Normal and acceleration fuel control for a gas turbine engine having a variable dropcontrol

Claim 1

FUEL CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND A CONTROL LEVER FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF THE ENGINE, THE COMBINATION OF A SOURCE OF FUEL, A FUEL CONDUIT CONNECTED TO DELIVER FUEL FROM SAID SOURCE TO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER, POSITIONABLE VALVE MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID FUEL CONDUIT FOR CONTROLLING FUEL FLOW THERETHROUGH, MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID VALVE MEANS INCLUDING A ROTATABLY AND AXIALLY MOVABLE CAM MEMBER HAVING FIRST AND SECOND CONTOURED PORTIONS RADIALLY, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO ENGINE SPEED OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID CAM MEMBER FOR ACTUATING THE SAME AS A FUNCTION OF ENGINE SPEED, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A VARIABLE CONDITION ASSOCIATED WITH ENGINE OPERATION OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID CAM MEMBER FOR ACTUATING THE SAME AS A FUNCTION OF SAID VARIABLE CONDITION, A FIRST FOLLOWER MEMBER RESPONSIVE TO SAID FIRST CONTOURED PORTION, A SPRING LOADED SECOND FOLLOWER MEMBER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE MEANS AND RESPONSIVE TO SAID SECOND CONTOURED PORTION FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF SAID VALVE MEANS, FIRST AND SECOND LEVER MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND FOL-