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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6952642 | Device and method for engine control A microprocessor base interengageable engine generator set control and profile throttle control devices that provide directional communication and control via common J1939 protocol of electronic engine control units. Such engine and throttle control units provide cr... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951200 | Fuel injection rate control device In an engine (1) in which the fuel injection rate is controlled by a governor (11) having a construction in which the turning of a governor lever (31) connected to the control lever (16) of a fuel injection pump (12) is controlled ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 5785019 | Fuel injection system for internal combustion engine A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel injection pump injecting a fuel in an amount corresponding to a position of a control rack, a governor including a start spring, a control spring and an idling sub-spring biasing th... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5755200 | Throttle control method and device for operating internal combustion engines A control assembly and method for operating the throttle of an internal combustion engine, in particular, but not exclusively, a diesel engine of a heavy duty vehicle, is provided whereby fuel can be saved by controlling the throttle operation and a drive... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5402007 | Method and apparatus for maintaining vehicle battery state-of-change In a vehicle having a voltage regulated electric alternator driven by an engine for supplying power to drive electrical loads and to charge a vehicle battery, a method of maintaining battery state-of-charge includes adaptively learning a system voltage se... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5148789 | Governor device of diesel engine In a governor device of a diesel engine, a control rack of a fuel injection pump is adapted to be controllably actuated by a balance between a governor spring and an engine revolution speed responsive means. A speed control member is adapted to be manipul... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5063900 | Mechanical speed governor for a fuel injection pump of air-compressing auto-ignition internal combustion engines A mechanical speed governor for a fuel injection pump of air-compressing auto-ignition internal combustion engines has a stop bracket effecting the release of the starting quantity and limiting the full-load quantity, a flyweight arrangement with integrat... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4887571 | Speed governor for fuel injection pumps A speed governor for fuel injection pumps of internal combustion engines has an electric control motor driven via an electronic control unit for actuating a quantity control member of the injection pump. A travel limitating element of the quantity control... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4754734 | Injection quantity increasing mechanism for governor in fuel injection pump at engine starting An injection quantity increasing mechanism for a governor in a fuel injection pump which is actuated at engine starting includes a guide lever and a torque cam both rotatable in accordance with the rpm of an engine, a floating lever swingably connected to... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4690115 | Engine governor A mechanical engine governor includes a gear driven input shaft and an output shaft. A fly-weight assembly is mounted on the input shaft to apply a torque to the output shaft which varies as a function of the rotational speed of the input shaft. An output... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4586470 | Centrifugal speed governor for fuel-injected internal combustion engines A centrifugal speed governor, functioning as a minimum-maximum-speed governor, includes an adjusting member which is pivotable for adjusting the supply quantity, and the governor rod of the associated injection pump is adjustable via an intermediate lever... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4557235 | Fuel injection quantity controlling device for diesel engine with vertical crankshaft Disclosed is a fuel injection quantity controlling device for diesel engines having a vertically extending crankshaft. The device has a control rod disposed in parallel with the crankshaft. In the event of a failure in the mechanism for vertically and rec... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4526146 | Fuel injection pump An adjusting device in a fuel injection pump including a pivotable lever with a stop on one end which limits the movement of a quantity adjusting device counter to a spring force, a stepping motor including an adjusting device which actuates said lever fo... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4523562 | Method for controlling the fuel metering for an internal combustion engine In a method and apparatus for controlling the fuel metering for an internal combustion engine, an electrical displacement sensor is used for fuel injection pumps with an injection quantity control element, which is adjusted, via a control lever, proportio... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4512306 | Device for shutting down a fuel injection combustion engine For shutting down a fuel injection combustion there is provided a spring-loaded and lockable stop (8), the locking member (13) of which can be retracted in a controlled manner by an operation paramenter, e.g. the number of revolutions. In the released pos... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4502440 | Fuel injector governor Minimum and maximum fuel delivery of a mechanical diesel engine fuel injector is limited by the use of a single actuator which provides for a minimum fuel limit or maximum fuel limit in accord with a predetermined schedule. A failsafe mode of operation of... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4501241 | Governor for a diesel engine A governor for adjusting a control-rod stop in a fuel-injection pump for an internal combustion engine. A controlling element is provided on the control-rod stop of the fuel injection pump, to which a throttled pressure fluid is fed, the discharge of whic... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4461256 | Device for fuel injection pumps The device has a scanning member, adjustable in relation to the rpm, for the determination of the full load injection amount and a support attachable to a base and holding a contour disk in a predetermined position, the latter serving as a stop for the sc... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4453520 | Liquid fuel pumping apparatus A liquid fuel pumping apparatus includes a centrifugal weight mechanism 14 which is coupled to a fuel control member through a lever. A spring is provided to oppose the action of the weight mechanism and this is coupled through a lever having an adjustabl... