable connectable to the eccentric, wherein when the rotatable throttle member is rotated from the idle state to the wide open throttle state, the eccentric pulls the transmission throttle valve cable a correct cable pull distance; the eccentric having a certain radius with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotatable throttle member, wherein the eccentric determines a rate at which the throttle valve cable is pulled, the rate being linear as the rotatable throttle member is rotated from the idle state to the wide open throttle state, and, a retaining mechanism for locking the eccentric in a fixed position with respect to the rotatable throttle member, positioning the eccentric to an installed position with respect to the rotatable throttle member, using the retaining mechanism to lock the eccentric in the desired position, attaching the transmission valve throttle cable to the eccentric, causing the rotatable throttle member to rotate from the idle state to the wide open throttle state thereby pulling the transmission throttle valve cable the correct cable pull distance, observing that the rate at which the transmission throttle valve cable is pulled the correct cable pull distance results in a desired transmission shift timing, firmness, and feel. The method may further include observing that the eccentric pulls the transmission throttle valve cable the correct cable pull distance for an installed position of the eccentric with respect to the rotatable throttle member as previously described. 
         [0021]    Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0022]    Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to accompanying drawings, in which: 
           [0023]      FIG. 1 , labeled ‘Prior Art’ is a side elevation view of the fuel management device throttle member in an idle state and which throttle member has no extension or arm below the centerline of the throttle shaft and with limited clearance between the throttle member and the intake manifold. 
           [0024]      FIG. 2 , labeled ‘Prior Art’ is a top view of the fuel management device having a throttle member with an accelerator cable attachment point, having an accelerator cable end attached. The accelerator cable housing end is attached to the accelerator cable bracket. 
           [0025]      FIG. 3 , labeled ‘Prior Art’ is a side elevation view of the prior art fuel management device throttle member rotated to a wide open throttle state, illustrated by arc ‘A’. The part of the throttle member positioned above the horizontal plane of the throttle shaft remains above the horizontal throttle shaft plane throughout the range of rotation of the throttle member. 
           [0026]      FIGS. 4   a ,  4   b  and  4   c , are front, edge and opposite side elevation views of the eccentric showing the TV cable end holder, the installation screws, the TV cable track and the installation holes 
           [0027]      FIGS. 5   a ,  5   b  and  5   c  are front, edge and opposite side elevation views of the eccentric mount showing the threaded blind holes for receiving the eccentric installation screws.  FIG. 5   c  shows the relief which receives the perimeter of the lower portion of the throttle member, causing the alignment of the eccentric mount center of rotation with the throttle shaft center of rotation [axis], and the threaded blind holes for receiving the throttle mount installation screws. 
           [0028]      FIG. 6 , is a side elevation view of the fuel management device throttle member in an idle state showing the installed position of the eccentric mount with the hidden throttle mount holes indicated by the dashed crosshair lines. The hidden throttle mount holes accept screws which have matching threads in the eccentric mount. 
           [0029]      FIG. 7  is a top view of the fuel management device having a throttle member with an accelerator cable attachment point, having an accelerator cable end attached and the eccentric mount installed on the throttle member. 
           [0030]      FIG. 8 , is a side elevation view of a system for controlling an automatic transmission throttle valve in accordance with the present invention mounted on the throttle linkage member shown in an idle state, illustrating the clearance between the eccentric of the system and the intake manifold and the position of the proximal end of the TV cable housing on the [prior art] accelerator cable bracket. 
           [0031]      FIG. 9  is a top view of a system for controlling an automatic transmission throttle valve in accordance with the present invention mounted on the throttle linkage member shown in an idle state. 
           [0032]      FIG. 10  is a side elevation view of the system and throttle linkage member of  FIG. 8  rotated to the wide open throttle state; and illustrating the mechanical displacement of the throttle valve cable at the wide open throttle state of said throttle linkage member. 
           [0033]      FIG. 11  is a side elevation view of the throttle valve cable assembly having proximal end containing a barrel and lock nut cable housing adjustment provision [mechanism] that is accepted by the [prior art] accelerator cable bracket. 
           [0034]      FIG. 12  is a graph showing cable displacement in relation to 20 degrees of rotatable throttle member rotation at intervals of 5 degrees. 
           [0035]      FIG. 13  is a graph showing cable displacement in relation to 40 degrees of rotatable throttle member rotation at intervals of 5 degrees. 
