Patent ID: 6971369

Claim:
A governor for an internal combustion engine, the engine having an intake passageway and an engine throttle valve movable between an open position and a closed position, the governor comprising: a throttle arm connected to the engine throttle valve to control movement of the engine throttle valve; a speed responsive device that is movable in response to the speed of the engine; a linkage that moves the throttle arm in response to the speed responsive device; a pressure assist that adjusts the position of the throttle arm when a load is applied to the engine, the pressure assist including a pressure responsive actuator having a pressure chamber in fluid flow communication with the intake passageway, the pressure responsive actuator being movable in a first direction in response to one of a pressure and a vacuum in the intake passageway, and the throttle arm being movable in response to movement of the pressure responsive actuator; a conduit connecting the pressure chamber and the intake passageway in fluid flow communication; and a one-way valve disposed in the conduit and between the pressure chamber and the intake passageway.