Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
240 words
A fuel injection pump, especially for an internal combustion engine having a cam shaft, which includes in combination: a pump housing having a pump chamber therewith, a cylinder arranged in said pump housing and provided with control passage means for controlling the supply of fuel to said cylinder, a pump piston axially displaceable in said cylinder and turnable for controlling the fuel quantity to be injected, said pump piston having its circumferential surface provided with an oblique control groove for cooperation with said control passage, a cam rotatable by the cam shaft, a roller engageable with the cam, said roller being unaligned with the pump piston and displaceable by said cam relative to the axis of said cam shaft, a two arm rocker having one arm pivotally connected to said pump piston and having said roller mounted thereon intermediate the ends thereof, spring means operatively connected to the other arm of said rocker, and a stop mounted on said housing, said spring means continuously urging the other arm toward said stop whereby the pump piston continues to rise as the cam on the cam shaft rises so long as the pressure in the pump chamber is less than the pressure exerted by said spring means and whereby the pump piston does not rise when the pressure in the pump chamber exceeds the pressure exerted by the spring in which case the rocker rotates about the cam compressing the spring means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
240 words
A fuel injection pump, especially for an internal combustion engine having a cam shaft, which includes in combination: a pump housing having a pump chamber therewith, a cylinder arranged in said pump housing and provided with control passage means for controlling the supply of fuel to said cylinder, a pump piston axially displaceable in said cylinder and turnable for controlling the fuel quantity to be injected, said pump piston having its circumferential surface provided with an oblique control groove for cooperation with said control passage, a cam rotatable by the cam shaft, a roller engageable with the cam, said roller being unaligned with the pump piston and displaceable by said cam relative to the axis of said cam shaft, a two arm rocker having one arm pivotally connected to said pump piston and having said roller mounted thereon intermediate the ends thereof, spring means operatively connected to the other arm of said rocker, and a stop mounted on said housing, said spring means continuously urging the other arm toward said stop whereby the pump piston continues to rise as the cam on the cam shaft rises so long as the pressure in the pump chamber is less than the pressure exerted by said spring means and whereby the pump piston does not rise when the pressure in the pump chamber exceeds the pressure exerted by the spring in which case the rocker rotates about the cam compressing the spring means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A fuel injection pump in combination according to claim 1, in which the point of attack of said spring means upon said rocker is located between said stop and said roller.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A fuel injection pump in combination according to claim 1, in which said stop is formed by an angle lever rotatable about the pivot axis of said angle lever and rotatably journalled in said housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A fuel injection pump in combination according to claim 1, in which said spring means includes a fluid operable spring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A fuel injection pump in combination according to claim 1, in which said spring means includes a mechanical spring and a fluid operable spring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A fuel injection pump in combination according to claim 1, in which said spring means has a variable characteristic.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A fuel injection pump in combination according to claim 1, in which said spring means is under a pre-load approximately corresponding to the maximum admissible injection pressure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A fuel injection pump in combination according to claim 1, in which said spring means is variable as to its characteristic in conformity with parameters of operation of the engine to be supplied with fuel by said fuel injection pump.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A fuel injection pump in combination according to claim 1, in which said spring means and said pump piston respectively act upon said rocker with lever arms of different length.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A fuel injection pump in combination according to claim 1, in which said stop is connected to said housing so as to permit a pivotal movement of said other arm while supporting the latter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A fuel injection pump in combination according to claim 10, in which said stop is adjustably connected to said housing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
A fuel injection pump in combination according to claim 1, which includes an auxiliary piston interposed between said spring means and said other arm of said rocker, said auxiliary piston being continuously urged by said spring means in the direction toward said other rocker arm and establishing the operative connection between said spring means and said rocker.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
A fuel injection pump in combination according to claim 12, in which said spring means includes a fluid operable spring, and in which conduit means are provided for establishing fluid communcation between said fluid operable spring and said auxiliary piston, and a one-way variable throttle interposed in said conduit means.