Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
247 words
In an internal combustion engine comprising a pair of pluralities of equal numbers of cylinders with said pairs of pluralities of cylinders being aligned side by side, and including a fuel injector pump for each of said cylinders, an improved system for controlling each of said pumps to operate simultaneously and to deliver a generally equal amount of fuel to each respective cylinder, comprising: a pair of control shafts, one aligned parallel to each of said pairs of pluralities of cylinders generally perpendicular to the axes of each of said cylinders and spaced laterally therefrom; a pair of pluralities of fuel injector pump control link means, each of said pairs of pluralities of link means being movable responsive to rotation of a respective one of said control shafts, each of said link means controlling fuel injection from a respective one of said pumps to a respective corresponding cylinder; a cross shaft extending from adjacent a respective .Iadd.end of .Iaddend.one of said control shafts to adjacent a respective .Iadd.end of the .Iaddend.other .Iadd.of said control shafts .Iaddend.thereof .Iadd.in coplanar relation therewith.Iaddend., and mounted to rotate about a longitudinal axis thereof; means for controlling rotation of said cross shaft about a longitudinal axis thereof; and means communicating said cross shaft with .Iadd.the ends of .Iaddend.each of said control shafts to cause an equal rotation of each of said control shafts about a longitudinal axis thereof responsive to a rotation of said cross shaft and about a longitudinal axis thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
247 words
In an internal combustion engine comprising a pair of pluralities of equal numbers of cylinders with said pairs of pluralities of cylinders being aligned side by side, and including a fuel injector pump for each of said cylinders, an improved system for controlling each of said pumps to operate simultaneously and to deliver a generally equal amount of fuel to each respective cylinder, comprising: a pair of control shafts, one aligned parallel to each of said pairs of pluralities of cylinders generally perpendicular to the axes of each of said cylinders and spaced laterally therefrom; a pair of pluralities of fuel injector pump control link means, each of said pairs of pluralities of link means being movable responsive to rotation of a respective one of said control shafts, each of said link means controlling fuel injection from a respective one of said pumps to a respective corresponding cylinder; a cross shaft extending from adjacent a respective .Iadd.end of .Iaddend.one of said control shafts to adjacent a respective .Iadd.end of the .Iaddend.other .Iadd.of said control shafts .Iaddend.thereof .Iadd.in coplanar relation therewith.Iaddend., and mounted to rotate about a longitudinal axis thereof; means for controlling rotation of said cross shaft about a longitudinal axis thereof; and means communicating said cross shaft with .Iadd.the ends of .Iaddend.each of said control shafts to cause an equal rotation of each of said control shafts about a longitudinal axis thereof responsive to a rotation of said cross shaft and about a longitudinal axis thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
154 words
An improved control system as in claim 1, wherein said cross shaft--control shaft communicating means comprises a pair of control levers, one mounted adjacent each end of said cross shaft and extending generally latitudinally therefrom, each of said control levers including a generally rounded section spaced from said cross shaft and wherein said system includes a pair of follower levers, one extending generally latitudinally from each of said control shafts, each of said follower levers including a slotted section spaced from a respective one of said control shafts, said rounded sections of said control levers each fitting within a respective slotted section of a respective one of said follower levers, rotation of said cross shaft causing simultaneous rotation of said control levers which each bear against a respective one of said follower levers causing rotation thereof which in turn causes a simultaneous and generally equal rotation of each respective one of said control shafts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
An improved control system as in claim 2, wherein said engine comprises a V engine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
An improved control system as in claim 3, including an electronic governor controlling rotation of said cross shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An improved control system as in claim 4, including an operator-shiftable manual control for overriding said electronic governor to provide a capability for safety shut-off of fuel from said fuel injector pumps.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
An improved control system as in claim 5, wherein said fuel injector pump control link means comprise racks.