           [0036]      FIG. 14  is a graph showing cable displacement in relation to 55 degrees of rotatable throttle member rotation at intervals of approximately 5 degrees. 
           [0037]      FIG. 15  is a graph showing cable displacement in relation to 75 degrees of rotatable throttle member rotation at intervals of 5 degrees. 
           [0038]      FIG. 16  is a graph showing maximum cable displacement of 1.125″ in relation to a total of 81.19 degrees of rotatable throttle member rotation of approximately 5 degree intervals. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0039]    Referring to the drawings,  FIG. 1  illustrates a side elevation view of a prior art fuel management device, generally designated as  300 , in an idle state. The fuel management device  300  shown is a carburetor, but the fuel management device  300  could also be a fuel injection system. Fuel management device  300  includes a rotatable throttle member. In the shown embodiment, the rotatable throttle member is a throttle linkage member  301  with throttle mount  302  which is connected to and rotates throttle shaft  303 . A transmission throttle valve not shown) is connected by a throttle valve cable  30  (refer to  FIG. 8 ) to a system for controlling an automatic transmission throttle valve in accordance with the present invention mounted on the throttle linkage member  301  using the throttle mount  302  as the attachment point. 
         [0040]    Fuel management device  300  is mounted on an intake manifold  308  of a vehicle. In a typical embodiment, fuel management device  300  includes two butterfly valves which control the intake of air to the engine of the vehicle. The butterfly valves are connected to a throttle shaft  303 . In the shown idle or low throttle position state, butterfly valves are oriented so as to block air from entering the air intake of the engine. When throttle linkage member  301  is rotated by an accelerator cable  305 , throttle shaft  303  rotates and thereby rotates and opens the butterfly valves increasing the intake of air to the engine. 
         [0041]      FIG. 2  illustrates a top view of the prior art fuel management device  300 . Throttle linkage member  301  with throttle mount  302  which is connected to and rotates throttle shaft  303  is operably connected to accelerator cable  305  is shown in an idle state. The distal end of accelerator cable, accelerator cable end  304  is attached to throttle linkage member  301  through accelerator cable  305  and accelerator cable housing end  306  which is fixed to intake manifold  308  by means of accelerator cable bracket  307 . 
         [0042]      FIG. 3  illustrates a side elevation view of the prior art fuel management device  300  in a wide open throttle state. Throttle linkage member  301  with throttle mount  302  has been rotated through angle A causing throttle shaft  303  to rotate and open the butterfly valves increasing the intake of air to the engine and therefore increasing the torque output of said engine. In the shown embodiment, the rotation angle A from idle to wide open throttle is 81.19°. This angular rotation applies to one of many Quadrajet® carburetors manufactured by the Rochester Products Division of General Motors, and is used in the description of the present invention. However, it may be appreciated that other fuel management devices  300  will have a different angle A of rotation from idle to wide open throttle, yet the principles of the present invention disclosed herein may also be applied to these devices. 
         [0043]      FIG. 4   a , is a front elevation view of the eccentric  10  of the system for controlling an automatic transmission throttle valve in accordance with the present invention showing the TV cable end attachment  16 , the installation screws  12 , the TV cable track  11  hidden from view but represented by a dashed line with a radius of 0.7693 inches and the installation holes. 
         [0044]      FIG. 4   b  is an edge view of the eccentric  10   a,  showing the TV cable track  11  and two installation screws  12 . The axis of rotation of eccentric  10   a  is aligned with the throttle shaft axis of rotation as illustrated by the broken line,  303   a.    
         [0045]      FIG. 4   c  is an opposite side elevation view of the eccentric,  10   b  showing the TV cable end attachment  16 , the installation holes  15 , and the TV cable track  11  which is hidden from view but is represented by a dashed line 
         [0046]      FIG. 5   a  is a front side elevation view of the eccentric mount  13  of the system for controlling an automatic transmission throttle valve in accordance with the present invention showing the threaded blind holes  21  for receiving the eccentric installation screws  12 . 
         [0047]      FIG. 5   b  is an edge view of the eccentric mount  13   a  showing the threaded blind holes  21  for receiving the eccentric installation screws  12  and threaded blind holes  23  for receiving the throttle mount installation screws  14 . The relief  22  which receives the perimeter of throttle member  301  is hidden from view but is represented by a dashed line. 
