Engine incorporating improved governor linkage
AssigneeDiscovery Energy, LLC
InventorAndrew J. Sugden
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Abstract
An engine having a linkage assembly, the linkage assembly having a governor lever, a governor shaft, and a throttle link. The governor lever couples the governor shaft to the throttle link. The governor lever is configured to adjust the relative position between the throttle link and the governor shaft. The governor lever has a primary arm and a secondary arm, the primary arm being movable with respect to the secondary arm. The primary arm and secondary arm are secured via a fastener which prevents relative motion between the primary and secondary arms.
Claims20
A method of installation of a linkage assembly, the method comprising:
- a) providing an engine comprising a fuel/air mixer and a governor, the fuel/air mixer comprising a throttle valve and the governor comprising a governor shaft;
- b) coupling a primary arm of a governor lever of a linkage assembly to the governor shaft of the governor such that the primary arm is non-rotatable with respect to the governor shaft;
- c) coupling a throttle link of the linkage assembly to the throttle valve of the fuel/air mixer;
- d) adjusting a relative position of a secondary arm of the governor lever with respect to the primary arm;
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- e) securing a fastener of the linkage assembly to prevent relative movement between the primary arm and the secondary arm of the governor lever.
A method of installation of a linkage assembly, the method comprising:
- a) providing an engine comprising a fuel/air mixer and a governor, the fuel/air mixer comprising a throttle valve and the governor comprising a governor shaft and a throttle link coupled to the throttle valve;
- b) coupling a governor lever of a linkage assembly to the governor shaft of the governor and to the throttle link, the governor lever in a first position where the governor shaft is in a first orientation relative to the throttle link;
- c) adjusting the governor lever to a second position where the governor shaft is a second orientation relative to the throttle link;
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- e) securing a fastener of the linkage assembly to prevent relative movement between the primary arm and the secondary arm of the governor lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.