What is claimed is:
1. A throttle control device comprising:
a throttle body defining an intake passage;
a throttle valve rotatably arranged in the intake passage;
a motor for rotating the throttle valve, the motor having a motor casing, with one axial end portion and an other axial end portion;
a first support device supporting the one axial end portion of the motor casing fixedly on the throttle body; and
a second support the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body resiliently with respect to a radial direction of the motor, the second support device having a substantially ring-like resilient support member.
2. A throttle control device according to claim 1, wherein the support member comprises an O-ring.
3. A throttle control device according to claim 1, wherein the second support device supports the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor casing.
4. A throttle control device according to claim 2, wherein the second support device supports the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor casing.
5. A throttle control device according to claim 1, wherein the throttle body has a motor housing accommodating the motor, the motor housing having a stepped circular depression formed therein for receiving with clearance a shaft portion provided on the other axial end portion of the motor casing, and wherein the support member is disposed between the shaft portion and an inner peripheral surface of the stepped circular depression.
6. A throttle control device according to claim 2, wherein the throttle body has a motor housing accommodating the motor, the motor housing having a stepped circular depression formed therein for receiving with clearance a shaft portion provided on the other axial end portion of the motor casing, and wherein the support member is disposed between the shaft portion and an inner peripheral surface of the stepped circular depression.
7. A throttle control device according to claim 5, wherein the shaft portion protrudes from the other axial end surface of the motor casing, and wherein an outer diameter of the shaft portion is smaller than an outer diameter of the motor casing.
8. A throttle control device according to claim 6, wherein the shaft portion protrudes from the other axial end surface of the motor casing, and wherein an outer diameter of the shaft portion is smaller than an outer diameter of the motor casing.
9. A throttle control device according to claim 7, wherein the support member also is positioned between the other axial end surface of the motor casing and a support surface, and the support surface being defined within the stepped circular depression so as to be axially opposed to the end surface, so that the support member supports the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the motor housing resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor.
10. A throttle control device according to claim 8, wherein the support member also is positioned between the other axial end surface of the motor casing and a support surface, and the support surface being defined within the stepped circular depression so as to be axially opposed to the end surface, so that the support member supports the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the motor housing resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor.
11. A method of mounting a motor to a throttle body in the throttle control device as in claim 1, the method comprising the steps of:
a) attaching the support member to the other end portion of the motor casing of the motor;
b) inserting the motor into the throttle body, starting with the other end portion with the support member attached thereto, to support the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body via the second support device resiliently with respect to a radial direction of the motor; and
c) fixing the other end portion of the motor casing to the throttle body via the first support device.
12. A method of mounting a motor to a throttle body in the throttle control device as in claim 2, the method comprising the steps of:
a) attaching the support member to the other end portion of the motor casing of the motor;
b) inserting the motor into the throttle body, starting with the other end portion with the support member attached thereto, to support the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body via the second support device resiliently with respect to a radial direction of the motor; and
c) fixing the other end portion of the motor casing to the throttle body via the first support device.
13. A method of mounting a motor to a throttle body in the throttle control device as in claim 3, the method comprising the steps of:
a) attaching the support member to the other end portion of the motor casing of the motor;
b) inserting the motor into the throttle body, starting with the other end portion with the support member attached thereto, to support the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body via the second support device resiliently with respect to a radial direction of the motor; and
c) fixing the other end portion of the motor casing to the throttle body via the first support device.
14. A method of mounting a motor to a throttle body in the throttle control device as in claim 4, the method comprising the steps of:
a) attaching the support member to the other end portion of the motor casing of the motor;
b) inserting the motor into the throttle body, starting with the other end portion with the support member attached thereto, to support the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body via the second support device resiliently with respect to a radial direction of the motor; and
c) fixing the other end portion of the motor casing to the throttle body via the first support device.
