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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
William Robert Burborough, Gillingham, GB;
Assignee:
Lucas Industries Limited, , GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/704 ;
Abstract
An advance arrangement comprising an advance piston slidable within a bore under the action of fuel pressure within a control chamber, a surface associated with the piston being exposed to the fuel pressure within the control chamber. The control chamber communicates, through a restricted flow passage, with a low pressure fuel volume. A valve is operable to vary the restriction to flow formed by the restricted flow passage.