Governor weight retainer assembly for fuel pump
OwnerOtto Muellerinventor
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Abstract
A governor weight retainer assembly for a fuel pump in which a flexible connection is provided between the governor weight retainer and the hub on which the weight retainer is mounted. The flexible connection is a mechanical construction which has elongated spring elements supported on the hub as chordal elements, and roller elements are mounted on the weight retainer for limited travel in a circle on the chordal elements. The roller and chordal elements thus serve as cushion means between the retainer and hub.
Claims10
A fuel pump governor having an annular weight retainer member, a hub member, and a flexible connection between the members, characterized in that said flexible connection comprises an elongated wire spring element mounted at its opposite ends as a chord on one of said members, and a follower element mounted on the other member for limited travel on said spring element in response to relative rotation between said members, said follower element and the associated chordal spring element being arranged so that as the follower element moves on the spring element in one circumferential direction the spring element will bias the follower element in the other circumferential direction.
A fuel pump governor having an annular weight retainer, a hub member, and a flexible connection between the members, characterized in that said flexible connection comprises a pair of elongated wire spring elements mounted at their opposite ends on said hub member, said spring elements being mounted as chordal spring elements diametrically opposite of each other on said hub member and two pairs of follower elements mounted on said weight retainer member at locations wherein one pair can travel in spaced relation on one chordal spring element and the other pair can travel in spaced relation on the other chordal spring element for limited distances in response to relative turning of the annular weight retainer member with respect to the hub member so that the flexible connection provides a cushion between the annular weight retainer member and the hub member to absorb torsional loads and vibrations.
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