Cable transfer device with lost motion coupling for governors

Claim 1

For use in installing an engine governor on an engine having a driver operated accelerator adapted for coupling by a flexible cable to a throttle control member of said engine, said governor having an overriding throttle closing member which, when activated, is held at a throttle limiting position, a transfer device for coupling said accelerator and said throttle control member with said overriding throttle closing member, said transfer device comprising: a support member including a fixed shaft, a drive transmitting sleeve rotatably mounted on said shaft, an accelerator lever rotatably mounted on said sleeve for rotation about said shaft, an override lever mounted on said sleeve for rotation therewith about said shaft, torsion spring means connected between said sleeve and said accelerator lever and exerting a biasing torque tending to cause rotation of said override lever and accelerator lever in opposite directions. stop means mounted on one of said levers and engageble by the other of said levers for limiting said rotation, a first cable connected between said accelerator and said accelerator lever, a second cable connected between said override lever and said throttle control member and a third cable connected between said overriding throttle closing member and override lever, said torsion spring means being capable of transmitting sufficient torque without spring deflection so that said throttle control member moves concurrently with said accelerator until said override lever is held at a throttle limiting position by said overriding throttle closing member whereupon said spring means is deflected by further movement of said accelerator.