Lucas Industries Limited

Lucas Industries Public Limited Company

Donald Worby

Gerald S Thomas

A fuel injection pump for supplying fuel to internal combustion engines includes a pump plunger slidable within a bore in a pump body. The plunger is actuated by a rocker mechanism directly by the associated engine and in order to adjust the mechanism the plunger must be set at a known position. This is determined by a spring loaded pin contained within a housing, the pin can be depressed to engage with the side wall of a groove in the plunger to set the plunger at the predetermined position.

Fuel injection pump including plunger setting device

A method of manufacturing a fuel injection pump includes the step of broaching a bore in a pump body to accomodate a cylindrical pump barrel. The broached bore is of non-circular section and has at least three flat sides which contact the cylindrical surface of the barrel. In addition the broached bore defines a tongue which locates in a groove in the barrel to prevent rotation of the barrel in the body.

Method of manufacturing a fuel pump

A fuel injector, which is principally for use in a compression ignition engine, comprises a body having a bore therethrough in which a valve member is slidably mounted for co-operation with a seating to contro1 the flow of fuel past the latter, the valve member being biased into engagement with the seating by a compression spring. The biasing force of the spring, and therefore the fuel pressure at which the valve member opens, can be adjusted by rotating a collar relative to the body. The collar is both internally and externally screw-threaded, and engages complementary threading on the interior of the bore. An externally screw-threaded retaining member engages the internal threading on the collar and also has an abutment which engages the body, the retaining member serving to retain the collar in position in the bore. Once the biasing force of the spring has been set by rotating the collar, the retaining member prevents the collar from being inadvertently rotated subsequently.

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Stonehouse, United Kingdom

Donald Worby