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4450804 | Apparatus for increasing idling speed The invention relates to an arrangement for increasing the idling speed of an internal combustion engine, particularly a diesel internal-combustion engine. It has a setting member for controlling the feed of the fuel, the displacement path of said member ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4445476 | RPM Governor of a fuel injection pump The invention relates to an rpm governor of a fuel injection pump for internal combustion engines, in which a positive or negative adaptation is attainable by way of a hydraulically actuated piston. The fluid pressure determining the piston position is va... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4432320 | Control equipment for adjusting the moment of fuel injection and/or amount of fuel supplied by a fuel injection pump, for internal combustion engines In a control equipment for adjusting the moment of fuel injection and/or the amount of fuel supplied by a fuel injection pump in internal combustion engines, at least one mechanical energy accumulator (9, 10) is provided between an adjusting member (2, 3)... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4426971 | Fuel injection rate limiting device for diesel engine A fuel injection rate limiting device for diesel engine aimed at improving engine performance on starting as well as in operation under overload through impartation of an increased tenacity, wherein a limiter means is provided to check a governor lever to... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4424782 | Shut-off device for a self-igniting internal combustion engine A shut-off device for a self-igniting internal combustion engine which is equipped with a fuel injection pump for injecting fuel into the combustion chambers. The fuel injection pump is equipped with a feed-quantity control member, which can be held in a ... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4398515 | Internal combustion engine fuel control system A fuel control system which is applicable to an internal combustion engine that employs a diesel type fuel injection pump. That type of injection pump incorporates a metering valve to regulate the amount of fuel that is delivered to a pair of pumping plun... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4372267 | Fuel pumping apparatus A fuel pumping apparatus includes a control rod movable in an axial direction to vary the quantity of fuel delivered by the apparatus. A stop member is engageable with a part on the control rod to determine the normal maximum amount of fuel which can be s... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4353340 | Fuel injection pump for internal combustion engines A fuel injection pump is disclosed in which the minimum injection quantity or idling rpm is determined by an arbitrarily adjustable stop. This stop is adjusted via a heatable bimetallic spiral, which acts counter to a spiral spring for the purpose of forc... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4350127 | Torque spring adjustment mechanism Governors for diesel engines use a torque-spring to control the slope torque-rise curve as the rack actuator moves between the balance point and full load position. At present, it is difficult to adjust the torque spring mechanism to obtain the correct am... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4343276 | Turbocharger boost feedback control for engine governor An add-on feedback control unit is connected to an existing mechanical governor for a turbocharged engine to control fuel flow to the engine in response to engine load and thereby maintain an adjustable low speed droop for the engine. The preload on the g... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4331114 | Auxiliary engine stoppage apparatus Apparatus (10) for stopping an engine from a remote location relative to an operator's work station. An engagement apparatus (20) which is displaceable between first and second positions is engaged with an engine stoppage member (19) which, when rotatably... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4313409 | Centrifugal rpm governor for fuel-injected internal combustion engines A centrifugal rpm governor, intended in particular for Diesel vehicle engines, is proposed, by means of which the supply quantity adjustment member of the injection pump is held in the stop position after the engine has been turned off, in order to preven... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4305362 | Centrifugal RPM governor for fuel injected internal combustion engines A centrigural rpm governor for fuel injected internal combustion engines is proposed in which an adaptor assembly located inside the governor can be used over the entire range of practical applications of such a governor. The governor includes parallel co... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4267808 | Centrifugal RPM governor for fuel injected engines A centrifugal rpm governor is proposed for fuel injected internal combustion engines in which the full-load supply quantity is precisely settable at a fixed and invariable full-load setting and a predetermined constant pivot angle of the setting member ac... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4265203 | Governor control having dual power settings A governor (10) for an internal combustion engine has a resiliently biased flyweight influenced reciprocating member (26) for controlling the supply of fuel pumped to the engine. A means (39) is connected to the member (26) and is rotatable between a firs... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4243004 | Injection pump with electronically controlled full-load stop An injection pump with a full-load stop, preferably electronically controlled, which is adjustable against the force of a prestressed spring as a result of the control exerted by an electromagnet with a controllable stroke and which, when there is no curr... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4169443 | Control devices A prime mover assembly comprising a prime mover and a control therefor, said control having a lever movable in a first plane to vary the rotational speed of said prime mover and movable in a second plane to stop said prime mover.... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4149507 | Fuel-air ratio control with torque-limiting spring for supercharged engines An improved fuel-air ratio control apparatus for a supercharged engine having a governor means connected to a fuel adjusting member and a supercharger for supplying air through an intake manifold is disclosed. The control apparatus is directly engageable ... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4037575 | Altitude compensated fuel control system An altitude compensated fuel control system includes a fuel control member for controlling flow of fuel to an internal combustion engine, a stop for limiting movement of the fuel control member toward an increased fuel direction establishing a maximum fue... | 07/26/1977 |
