Automatic decompression device for internal combustion engine

Claim 1

A decompression device for an internal combustion engine comprising: a holder secured to a camshaft supporting cams for controlling suction and exhaust valves of the engine, said cams having a contour and said holder having secured thereto a first cylindrical pin and a stopper pin; engine speed-responsive means including a first centrifugal weight supported by said holder for pivotal movement about said first pin and a second centrifugal weight supported on said first centrifugal weight for pivotal movement about a second pin having an axis parallel to said camshaft, said second centrifugal weight having a first recess and a second recess disposed in positions substantially symmetrical with the second pin with respect to the center axis of the camshaft for engagement with said stopper pin; cam means including a cylindrical pillar disposed on said second weight radially inwardly of said second pin and extending axially of the camshaft toward the cams for engagement with a valve operating member associated with one of the cams; and tension spring means mounted between said first centrifugal weight and said second centrifugal for moving said weights between a first position wherein at high engine speeds when said first and second centrifugal weights are displaced by centrifugal forces said second recess of the second centrifugal weight engages the stopper pin and the cylindrical pillar of said cam means is disposed radially within the contour of one of said cams to disengage from said associated valve operating member and permit normal engine operation and a second position wherein at low engine speeds or when the engine is stopped said first recess of said second cylindrical weight engages the stopper pin and the cylindrical pillar of said cam means is disposed radially outside of the contour of said one of the cams to engage and lift said associated valve operating member to a decompression position.