Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
In an rpm regulator for use with a fuel injection pump associated with an internal combustion engine, said regulator including a housing within which a suction chamber is defined, an intermediate lever, a regulating spring means coupled to the intermediate lever, a guide shaft, a centrifugally operating governor sleeve positioned about the guide shaft and having its front end adjacent the intermediate lever for transmitting an rpm signal to the intermediate lever in opposition to a force exerted by the regulating spring means, and a working chamber defined by a space between an end of the guide shaft and the inside surface of the governor sleeve, the improvement comprising: a. a throttle aperture formed in the wall of the governor sleeve for providing fluid communication between the working chamber and the suction chamber; and b. at least one controllable relief bypass means connected to the governor sleeve for providing selective fluid communication between said working chamber and said suction chamber over a portion of the relative positional range of said governor sleeve with respect to said guide shaft whereby damping is effective over a predetermined load range.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
In an rpm regulator for use with a fuel injection pump associated with an internal combustion engine, said regulator including a housing within which a suction chamber is defined, an intermediate lever, a regulating spring means coupled to the intermediate lever, a guide shaft, a centrifugally operating governor sleeve positioned about the guide shaft and having its front end adjacent the intermediate lever for transmitting an rpm signal to the intermediate lever in opposition to a force exerted by the regulating spring means, and a working chamber defined by a space between an end of the guide shaft and the inside surface of the governor sleeve, the improvement comprising: a. a throttle aperture formed in the wall of the governor sleeve for providing fluid communication between the working chamber and the suction chamber; and b. at least one controllable relief bypass means connected to the governor sleeve for providing selective fluid communication between said working chamber and said suction chamber over a portion of the relative positional range of said governor sleeve with respect to said guide shaft whereby damping is effective over a predetermined load range.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
An improved rpm regulator according to claim 1, wherein said bypass means comprises at least one controllable relief aperture formed in the wall of said governor sleeve, relative axial movement between said guide shaft and said governor sleeve selectively closing said relief aperture under predetermined load conditions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
An improved rpm regulator according to claim 2, wherein the guide shaft includes a longitudinal bore leading from said working chamber, at least one groove in the outer cylindrical surface of said guide shaft and a bore connecting said groove to said longitudinal bore, and wherein said relief aperture is controlled via said groove.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An improved rpm regulator according to claim 2 wherein the guide shaft has a frontal edge, and wherein said relief aperture is controlled by the frontal edge of said guide shaft.