15. A method of mounting a motor to a throttle body in the throttle control device as in claim 5, the method comprising the steps of:
a) attaching the support member to the other end portion of the motor casing of the motor;
b) inserting the motor into the throttle body, starting with the other end portion with the support member attached thereto, to support the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body via the second support device resiliently with respect to a radial direction of the motor; and
c) fixing the other end portion of the motor casing to the throttle body via the first support device.
16. A method of mounting a motor to a throttle body in the throttle control device as in claim 6, the method comprising the steps of:
a) attaching the support member to the other end portion of the motor casing of the motor;
b) inserting the motor into the throttle body, starting with the other end portion with the support member attached thereto, to support the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body via the second support device resiliently with respect to a radial direction of the motor; and
c) fixing the other end portion of the motor casing to the throttle body via the first support device.
17. A method of mounting a motor to a throttle body in the throttle control device as in claim 7, the method comprising the steps of:
a) attaching the support member to the other end portion of the motor casing of the motor;
b) inserting the motor into the throttle body, starting with the other end portion with the support member attached thereto, to support the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body via the second support device resiliently with respect to a radial direction of the motor; and
c) fixing the other end portion of the motor casing to the throttle body via the first support device.
18. A method of mounting a motor to a throttle body in the throttle control device as in claim 8, the method comprising the steps of:
a) attaching the support member to the other end portion of the motor casing of the motor;
b) inserting the motor into the throttle body, starting with the other end portion with the support member attached thereto, to support the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body via the second support device resiliently with respect to a radial direction of the motor; and
c) fixing the other end portion of the motor casing to the throttle body via the first support device.
19. A method of mounting a motor to a throttle body in the throttle control device as in claim 9, the method comprising the steps of:
a) attaching the support member to the other end portion of the motor casing of the motor;
b) inserting the motor into the throttle body, starting with the other end portion with the support member attached thereto, to support the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body via the second support device resiliently with respect to a radial direction of the motor; and
c) fixing the other end portion of the motor casing to the throttle body via the first support device.
20. A method of mounting a motor to a throttle body in the throttle control device as in claim 10, the method comprising the steps of:
a) attaching the support member to the other end portion of the motor casing of the motor;
b) inserting the motor into the throttle body, starting with the other end portion with the support member attached thereto, to support the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body via the second support device resiliently with respect to a radial direction of the motor; and
c) fixing the other end portion of the motor casing to the throttle body via the first support device.
21. A method according to claim 11, wherein the step b) includes supporting the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body by means of the second support device resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor casing.
22. A method according to claim 12, wherein the step b) includes supporting the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body by means of the second support device resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor casing.
23. A method according to claim 13, wherein the step b) includes supporting the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body by means of the second support device resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor casing.
24. A method according to claim 14, wherein the step b) includes supporting the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body by means of the second support device resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor casing.
25. A method according to claim 15, wherein the step b) includes supporting the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body by means of the second support device resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor casing.
26. A method according to claim 16, wherein the step b) includes supporting the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body by means of the second support device resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor casing.
27. A method according to claim 17, wherein the step b) includes supporting the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body by means of the second support device resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor casing.
28. A method according to claim 18, wherein the step b) includes supporting the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body by means of the second support device resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor casing.
29. A method according to claim 19, wherein the step b) includes supporting the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body by means of the second support device resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor casing.
30. A method according to claim 20, wherein the step b) includes supporting the other axial end portion of the motor casing on the throttle body by means of the second support device resiliently also with respect to an axial direction of the motor casing.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An electrical connector comprising:
A. a unitary, integrally formed body member having a first end and a second end;
B. the first end of the body member comprising
a. an enlarged portal for receiving and securely holding two separate and independent flexible metal conduits andor armored or metal clad cables, and
b. a wall member formed in the enlarged portal and extending into the first end of the body member for maintaining the two flexible metal conduits andor armored or metal clad cables separately from each other in side to side adjacent relationship and electrically independent; and
C. the second end of the body member constructed for being quickly and easily securely mounted to a solid or rigid metal tubing or conduit;
whereby two separate and independent flexible metal conduits andor armored or metal clad cables are quickly and easily securely combined for mounting with a solid or rigid metal tubing or conduit for enabling the electrical wires contained therein to be fed therethrough.
