APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROTECTING A WATER PUMP DRIVEN BY A COMBUSTION ENGINE FROM HIGH SPEED DAMAGE.

摘要

AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF OF A COMBUSTION ENGINE (14) DRIVING A FLUID PUMP (12) OF A FLUID DISPLACEMENT UNIT (10) IS PRESENTED. THE APPARATUS AND METHOD ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE FLUID DISPLACEMENT UNIT (10) FORM DAMAGE DUE TO EXCESSIVELY HIGH RUNNING SPEEDS BY SHUTTING OFF THE COMBUSTION ENGINE (14) AND TO AUTOMATICALLY RESET THE COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR MANUAL RESTART SUBSEQUENT TO THE COMBUSTION ENGINE SPINNING DOWN TO A REST.