Abstract:
Pump piston seizures caused by excessive side loads produced by the uneven loading of a large piston return spring are prevented by separating the tappet return function from the piston return function, thereby minimizing the spring force acting on the piston. Separate and distinct biasing means perform the respective functions. Preferably, a stronger, heavier load outer spring is mounted between the pump body and the tappet, such that it imparts no load and therefore no side loads to the pumping piston. A weaker, lighter load inner spring imparts less side load to the pumping piston than a conventional piston return spring, because the inner spring need not carry any tappet load. During both the pumping and charging strokes of the piston, the piston return spring can assist the tappet return spring, but the tappet return spring does not assist the piston return spring.
Abstract:
A disposable guarded surgical scalpel includes a handle with a blade fixed to it and a slidably mounted guard. The guard can be moved using a single hand. When the scalpel is in use the guard is moved to a retracted position where the blade is exposed; the guard locks in this position to prevent any unintentional movement. When the scalpel is not in use, the guard is moved to an extended position where the blade is covered. When the scalpel has been used on a patient the guard is moved to a disposal position beyond the extended position thus exposing a visual indicia on the handle that indicates that the scalpel should not be reused. The guard also has grooves on the outer surface so as to provide better grip to a surgeon during operation.
Abstract:
A miniature scalpel comprising a carrier having a front portion rigidly securing a projecting blade and pivotally securing the back portion of a shield that projects alongside and covers one side of the blade. The front portion of the shield can be pivoted 180 degrees away from the blade into lateral alignment with the back portion of the carrier, thereby forming a handle for the exposed blade. Detent formations can be provided on the carrier and shield, for mating as the handle is formed. The carrier shield can easily be separated from the carrier at the detent, for pivoting back to the closed position.
Abstract:
A pump, for supplying high pressure fuel from a fuel tank to an engine via a common rail, includes a motor assembly (20) mounted on top of the fuel tank, a pump assembly (26) positioned within the fuel tank, and a support column (32) rotatably connecting the motor assembly to the pump assembly. A high pressure pump sub-assembly (46) includes a pump body (48) having a drive bore (50) and multiple plunger bores (60) formed therein. The external profile of a drive member (58) which is rotatable within the drive bore engages the radially inner end of pumping plungers (62) disposed in each of the plunger bores for a portion of each revolution to reciprocally move the plungers between radially inner and outer limit positions. Reciprocation towards the inner limit position induces a low pressure in the radially outer end of the plunger bore, thereby drawing fuel via the drive bore without the aid of a low pressure pump.
Abstract:
A high pressure fuel supply pump comprising a housing (102) and a pump body (108) fixed within the housing along a body axis and including a plurality of radially oriented plunger bores (20), each bore having a plunger (22) disposed therein. An actuating assembly (116) is disposed around the plunger bores for producing reciprocal motion. A central cavity (120) extends along the axis and intersects the pumping bores to form a pumping chamber (18) in cooperation therewith. An inlet check valve (132) and a discharged check valve (124) are in communication with the pumping chamber.
Abstract:
An apparatus is provided for equalizing pressure between a lubrication fluid for lubricating a pump and a combustion fluid located at a low pressure side of the pump wherein the pump has a rotatable shaft. The apparatus includes a wall defining a bore within the pump wherein a first end of the bore is configured to receive a lubrication fluid and a second end of the bore is configured to receive combustion fluid. An equalizing element is disposed within the bore for separating the lubrication fluid and the combustion fluid and may be at least partially movable in response to pressure differences caused, e.g., by differences in thermal expansion between the lubrication fluid and the combustion fluid.
Abstract:
A fuel pump (10) for supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine employs at least one composite pumping plunger (43) disposed within a plunger bore (46) for reciprocation therein. Each composite plunger comprises at least a high-pressure plunger element (48), which is in contact with a high-pressure fuel charge to be delivered by the pump, and an abutting leak-off plunger element (47) disposed between the high-pressure element and a plunger actuating member (50, 52). The plunger elements of each composite plunger are stacked in the direction of reciprocation such that the abutting plunger elements form confronting end faces. The confronting end face of at least one of the elements in each composite plunger is contoured and the confronting end face of the abutting element is non-complementary in shape. This arrangement of confronting faces of abutting plunger elements causes the composite plungers to freely reciprocate within the plunger bores in self-centering fashion and provides a tighter seal at the interfaces of the composite plungers and the plunger bores.
Abstract:
A rotary distributor fuel injection pump having a timing piston for controlling the fuel injection timing in accordance with opposed fuel pressures in advance and back pressure chambers at opposite ends of the piston, a restricted passage for supplying fuel at a restricted rate to the back pressure chamber, a pressure relief valve for limiting the back pressure, a dump valve for dumping the back pressure to advance the timing for starting and a rotary inlet metering valve having a bleed port connected to the back pressure chamber and a helical metering edge which cooperates with the bleed port to control the bleed rate and therefore the timing in relation to engine load to provide a light load advance or light load retard.
Abstract:
An adjusting device in a fuel injection pump including a pivotable lever with a stop on one end which limits the movement of a quantity adjusting device counter to a spring force, a stepping motor including an adjusting device which actuates said lever for adjusting said stop which limits movement of the quantity adjusting device.
Abstract:
The governor (FIG. 1) includes a second idling spring (supplementary idling spring 42) secured on a force transmission lever (31) acted upon by the main governor spring (34). By means of the second idling spring, the restoring force of a first idling spring (38) on a portion of the idling sleeve path (a) is reinforced in the idling position of an adjusting member (22). This exertion of force on the part of at least the supplementary idling spring (42) is increased in accordance with load by means of a corrective adjusting member (44) when the adjusting member (22) has pivoted into a partial-load position. As a result, in order to improve the starting behavior even in minimum-maximum speed governors, a partial-load rpm located above the idling rpm can be regulated, and a progressively increased supply quantity is controlled at the associated injection pump with increasing load in the lower partial-load range.