         [0048]      FIG. 5   c  is an opposite side elevation view of the eccentric mount  13   b  showing the relief  22  which receives the perimeter of throttle member  301 , causing the alignment of the eccentric mount center of rotation with the throttle shaft center of rotation [axis]  303   a,  and the threaded blind throttle mount holes  23  for receiving the throttle mount installation screws  14 . 
         [0049]      FIG. 6  is a side elevation view of the fuel management device throttle member  301  in an idle state showing the installed position of the eccentric mount  13  of the system for controlling an automatic transmission throttle valve in accordance with the present invention with the hidden throttle mount holes  23  indicated by the dashed crosshair lines  302   a.  The hidden throttle mount holes  23  accept throttle mount installation screws  14  which have matching threads in the eccentric mount  13  establishing a fixed mechanism which accepts the eccentric  10  (see  FIG. 5 ) so as to correlate the rate of throttle rotation with that of the transmission throttle valve travel (see  FIG. 8 ) as said throttle member  301  rotates in response to the displacement of accelerator cable  305  as the driver depresses the accelerator pedal (not shown). 
         [0050]      FIG. 7  is a top view of the fuel management device  300  having a throttle linkage member  301  with throttle mount  302  which is connected to and rotates throttle shaft  303  operably connected to accelerator cable attachment point, having an accelerator cable end  304  attached and the eccentric mount  13  installed on the throttle member  301  by throttle mount installation screws  14  which engage threaded blind throttle mount holes  23  in the eccentric mount  13  establishing a fixed mechanism which accepts the eccentric  10  (see  FIG. 5 ) so as to correlate the rate of throttle rotation with that of the transmission throttle valve travel (see  FIG. 8 ) as the throttle member  301  rotates in response to the displacement of accelerator cable  305  as the driver depresses the accelerator pedal (not shown). The accelerator cable end  304  attached to distal end of accelerator cable  305  and accelerator cable housing end  306  which is fixed to intake manifold by means of accelerator cable bracket  307 . 
         [0051]      FIG. 8 , is a side elevation view of a system for controlling an automatic transmission throttle valve in accordance with the present invention mounted on the throttle linkage member  301  shown in an idle state, illustrating the clearance between the eccentric  10  of the system and the intake manifold  308  and the position of the proximal end of throttle valve cable indicated by the throttle valve cable adjuster  33  on the [prior art] accelerator cable bracket  307 , said throttle valve cable inner member  30  is attached to eccentric  10  at throttle valve cable attachment  16 . The throttle valve cable  30  is connected  15  to the throttle valve of an automatic transmission. For the purposes of this illustration, the throttle valve requirements of a THM-200R4 transmission available from General Motors Corporation of Detroit, Mich., are used. As with the fuel management device  300 , it may be appreciated that other transmissions will have different requirements, to which the principles of the present invention may be applied. The throttle valve cable  30  used with a THM-200R4 transmission must be pulled a fixed distance  30   a  of 1.125 inches to move the throttle valve in the transmission from a starting point at idle to the maximum travel permitted by design at wide open throttle. 
         [0052]      FIG. 9  is a top view of the fuel management device  300  having a throttle linkage member  301  with throttle mount  302  which is connected to and rotates throttle shaft  303  operably connected to accelerator cable attachment point, having an accelerator cable end  304  attached and the eccentric mount  13  installed on the throttle member  301  by throttle mount installation screws  14  which engage threaded blind throttle mount holes  23  in the eccentric mount  13  and the eccentric  10  installed on the eccentric mount  13  by eccentric installation screws  12  (not shown) accepts the throttle valve cable end  31  in throttle valve cable end attachment  16  (shown in  FIG. 4 ) establishing a fixed mechanism which correlates the rate of throttle rotation with that of the transmission throttle valve travel (see  FIG. 8 ) as the throttle member  301  rotates in response to the displacement of accelerator cable  305  as the driver depresses the accelerator pedal (not shown). The accelerator cable end  304  attached to distal end of accelerator cable  305  and accelerator cable housing end  306  and the throttle valve cable end  31  attached to proximal end of throttle valve cable inner member  30  and throttle valve cable adjuster  33  both of which are fixed to intake manifold by means of accelerator cable bracket  307 . 
