Remote metering system

Claim 1

A remote fuel metering system for an internal combustion engine and an associated fuel supply tank situated generally remote with respect to said engine, comprising pressure supply means situated within said tank, said pressure supply means including an inlet for admitting said fuel from said tank and an outlet for discharging said fuel under pressure, fuel metering means situated within said fuel supply tank, said fuel metering means including inlet means for receiving said pressurized fuel from said pressure supply means and an outlet for discharging metered fuel, fuel delivery means carried by said engine and operatively connected to said outlet of said fuel metering means, said fuel delivery means being effective for delivering said metered fuel to the intake of said engine, pressure regulating means having an inlet communicating with said outlet of said pressure supply means and an outlet communicating with said inlet of said fuel metering means, said pressure regulating means being enclosed within said tank and effective to regulate the pressure of said fuel entering said inlet of said fuel metering means, and additional means responsive to selected engine operating parameters for controlling said fuel metering means in order to thereby achieve a rate of metered fuel flow to said fuel delivery means in accordance with said operating parameters, said additional means comprising a plurality of individual engine operating parameter sensing means each effective for producing an output signal totally independent of and unaffected by the other of said plurality of sensing means.