Adjustable fuel plate for diesel engine fuel pump
AssigneeAttitude Performance Products, LLC
InventorJustin Askerlund
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Abstract
An adjustable fuel plate device for a diesel fuel pump is disclosed. The adjustable fuel plate device can include a fuel plate to limit travel of a governor arm of a diesel fuel pump for a diesel engine. The adjustable fuel plate device can also include a translation mechanism to move the fuel plate relative to the governor arm. Additionally, the adjustable fuel plate device can include a control system coupleable to the translation mechanism to control movement of the fuel plate during operation of the engine.
Claims29
An adjustable fuel plate device for a diesel fuel pump, comprising:
- a fuel plate to limit travel of a governor arm of a diesel fuel pump for a diesel engine;
- a translation mechanism to move the fuel plate relative to the governor arm;
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- a control system coupleable to the translation mechanism to control movement of the fuel plate during operation of the engine.
An adjustable fuel plate assembly for a diesel fuel pump, comprising:
- a support member having an opening;
- a fuel plate disposed at least partially in the opening to limit travel of a governor arm of a diesel fuel pump for a diesel engine;
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- a translation mechanism to move the fuel plate relative to the governor arm,
- wherein the opening is configured to receive an aneroid fuel control (AFC) arm therethrough and facilitate operation of an AFC with the diesel fuel pump.
An adjustable fuel plate kit for modifying a diesel fuel pump, comprising:
- an adjustable fuel plate assembly to be disposed between a diesel fuel pump for a diesel engine and an aneroid fuel control (AFC), the adjustable fuel plate assembly including
- a support member having an opening,
- a fuel plate disposed at least partially in the opening to limit travel of a governor arm of the diesel fuel pump, and
- a translation mechanism to move the fuel plate relative to the governor arm;
- a control system coupleable to the translation mechanism to control movement of the fuel plate during operation of the engine;
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- a replacement AFC arm to replace an original AFC arm of the AFC, wherein the opening of the support member is configured to receive the AFC arm therethrough and the replacement AFC arm is configured to extend into the diesel fuel pump to facilitate operation of the AFC with the diesel fuel pump.
A diesel fuel pump system, comprising:
- a diesel fuel pump for a diesel engine;
- an aneroid fuel control (AFC);
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- an adjustable fuel plate device disposed between the diesel fuel pump and the AFC, the adjustable fuel plate device, including
- a fuel plate to limit travel of a governor arm of the diesel fuel pump,
- a translation mechanism to move the fuel plate relative to the governor arm, and
- a control system coupled to the translation mechanism to control movement of the fuel plate during operation of the engine.
A method for facilitating adjustment of a fuel plate of a diesel fuel pump, comprising:
- providing an adjustable fuel plate assembly to be disposed between a diesel fuel pump for a diesel engine and an aneroid fuel control (AFC), the adjustable fuel plate assembly including
- a support member having an opening,
- a fuel plate disposed at least partially in the opening to limit travel of a governor arm of the diesel fuel pump, and
- a translation mechanism to move the fuel plate relative to the governor arm;
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- facilitating operation of the AFC with the diesel fuel pump.
A method for modulating fuel consumption of a diesel engine during operation of the engine, comprising:
- providing a control system to variably limit travel of a governor arm of a diesel fuel pump;
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- facilitating control of the governor arm travel by the control system during operation of the diesel engine, wherein a travel limit of the governor arm is changed from a first limit position to a second limit position, thereby altering the fuel consumption.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.