Patent ID: 7111609

Claim:
An intake air control device that is mounted to a fixed member, the intake air control device comprising: a throttle body that defines an intake air passage; and a throttle valve that is rotatably supported in the throttle body, the throttle valve controlling an amount of intake air flowing through the intake air passage, wherein the throttle body includes a cylindrical portion, a plurality of fixed portions, and a strain absorbing portion, the cylindrical portion defines the intake air passage that accommodates the throttle valve, the plurality of fixed portions are connected to the fixed member, the strain absorbing portion connects the cylindrical portion with the plurality of fixed portions, the strain absorbing portion absorbing displacement arising in the plurality of fixed portions, the strain absorbing portion is a deformable connecting arm that has a connecting member that connects to the cylindrical portion, and the fixed portions are located in positions that are circumferentially displaced from a position at which the connecting member is located.