US1577691A - Governor - Google Patents

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March 23 1926. 1,577,691,

L. H. CLEMENTS eovznnon Filed March 13, 192 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 IIL March 23 1926.

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Application filed March 13, 1925. semi 1%. 15,403.

Be it known that-I, LINCOLN} H. G inirun'rs,

' acitizen of. the United{States residingiat Clements; inthe county of Redwood and State of-lvlinnesota, have nvented certa n. j

1 newand useful Improvements inGovei-nors, ofwhich the following ISHSPGClfiOEltlOIl,

v This invention relatesto governors for iii-- ternal combustlon engines and the primary objectis to provide an eliicient and practical governor which is particularly adapted. for

'Juse i i-connectionIwith "an internal combus- I itionjengine which has'been removed from a 'gine, removed from its chassis, and showing motor vehicleiand is subsequently used for stat onary power purposes. more specifieoluects' will be "Further and disclosed in the course of the followingspecification, refcrf ence" beinghad to the accompanying draw ings,wherein; f

Figure 1 is aside elevation of a'Ford enthe'application of nay-improved governor thereto, p I

' Figure 2 is aypla'n viewof the governor V andapart of bnstionenginehaving *alcrankcase B, se-j the engine as on the.line2-V2 in'Figurei I i, 5 fFigure 3- is an enlarged SBClZlOIlfil. v ew T g h governonas onthe line 3 3 i -Figu're 2.- 1 1 V Referring to the drawings more particuby' reference characters A desigblock or, bodyof an lnternal comnat'es the cured by 'boltsfrG, anj-il'itake manifold D, a carbureter I valve 1F, and a fan Gfhaving a shaftI-I pro:

f vided with a pulley J (drivenlby a belt, not shown) all ofcommon and well known contwo. of the bolts cfis astandard 4, having .stru'ct-ion. p v Secured up'on the engine, preferably by aitubnlari upperportion 5," in the endsof V which arearrangedarpair offbe'arings or V prevented; fro1n 'moving longitudijnally by'a pair of'collarsv 8 havingset screws- 9 gecur'edguponi the forwardend of the sleeve .7 tis-a p'ulley lO, adapted to be driven by-a beltillextending from a pulley, 12 secured upo'nthe fan shaftI-I. Slidable-withand extending rea'fwardly from the sleeve 7; is," a, rod: 13- having a 'pairiof spaced v I collars: 1 1-andf15 rigidly secured at itsrear E, having the ;usual"' butterfly V 7 An elongated sleeve oiflliollow rod .7 is-rotatably arranged in the bush ngs end. A. pair of centrifugally' ,actuated "weightsor balls 16 are connectedby links 17 and 18,1'espectively, to the collar 15 and to' a pair of ears 19 projecting from the sleeve 7. Theflspindle or rod 13 is held in a vleldingly extended position by a spring 20,

within the sleeve 'Qand the tension of the;

spring may be adjusted'by a set screw 21,

threaded into the forward end of the sleeve,

andv lockedwith a-lock nut 22. The spindle member 7 is preferably lubricated by means of an oil or grease cup- 23, secured upon the f standard as shown. 1

Rotatable upon the bar ,13, and between the collarsl l and 15, is a collar 24", to which is pivotally' secured a'szat 25,'a bracket member 26, having an adjustable or extensible arm 27, which operatesthe arm 28 of a butterfly valve 29 inithe manifold'D. .1;-

.111 operating the engine its speed is first ad usted, when running 1dle, by manipulate ing the valveF, inthe usual manner. Or its normalor des redspeed may be manually valve even after changed by adjusting this. the motor is put. to work. The object of the fgovernor, however, is to socontrol the valve 29 that'the. 'adjustedspeedof the motor will be 1 automatically maintained regardless of the stress or're'sistance to whichithe engine is subjected; Thus, when the engine is, for i any reason, slowed'up the weights 16 will close HI IDOVIIlg sleeve 7 and thus ac in a direction which will open 'the valve '29 and tl'iuspermit a greater VOlHIIlG of gasjto be i'ntroducedinto the combustion cylinders, 9"

the collar 15aw ay from the tuating the j m'ember 2.7-

with the result ofincreased acceleration of the'engines speed. the motor 1s relieved from working duty,

And, when, for instance and has a tendency to'speed, then the cen- V tri-fugal action'ofthe weights'16 will effect a closing of the valve 29 to reduce the volu nevof gas and thus,.slow up the motor.

"It is understood that various modifications may be made in i the general design and structural details of theinvention as herein illustrated and I described, providing, how-.. ever, that such-modifications come within'the spirit'i and scope'of the appended claim.

fully shown and described my invention, what I'claim to be new 7 and desire to protect by Letters Patent is Having now therefore,

A governor for internal combustion engines, comprising a -standard,secured to the toi'said sleevdand'sziid r0df,',a, spring for V I rcdnsumed'bytheengine; pro; echng rearwardl'y, from "the: sleeve; goV-v means connected with said rod and operatgd olling 1 the, volume gf gas r LINOQLN ILLQCLEMENTSQ

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