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Low emission cylinder cut-out idle system

  • US 5,195,485 A
  • Filed: 04/21/1992
  • Issued: 03/23/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An automatically actuated dual fuel low emission idle structure for a locomotive engine in circuit with the engine throttle contacts which determine the operation of the governor of said engine, comprisinga timer in circuit with said contacts of said throttle to monitor the same,a pair of solenoid valves in circuit with said timer,an air line running to each of said solenoid valves,a shaft,a pneumatic cylinder integral with each end portion of said shaft with each cylinder having a piston to in effect respectively extend said end portions of said shaft,said air lines respectively extending to said pneumatic cylinders from said solenoids,said engine having two banks of cylinders,a fuel injection control shaft along each of said banks of cylinders at right angles to said shaft, andpivot members respectively connecting the ends of said first mentioned shaft with the adjacent ends of said fuel injection control shafts whereby an extension of an end portion of said first mentioned shaft causes the rotation of a corresponding of said second mentioned shafts to shut off the fuel supply valves to a corresponding bank of said cylinders.

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