Patent ID: 7000592

Claim:
A throttle device for a multipurpose internal combustion engine, comprising: a throttle valve disposed at an air intake passage of the engine; an actuator mechanically connected to the throttle valve; a controller electrically connected to the actuator and controlling operation of the actuator to move the throttle valve such that an amount of air passing through the air intake passage is regulated; an engine stop switch disposed to generate a signal indicating that an instruction to stop the engine is inputted by an operator; and a carburetor injecting fuel through a fuel passage communicated in the air intake passage upstream from the throttle valve; wherein, when the instruction to stop the engine is inputted through the engine stop switch, the controller controlling the operation of the actuator to move the throttle valve in a fully closed position so as to stop operation of the engine, and then to move the throttle valve in a fully opened direction.