US Patent: 3,561,407
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| Reversible Internal Combustion Engine Having Improved Fuel Control Means
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Patentees:
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| Matthew L. Foreman (exact or similar names) - Beloit, Rock County, WI |
| Anker K. Antonsen (exact or similar names) - Merritt Island, Brevard County, FL |
| John H. Davids (exact or similar names) - Beloit, Rock County, WI |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Aug. 15, 1969 |
| Granted: |
Feb. 09, 1971 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
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Description: |
| Abstract:
In a reversible internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder, a crankshaft, a governor, and a starting control for determining engine starting in either forward or reverse direction, the provision of at least a pair of fuel injection pumps for the cylinder each having a fuel quantity control element, a single lobe pump actuating cam on the crankshaft, the cam and pumps being relatively arranged for cam actuation of one pump in each injection period of the engine operating in the forward direction and of the other pump in each injection period of the engine when operating in reverse direction, operating means between the pump control elements and the governor including linkage means settable to a first setting affording governor operation solely of the control element of said one pump, and to a second setting affording governor operation solely of the control element of said other pump, and means operated by the engine starting control for effecting said first or second setting of the linkage means correspondingly to forward or reverse engine operation. |
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