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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367314 | Governor system for gasoline powered vehicles A governor system is provided for limiting a degree of throttle travel of a throttle as a function of rotational speed of a drive axle. The governor system includes a governor shaft rotatably supported by the drive axle and operably interconnected to internal compon... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363885 | Combustion engine having unitary structure of cooling fan and starter pulley A combustion engine according to the present invention has a unitary fan-pulley assembly (F), in which a cooling fan (8) and a starter pulley (9) are formed integrally with each other. The cooling fan (8) is fixed to a crankshaft (1). The... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353802 | Governor with take-up spring A governor for an engine includes a speed sensor coupled to the engine that moves in response to changes in engine speed. The governor further includes a linkage coupled between the speed sensor and a throttle member to move the throttle member between a first posit... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7318407 | Governor with low droop having opposed spring A governor for an engine including a speed sensor, a throttle member, a linkage, a primary spring, and a secondary spring. The speed sensor moves in response to changes in a speed of the engine. The linkage is coupled between the speed sensor and the throttle member... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7308979 | Self-tensioning conveyor with slave drive A conveyor for possible use in transferring articles between two adjacent conveyors is disclosed. In one embodiment, the conveyor includes a pair of idler structures and a drive structure for collectively guiding and moving a conveyor belt or chain relative to a bed... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7278395 | Manually operated implement driven by an internal combustion engine A manually guided implement driven by an internal combustion engine having a carburetor that is actuated by a throttle lever arrangement, which includes a throttle lever that is mounted in the implement so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis, and also includes a t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7174871 | Mechanical compression and vacuum release mechanism Mechanical compression and vacuum release mechanisms which are of simple construction and which significantly reduce the effort required to start an internal combustion engine. In several embodiments, the compression and vacuum release mechanisms include a centrifug... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162999 | Governor system for gasoline powered vehicles A governor system is provided for limiting a degree of throttle travel of a throttle as a function of rotational speed of a drive axle. The governor system includes a governor shaft rotatably supported by the drive axle and operably interconnected to internal compon... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7111699 | Engine governor system A governor system for limiting the ground speed of a vehicle and maintaining an idle speed of the engine. The governor system includes a first feedback shaft operably coupled with a transmission of the vehicle to provide a first feedback torque in response to a grou... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093686 | Cruise control device for vehicles A cruise control device for vehicles includes a pedal shaft formed at a linking part of an accelerator of the vehicle, a gear rotatably fitted on the pedal shaft, and an adjusting unit releasably engaged with the gear for adjusting the position of an accelerator ped... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6983736 | Governor stabilizer A stabilizer system creates a temporary droop to stabilize a governor for an internal combustion engine and reduce permanent droop and hunting of the engine. The governor adjusts the position of a throttle in response to engine speed to achieve a desired engine spee... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6957639 | Inclined engine In an inclined engine where a cylinder (2) projects from a crank case (1) obliquely and upwardly, when seen in a direction parallel to a center axis (3) of a crank shaft (10), under a specific observation condition in which the cylinder p... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6615160 | Methods and apparatus for engine diagnostics Methods and apparatus for testing operation and diagnosing faults in an engine including an electronic control unit. A diagnostic computer is coupled to the electronic control unit and displays engine testing and diagnostic text messages in any one of a p... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6612286 | Governor system for gasoline powered vehicles A governor system is provided for limiting a degree of throttle travel of a throttle as a function of rotational speed of a drive axle. The governor system includes a governor shaft rotatably supported by the drive axle and operably interconnected to inte... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6058894 | General-purpose air-cooled four-cycle engine A general purpose air-cooled, four-cycle engine in which a first ball bearing supporting the output shaft of the crankshaft is larger than the second ball supporting the other end of the crankshaft, and the first bearing has an external diameter which is ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5535720 | Induction system An induction system and method for enhancing the efficiency and performance of an internal combustion engine connectable between an air filter and an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine is provided. The induction system comprises: a governor ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5497747 | Engine with mechanical governor A bearing boss (3) is protruded from a front wall (2) of a crankcase (1), and a crankshaft (4) is supported at its front journal portion (5) by this bearing boss (3). Interlocking shafts (7) are disposed within the crankcase (1) in parallel to the cranksh... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5065720 | Engine with mechanical governor and decompression device In an engine with a mechanical governor and decompression device, a centrifugal weight of a decompression device is supported by a first side surface, which first side surface faces a valve actuating cam, of opposite side surfaces of valve swingable manne... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4957082 | Vehicle control system A vehicle control system embodying an engine driving the vehicle and, selectively, a power takeoff shaft. When the power takeoff shaft is being driven, a governor controls the speed of the engine. A device is provided for detecting the shaft speed and the... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4898137 | Control device for vehicle Several embodiments of vehicles having automatic or manual speed control. The manual speed control permits the operator to control the speed of the engine and the automatic speed control is effective when a power takeoff shaft is being driven for automati... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4805572 | Control device for vehicle Several embodiments of vehicles having automatic or manual speed control. The manual speed control permits the operator to control the speed of the engine and the automatic speed control is effective when a power takeoff shaft is being driven for automati... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4768482 | Automatic control and fuel saving means for internal combustion engines Automatic control and fuel saving means for internal combustion engines, comprising: at least one centrifugal speed sensor having at least one pair of flyweights, which flyweights are disposed in the guide tracks on a holder, the said guide tracks are suc... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4697557 | V-type internal combustion engine A V-type internal combustion engine in which cylinders each including a cylinder skirt portion projecting into a crankcase are arranged in a V-shape, a governor device is disposed within the crankcase, central axes of the cylinders are offset from each ot... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4397280 | Governor mechanism for a distributor-type fuel injection pump A governor sleeve is axially displaceable on a stationary governor shaft and has an inner space which is defined by one end of the governor shaft and which communicates with the inner chamber of a pump housing charged with fuel. The inner space varies in ... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4385604 | Method and device for operation of an internal combustion engine in particular for a vehicle Controls are provided to directly or indirectly avoid operation of the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle in a range of speed and output power which is detrimental to engine efficiency. The controls become operative upon attainment of a predete... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4304202 | Automobile speed control device A speed control for an engine having a throttle and a drive shaft made up of a selective gear connected to a differential gear and a responsive gear connected to a second differential gear all rotatable about a common axis. Two differential pinions rotata... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4237834 | Governor control device A governor for controlling the speed of a drive shaft comprising a flywheel mounted to a revolving drive shaft by a pair of diametrically opposed pins extending through the flywheel, along a diametrical line of the flywheel, and being respectively receive... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4181103 | Governor for engine and load speeds A monitor connected to an automotive engine, suitably monitoring pulses in the ignition system thereof electronically, and a flyball-type governor connected to the final drive train of an automotive engine transmission driven thereby, respectively operate... | 01/01/1980 |
| 3954152 | Vehicle speed control An auxiliary speed control system for a vehicle having an engine, a multiple ratio transmission and an operator's foot pedal for varying the engine speed. To obtain a vehicle speed which is different from any of those normally provided by the multiple rat... | 05/04/1976 |
