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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lucas Industries, plc, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123373 ; 7457 / ; 74603 ; 384121 ; 384123 ; 137 47 ; 137 55 ; 137 57 ;
Abstract
A governor arrangement for an internal combustion engine is disclosed which comprises a plurality of weights rotatable with a rotatable drive shaft and pivotable with respect to the shaft. The weights are engageable with a washer which, in turn, engages a sleeve. The sleeve engages a lever the position of which is used to control the setting of a metering valve. A hydrodynamic bearing arrangement is provided between the sleeve and washer. A drive arrangement may be provided to drive the washer when the rotational speed of the shaft is insufficient to cause the weights to move the sleeve.