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US 2016/0305386 A1Published application
Fuel control valve assembly
AssigneeTurn and Bank Holdings, Inc.
InventorsMichael Allen, Timothy Henderson
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Abstract
A fuel control valve assembly that includes a bearing assembly and retainer assembly for a mixture control valve assembly and idle control valve assembly in use with general aviation fuel injector servos is disclosed. The assembly reduces friction and wear on the components of the fuel control valve assembly.
Claims20
A fuel mixture control assembly comprising:
- a shaft;
- a stop bracket adapted to be secured on one end of the shaft;
- a spring arranged over a portion of the shaft;
- a spring retainer adapted to retain a first end of the spring opposite the stop bracket;
- a retainer assembly;
- and
- a bearing assembly arranged between the spring retainer and the retainer assembly.
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An idle fuel control assembly comprising:
- a shaft;
- a bracket adapted to be secured on one end of the shaft;
- an idle valve member rotationally engaged about the shaft;
- a retainer assembly;
- and
- a bearing assembly arranged adjacent the retainer assembly and the idle valve member.
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A fuel mixture control assembly comprising:
- a shaft;
- a stop bracket adapted to be secured on one end of the shaft;
- a spring arranged over a portion of the shaft.;
- a spring retainer adapted to retain a first end of the spring opposite the stop bracket, the spring retainer further comprising a rounded insert extending into a portion of an interior circumference of the spring, a shelf disposed about an outer circumference of the rounded insert, and a flat portion opposite the rounded insert and the shelf;
- a retainer assembly comprising a C-washer adapted to engage at least one notch in the shaft, and a C-washer retainer sized to seat the C-washer and oppose the bearing assembly, the C-washer retainer further comprising a lip;
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- a bearing assembly disposed between the spring retainer and the retainer assembly, the bearing assembly comprising a bearing race and a plurality of balls, wherein the bearing race comprises a plurality of spaces corresponding to each of the plurality of balls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.