Patent ID: 8905000

Claim:
A throttle body assembly for providing controlled aspiration to an engine, the assembly comprising: a throttle body housing defining a throttle bore for receiving a throttle plate, the throttle plate being actuatable by an electric motor; a throttle position sensor configured to monitor positions of the throttle; and an electric discharge path formed between the throttle position sensor and the throttle body housing, wherein the electric discharge path substantially prevents the accumulation of residual electric charge across the throttle position sensor plate, the throttle position sensor is electrically connected to the throttle body housing to provide continual dissipation of the residual electric charge, the throttle position sensor comprises an electric ground circuit for dispersing the residual electric charge of the throttle position sensor, the ground circuit comprising a lead frame that is electrically connected to the throttle body housing, the lead frame extends from the throttle position sensor, and the lead frame is electrically connected to a pin which provides rotational support to one or more gears of the throttle body assembly, the one or more gears of the throttle body being configured to transmit rotational driving force between the electric motor and the throttle plate.