         [0053]      FIG. 10  illustrates a side elevation view of the prior art fuel management device  300  in a wide open throttle state. The eccentric mount  13  installed on the throttle member  301  by throttle mount installation screws  14  which engage threaded blind throttle mount holes  23  in the eccentric mount  13  and the eccentric  10  installed on the eccentric mount  13  by eccentric installation screws  12 . Eccentric accepts the throttle valve cable end  31  in throttle valve cable end attachment  16  (shown in  FIG. 4 ) establishing a fixed mechanism which correlates the rate of throttle rotation with that of the transmission throttle valve travel (see  FIG. 8 ) as the throttle member  301  rotates in response to the displacement of accelerator cable  305  as the driver depresses the accelerator pedal (not shown). The accelerator cable end  304  attached to distal end of accelerator cable  305  and accelerator cable housing end  306  and the throttle valve cable end  31  attached to proximal end of throttle valve cable inner member  30  and throttle valve cable adjuster  33  both of which are fixed to intake manifold by means of accelerator cable bracket  307 . 
         [0054]    Throttle linkage member  301  with throttle mount  302  containing the system for controlling an automatic transmission throttle valve in accordance with the present invention has been rotated through angle A causing throttle shaft  303  to rotate to the wide open throttle position resulting in the displacement of TV cable  30  in the amount of 1.125 inches shown by arc  30   a.  In the shown embodiment, the rotation angle A from idle to wide open throttle is 81.19°. This angular rotation applies to one of many Quadrajet® carburetors manufactured by the Rochester Products Division of General Motors, while the displacement produced from this angular rotation is 1.125 inches, as required by one of many throttle valve designs used in THM 2004R General Motors transmissions, and is used in the description of the present invention. This design provides a linear pulling action over the range of throttle member  301  rotation from idle to wide open throttle. However, it may be appreciated that other fuel management devices  300  will have a different angle A of rotation from idle to wide open throttle, and other transmissions may have different throttle valve displacement requirements, yet the principles of the present invention disclosed herein may also be applied to these devices. 
         [0055]      FIG. 11  is a side elevation view of the throttle valve cable assembly having a proximal end consisting of throttle valve cable end  31  permanently affixed to the throttle valve cable inner member  30  of a length suitable to enable the distal end containing permanently affixed throttle valve connector eye  37  to connect to the transmission throttle valve (not shown). Throttle valve cable inner member  30  operates within throttle valve cable housing  34  of a length suitable to limit the overall physical displacement of throttle valve cable inner member  30  to a total of 1.125 inches, the length of the arc of throttle valve cable displacement  30   a.  The arc of throttle valve cable inner member displacement  30   a  is measured when throttle valve cable adjuster  33  is mounted on accelerator cable mounting bracket  307  (not shown) and throttle valve cable housing transmission mount  37  is installed on the transmission (not shown); and throttle valve cable housing adjuster  35  are set at installation to maintain the requisite overall throttle cable housing length to the distance between the accelerator cable bracket  307  and the transmission TV cable installation point. The throttle valve cable inner member  30  length is calculated by adding the distance from the accelerator cable bracket  307  to the TV cable end attachment  16  to the total length of throttle valve cable housing when throttle member  301  is at the idle position and the transmission throttle valve is also at the beginning of its designed range of displacement. 
         [0056]      FIG. 12  is a chart illustrating the throttle valve cable distal end displacement at each 5 degrees of throttle member rotation from idle position to 20 degrees, for a linear displacement of 0.244 inch. 
         [0057]      FIG. 13  is a chart illustrating the throttle valve cable distal end displacement at each 5 degrees of throttle member rotation from 21 degrees to 40 degrees, for a cumulative linear displacement of 0.510 inch. 
         [0058]      FIG. 14  is a chart illustrating the throttle valve cable distal end displacement at each 5 degrees of throttle member rotation 41 degrees to 55 degrees, for a cumulative linear displacement of 0.727 inch. 
         [0059]      FIG. 15  is a chart illustrating the throttle valve cable distal end displacement at each 5 degrees of throttle member rotation from 60 degrees to 75 degrees, for a cumulative linear displacement of 1.000 inch. 
         [0060]      FIG. 16  is a chart illustrating the throttle valve cable distal end displacement at each 5 degrees of throttle member rotation from 76 degrees to wide open throttle position, at approximately 81.19 degrees, for a cumulative linear displacement of 1.125 inches.

Technology Classification (CPC): 8