Fuel supply control system

Claim 1

IN A FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A FUEL TANK AND A PUMP FOR DELIVERING FUEL THEREFROM TO THE ENGINE: AN ALTERNATING CURRENT MOTOR OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO THE PUMP OR DRIVING IT TO SUPPLY FUEL TO THE ENGINE, SAID MOTOR CONSISTING TWO SETS OF STATOR WINDING EACH CAPABLE OF OPERATING THE MOTOR; AN ALTERNATOR DRIVEN BY THE ENGINE FOR PRODUCING A.C. VOLTAGE PROPORTIONAL TO ENGINE SPEED, THE A.C. OUTPUT OF SAID ALTERNATOR BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID MOTOR WINDING SETS; AN ELECTRONIC A.C. GENERATOR CIRCUIT ENERGIZED BY A SOURCE OF D.C. POTENTIAL FOR PROVIDING A.C. POWER; AND A STARTER MOTOR CIRCUIT INCLUDING A STARTING SWITCH FOR ENERGIZING SAID STARTER MOTOR CIRCUIT AND SAID GENERATOR CIRCUIT FOR SELECTIVELY ENERGIZING THE OTHER OF SAID MOTOR WINDING SETS; WHEREBY THE PUMP IS MOTIVATED BY SAID MOTOR TO DELIVER FUEL TO THE ENGINE AT A RATE SUBSTANTIALLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE ENGINE SPEED, AND AT A PREDETERMINED RATE UPON THE ENGINE START-UP PERIOD WHILE SAID STARTING SWITCH IS CLOSED.