Governor device

Claim 1

IN A GOVERNOR DEVICE FOR A ROTATING MACHINE HAVING CONTROL MEANS TO REGULATE THE SPEED OF ROTATION OF SAID MACHINE, THE COMBINATION OF MEANS FOR EFFECTING MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEANS COMPRISING, A PRESSURE RESPONSIVE MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL MEANS FOR ACTUATION THEREOF, A FLUID CIRCUIT HAVING A FLOW OF FLUID THERETHROUGH AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID PRESSURE RESPONSIVE MEMBER, VALVE MEANS INCLUDING A MOVABLE VALVE MEMBER IN SAID FLUID CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURE THEREIN ACTING ON SAID PRESSURE RESPONSIVE MEMBER FOR EFFECTING MOVEMENTS THEREOF, FRICTIONLESS SWINGABLE MEANS IMPARTING RIGIDITY IN ONE DIRECTION ACTING TO SUPPORT SAID VALVE MEMBER FOR SUBSTANTIALLY FRICTIONLESS MOVEMENTS IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO SAID FIRSTNAMED DIRECTION BY MAINTAINING SAID MOVABLE VALVE MEMBER SUSPENDED WITHIN THE FLUID CONTROLLED THEREBY COMPLETELY FREE OF SURFACE CONTACT OTHER THAN FLUID CONTACT DURING OPERATIONAL MOVEMENTS THEREOF, A CENTRIFUGAL DEVICE DRIVEN BY SAID ROTATING MACHINE AND INCLUDING SUBSTANTIALLY FRICTIONLESS FLYWEIGHT MEANS TO PRODUCE FORCES WHICH VARY AS A FUNCTION OF THE ROTARY SPEED THEREOF AND ACTING ON SAID SUPPORTED VALVE MEMBER TO EFFECT SPEED RESPONSIVE MOVEMENTS THEREOF FOR PRODUCING MOVEMENTS OF SAID PRESSURE RESPONSIVE MEMBER WITH AMPLIFIED FORCES FOR MOVING SAID CONTROL MEANS, SUBSTANTIALLY FRICTIONLESS BIASING MEANS OPPOSING THE FORCES PRODUCED BY SAID FLYWEIGHT MEANS, SAID ELEMENTS AND MEANS BEING SO ARRANGED THAT THE COOPERATIVE SPEED-RESPONSIVE MOVEMENTS