Anti-overrunning device for an internal combustion engine

Patent · Tue Jan 10 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6051673

Sejimo, Y; Tsubai, T; Tobinai, T

An anti-overrunning device for an internal combustion engine is described comprising: a vibrating pump for generating pneumatic pressure by vibrations of the engine; an actuator having a spring-biased rod for urging a throttle valve lever in a direction of closing a throttle valve and responsive to the pneumatic pressure of the vibrating pump to act against the spring to open the throttle valve; and a vibration sensor positioned in a passage for communicating a pressure chamber of the actuator to atmosphere by virtue of the vibrations of the engine during overrunning thereof and causing the spring-biased rod to move the throttle valve in a closing direction.

• Assignee: Walbro Far East, Inc., Kawasaki
• Patent Number(s): US 4796582
• OSTI ID: 6051673
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 29 Sep 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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ACTUATORS
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MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS
OPERATION
PNEUMATICS
PRESSURE CONTROL
PUMPS
SPRINGS
VALVES
CONTROL
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
ENGINES
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FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID MECHANICS
HEAT ENGINES
MACHINE PARTS
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330100* - Internal Combustion Engines