Patent ID: 6973915

Claim:
An arrangement for controlling an engine, comprising: a housing having a guide slot; at least one gas lever ( 6 ) guided linearly in the guide slot ( 7 ) of the housing ( 1 ); and a regulating device ( 9 ) for additional automatic driving of the gas lever ( 6 ), wherein movement of the gas lever ( 6 ) is transmitted permanently, directly or indirectly, to a displacement measuring system (3.1, 3.2), wherein linear, manual movement of the gas lever ( 6 ) is transmitted mechanically to the displacement measuring system (3.1, 3.2), wherein at least one of linear, mechanical and automatic movement of the gas lever ( 6 ) is coupled mechanically to the movement of a displacement measuring system (3.1, 3.2), and wherein the gas lever ( 6 ) is seated so as to be mounted in a linearly movable manner via a guide bush ( 5 ) of a rotatable spindle ( 2 ), the spindle ( 2 ) being a non-self-locking trapezoidal screw spindle having a large pitch and the guide slot ( 7 ) being arranged approximately parallel to the spindle ( 2 ); and further comprising a force sensor operatively associated with the regulating device and assigned to at least one of the gas lever ( 6 ) and the guide bush ( 5 ) for switching on the regulating device upon sensing a force applied to the gas lever, whereby manual linear movement of the gas lever can be assisted.