Snowmobile safety switch system

Internal-combustion engines – Accessories – Covers – trays – vibrators – corrosion inhibitors – air filters

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200157, 180 99, F02B 7708

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040581055

ABSTRACT:
A safety switch system for use on snowmobiles that eliminates the hazards of previous systems by providing series connected normally closed switches, one connected directly into the throttle control lever which the operator must press for increasing engine speed from idle, and the other mounted directly on the carburetor and controlled by the throttle control arm which is directly connected to the butterfly valve of the carburetor. The two switches are connected to an engine kill system, such as a ground circuit for the ignition. One of the switches must be open for the engine to be running. This means that when the throttle is open (the carburetor control arm is away from idle position) and the operator's hand is off the throttle control lever the engine is dead. However, with the throttle arm in idle position the engine will run whether the operator has his hand on the manual throttle control lever or not. If the operator has his hand pressing with force on the manual throttle control lever the engine will run whether the carburetor throttle arm is open or closed. The positioning of the control switches eliminates the hazards that can result from mechanical failure of components because of the direct placement of the switches at the critical control locations.

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