Patent ID: 6845963

Claim:
A butterfly valve for an internal combustion engine, the butterfly valve ( 1 ) comprising a valve body ( 2 ) housing an electric actuator ( 3 ), a valve seat ( 4 ) and a butterfly body ( 5 ) which engages the valve seat ( 4 ) and moves between an open position and a closed position under the action of the electric actuator ( 3 ), the electric actuator ( 3 ) comprising a cylindrical body ( 8 ) which is bounded at the location of its base by a plate ( 9 ) provided with a pair of through holes ( 10 ) through which two electrical conductors ( 11 ) pass and supply electricity to the electric actuator ( 3 ), a respective bushing ( 12 ) being interposed between at least one electrical conductor ( 11 ) and the respective hole ( 10 ) of the plate ( 9 ), the butterfly valve ( 1 ) being characterised in that the plate ( 9 ) of the cylindrical body ( 8 ) is made from electrically conducting material and is electrically connected to the valve body ( 2 ), the bushing ( 12 ) being disposed electrically in contact both with the plate ( 9 ) and with the respective electrical conductor ( 11 ) and made from partially conducting material.