Gas injection system
First Claim
1. Apparatus for metering the supply of natural gas to an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and throttle valve mounted therein comprising:
- (a) pressure regulator means for regulating the pressure of said natural gas;
(b) sensor plate means associated with said air intake manifold and moveable in response to variations in said throttle valve;
(c) valve means being actuable by said moveable sensor plate means to vary the supply of natural gas to said air intake manifold in response to variations in said throttle valve so as to meter the supply of natural gas to said internal combustion engine.
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Abstract
This invention relates to apparatus for metering the supply of natural gas to an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and throttle valve mounted therein comprising: a pressure regulator for regulating the pressure of said natural gas; a sensor plate associated with said air intake manifold and moveable in response to variations in said throttle; and a valve being actuable by said moveable sensor plate to vary the supply of natural gas to said air intake manifold in response to variations in said throttle valve so as to meter the supply of natural gas to said internal combustion engine.
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19 Claims
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1. Apparatus for metering the supply of natural gas to an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold and throttle valve mounted therein comprising:
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(a) pressure regulator means for regulating the pressure of said natural gas; (b) sensor plate means associated with said air intake manifold and moveable in response to variations in said throttle valve; (c) valve means being actuable by said moveable sensor plate means to vary the supply of natural gas to said air intake manifold in response to variations in said throttle valve so as to meter the supply of natural gas to said internal combustion engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a method for metering the supply of natural gas to an air intake manifold having throttle means mounted therein for an internal combustion engine comprising the steps of:
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(a) regulating the pressure of said natural gas from natural gas cylinder means; (b) metering said regulated natural gas by valve means so as to apply said metered natural gas to said air intake manifold; (c) actuating said valve means by sensor plate means associated with said intake manifold, said sensor plate means responding to variations in said throttle so as to meter the supply of natural gas to said air intake manifold. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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