Emergency shut-down arrangement for a diesel engine
AssigneeMercedes-Benz AG
InventorsGerd Niemeier, Bernd Sigle, Frank Thoma
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Abstract
An emergency shut-off device for an air-compressing internal combustion engine is provided in the filter head of the engine fuel filter for the purpose of shutting off the fuel supply for shutting down the engine when the engine cannot be turned off by the ignition key.
Claims6
An emergency shut-down arrangement for a diesel engine including a fuel injection pump for injecting fuel into said engine and a fuel filter with a filter head for filtering fuel supplied to the injection pump, said arrangement including an emergency fuel shut-off device integrated into the filter head of said fuel filter for interrupting the fuel supply to the injection pump of the engine and comprising a hollow screw firmly screwed into said filter head and including a passage for conducting fuel through said filter to said injection pump and a valve spindle movably guided in a sealing manner in said hollow screw and provided with an actuating knob by means of which said valve spindle can be moved between an open position permitting fuel flow through said filter to said injection pump and a closed position in which said flow of fuel is interrupted.
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