Patent 7861687 was granted and assigned to Mikuni (company) on January, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A compact multiple throttle device where multiple throttle shafts are driven by a single drive force. A throttle device includes a first throttle shaft to which a first throttle body and a third throttle body are fixed and also includes a second throttle shaft to which a second throttle body and a fourth throttle body are fixed. The first throttle shaft and the second throttle shaft are parallel to each other. The third throttle body and the fourth throttle body are integrally coupled to each other in a gear case. In the inside of the gear case, a motor for driving the first throttle shaft and the second throttle shaft is arranged. Further, first to sixth gears for transmitting drive force of the motor to the first throttle shaft and the second throttle shaft are included.