Lock assembly for a drive shaft of a fuel injection pump for internal combustion engines

摘要

A lock assembly for restraining a drive shaft of a fuel injection pump in a definite rotary position that corresponds to the initial point of fuel injection for an internal combustion engine. The lock assembly which can be removed after installation of the pump in a motor vehicle includes an elastic deformable element that has a portion thereof that is rigidly connected adjacent to one end wall of the pump housing and further includes another portion that is secured to an element driven by the drive shaft.