Patent ID: 6076501
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: F02D

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine speed governor comprisinga housing;a flyweight assembly rotatably mounted in said housing;a riser positioned in said housing and being operably connected to said flyweight assembly, and being movable between a retracted position and an advanced position, and said riser having an intermediate position between said retracted position and said advanced position;said retracted position corresponding to said flyweight assembly being in an inward configuration, and said advanced position corresponding to said flyweight assembly being in an outward configuration;a first spring operably mounted in said housing to bias said riser toward said retracted position when said riser is located between said retracted position and said advanced position; anda second spring operably mounted in said housing to bias said riser toward said retracted position when said riser is between said intermediate position and said advanced position, and said second spring having a preload but inoperable when said riser is between said retracted position and said intermediate position.