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Governor driven pump for an engine
Assignee: Tecumseh Products Co
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Filing: 1986-05-21
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Granted: 1987-05-05
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Expires: 2006-05-21
Abstract
Abstract An internal combustion engine is provided with a lubricating system and a full flow oil filtering circuit arranged in parallel with the main oil lubricating circuit of the engine. The lubricating system includes drive means an oil lubricating circuit for lubricating the drive means, an oil sump connected in flow communication with the lubricating system and an oil pump connected in flow communication with the sump and a lubricating system and operably driven by the drive means for pumping oil from the sump through the lubricating circuit and back to the sump. The parallel flow oil filtering circuit includes an oil filter disposed adjacent the oil sump and connected in flow communication therewith. An oil pump is disposed adjacent the sump and connected in flow communication with the sump and the oil filtering means. The oil pump is driven by engagement with the governor gear.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter G. Kronich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 01:53
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B63/00; F02B63/02; F01; F01M; F01M1/00; F01M1/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
An oil pump for pumping engine lubricating oil in an internal combustion engine, said engine including a governor, said pump including: a support shaft adapted to be driven by said governor; a helical screw member supported on said support shaft; and a cylindrical chamber having a diameter slightly greater than the diameter of said helical screw member, said chamber having an inlet and an outlet for receiving and delivering engine lubricating oil, said helical screw member being disposed in said chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
An oil pump for pumping engine lubricating oil in an internal combustion engine, said engine including a governor, said pump including: a support shaft adapted to be driven by said governor; a helical screw member supported on said support shaft; and a cylindrical chamber having a diameter slightly greater than the diameter of said helical screw member, said chamber having an inlet and an outlet for receiving and delivering engine lubricating oil, said helical screw member being disposed in said chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The oil pump according to claim 1 wherein said governor includes a driving gear, said gear being secured to said support shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The oil pump according to claim 1 wherein said governor includes a driving gear, said gear being drivingly associated with the governor shaft, said gear further being drivingly associated with said helical screw member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The oil pump according to claim 1 wherein said helical screw member includes a flanged member, said helical screw member being rotatably journalled on said support shaft, said flanged member including at least one upstanding tooth, said at least one upstanding tooth being drivingly associated with a driving member which rotatingly drives said governor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The oil pump according to claim 4 wherein said flanged member supports said helical screw member against downward movement in said chamber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
119 words
The oil pump according to claim 1 wherein said governor includes a driving gear, said gear being secured to the governor shaft, said gear including an outer rim having drive elements located around its periphery, said gear further including an inner hub spaced inwardly from said outer rim and including a plurality of circumferentially spaced and radially extending ribs which interconnect said outer rim and said inner hub; said helical screw member being rotatably journalled on said support shaft and having a plurality of upstanding teeth mounted on its upper end, said plurality of teeth respectively located in the spaces between said radially extending ribs of said driving gear for drivingly interconnecting said gear and said helical screw member.
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