2. The electrical connector defined in claim 1, wherein said wall member effectively establishes two separate and independent receiving zones in the enlarged portal of the body member for enabling each flexible metal conduit andor armored or metal clad cable to be received and retained in a separate zone.
3. The electrical connector defined in claim 2, wherein said body member further comprises brackets cooperatively associated with the first end of the body member with said brackets being positioned for secure mounted holding interengagement with the flexible metal conduits andor armored or metal clad cables in each of said separate receiving zones.
4. The electrical connector defined in claim 3, wherein two brackets are employed, with each of said brackets comprising a generally U-shape formed by a first wall portion, a second wall portion and a central, interconnecting portion extending therebetween, with said central interconnecting portion incorporating a threaded aperture for receiving and retaining a screw member.
5. The electrical connector defined in claim 4, wherein the screw member of each bracket is threadedly engaged with the body member for maintaining the bracket in cooperating relationship with one receiving zone of the portal of the body member, with the first wall portion of each bracket being maintained in juxtaposed spaced relationship to the entry zone of the receiving zone.
6. The electrical connector defined in claim 5, wherein said body member further comprises two slots formed therein in side to side relationship with each other and spaced inwardly from the portal of the first end of the body member, with said slots being constructed for receiving the second wall portion of each bracket for enabling said second wall portion to extend therethrough.
7. The electrical connector defined in claim 6, wherein said brackets are constructed for cooperating association with the flexible metal conduits andor armored or metal clad cables for being positioned to enable telescopic insertion of the flexible metal conduits andor armored or metal clad cables into the receiving zones of the portal of the body member while also being clampingly engaged with the outer surface of the flexible metal conduits andor armored or metal clad cables for assuring secure mounted engagement thereof with the body member.
8. The electrical connector defined in claim 2, wherein the second end of the body member is further defined as being constructed for telescopic insertion into peripheral surrounding mounted engagement with a terminating end of any desired solid or rigid metal tubing or conduit.
9. The electrical connector defined in claim 8, wherein said second end is further defined as comprising clamping means cooperatively associated therewith for securely engaging and affixing the second end of the connector to the desired solid or rigid metal tubing or conduit.
10. The electrical connector defined in claim 9, wherein said clamping means is further defined as comprising a threaded screw mounted to the second end of the connector for being advanced into engagement with the solid or rigid metal tubing or conduit when desired.
11. The electrical connector defined in claim 2, wherein said connector further comprises two substantially cylindrically shaped locking rings or sleeves constructed for enabling the flexible metal conduits andor armored or metal clad cables to be inserted and lockingly engaged therein.
12. The electrical connector defined in claim 11, wherein one of said locking ringssleeves is securely mounted in one of said receiving zones, thereby providing rapid, secure, locking engagement of the flexible metal conduits andor armored or metal clad cables in the enlarged portal of the body member.
13. The electrical connector defined in claim 12, wherein each of said cylindrically shaped locking ringssleeves comprises a plurality of inwardly extending fingers positioned for engaging the outer surface of the flexible metal conduit andor armored or metal clad cable and lockingly retaining said cable therein, effectively preventing axial removal of the cable therefrom.
14. The electrical connector defined in claim 12, wherein the second end of the body member is further defined as being constructed for telescopic insertion into peripheral surrounding mounted engagement with a terminating end of any desired solid or rigid metal tubing or conduit.
15. The electrical connector defined in claim 14, wherein said second end is further defined as comprising clamping means cooperatively associated therewith for securely engaging and affixing the second end of the connector to the desired solid or rigid metal tubing or conduit.
16. The electrical connector defined in claim 15, wherein said clamping means is further defined as comprising a threaded screw mounted to the second end of the connector for being advanced into engagement with the solid or rigid metal tubing or conduit when desired.