Electronic governor device for agricultural tractor engine
First Claim
1. Configurating method of an electronic governor device for adjusting the rotation speed of an agricultural tractor engine including a programmable electronic control unit, detecting means of the engine speed set by the operator and detecting means of the actual engine speed operatively connected to said electronic control unit, and an electromechanical actuator controlled by said electronic control unit for adjusting the fuel flow delivered to said engine, comprising the steps of:
- providing an engine testing bench,providing a plug-in memory card device,providing a programming and calibrating electronic unit for said plug-in memory card device,interfacing said programming and calibrating electronic unit with said engine testing bench and connecting said programming and calibrating electronic unit to said means for detecting the actual speed of the engine and to said electromechanical actuator,programming said plug-in memory card device with engine qualification and identification data through said programming and calibrating electronic unit,bench testing the engine and acquiring, by means of said programming and calibrating electronic unit, a plurality of typical running data of the engine,extrapolating, from said running data of the engine, calibration parameters of the engine and programming thereof in said plug-in memory card device through said programming and calibrating electronic unit,enclosing said plug-in memory card device with the engine and assemblying said engine onto a tractor provided with said electronic control unit,plugging said plug-in memory card device into said electronic control unit and configurating thereby said governor device.
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Abstract
An electronic governor device for adjusting the rotation speed of an agricultural tractor engine including a programmable electronic control unit and an electromecanical actuator controlled by the electronic unit to adjust the flow of fuel delivered to the engine. A plug-in memory card device is provided to store, during engine factory testing, typical engine data including calibration parameters, and to be subsequently applied to the governor device for configurating thereof according to these typical engine data following plug-in of the memory card device into the electronic control unit.
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1. Configurating method of an electronic governor device for adjusting the rotation speed of an agricultural tractor engine including a programmable electronic control unit, detecting means of the engine speed set by the operator and detecting means of the actual engine speed operatively connected to said electronic control unit, and an electromechanical actuator controlled by said electronic control unit for adjusting the fuel flow delivered to said engine, comprising the steps of:
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providing an engine testing bench, providing a plug-in memory card device, providing a programming and calibrating electronic unit for said plug-in memory card device, interfacing said programming and calibrating electronic unit with said engine testing bench and connecting said programming and calibrating electronic unit to said means for detecting the actual speed of the engine and to said electromechanical actuator, programming said plug-in memory card device with engine qualification and identification data through said programming and calibrating electronic unit, bench testing the engine and acquiring, by means of said programming and calibrating electronic unit, a plurality of typical running data of the engine, extrapolating, from said running data of the engine, calibration parameters of the engine and programming thereof in said plug-in memory card device through said programming and calibrating electronic unit, enclosing said plug-in memory card device with the engine and assemblying said engine onto a tractor provided with said electronic control unit, plugging said plug-in memory card device into said electronic control unit and configurating thereby said governor device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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- 4. An electronic governor device for adjusting the rotation speed of an agricultural tractor engine including a programmable electronic control unit, detecting means of the engine speed set by the operator and detecting means of the actual engine speed operatively connected to said electronic control unit, and an electromechanical actuator controlled by said electronic control unit for adjusting the fuel flow delivered to said engine, and further comprising a plug-in memory card device arranged to record, during factory testing of the engine, typical data of said engine including calibration parameters, and afterwards to be plugged into said governor device, so as to configurate said governor device according to said typical data of the engine following connection of said plug-in memory card device to said electronic control unit.
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