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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey D Metcalf, Albion, IL (US);
Assignee:
Sundstrand Corporation, Rockford, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137 48 ; 73512 ; 416 36 ;
Abstract
A speed responsive control device is useful for preventing a dangerous overspeed condition of a propulsor. The device begins governing before the dangerous overspeed condition occurs through the use of an acceleration responsive mechanism which actuates the spool of a governor pilot valve. The spool is also actuated by a speed responsive mechanism in the form of a flyweight governor. The control device thus anticipates dangerous overspeed conditions to make necessary adjustments such as blade pitch corrections, to prevent a dangerous overspeed condition.