Abstract: A protective device for internal combustion engines and/or vehicles embodying same including means for detecting one or more abnormal conditions of a part of such engine or vehicle such as the temperature of a part, clutch slip, or excessive engine speed, and means activated by the detecting means for at least partially dethrottling the engine and optionally also declutching same and/or applying the brakes in the case of a vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 4, 1977
Date of Patent:
September 4, 1979
Assignee:
Computer Driver Control Holdings (Proprietary) Limited