Abstract: An air atomizing throttle body is formed with a single point fuel injector located above the inlet to the throttle body induction passage, the throttle body having an inverted cup-shaped sleeve valve, the lower edges of which cooperate with a stationary conical valve seat projecting radially into the induction passage to define a variable area flow path, and including idle speed air vents to equalize pressures on opposite sides of the sleeve valve to minimize the force needed to move the valve by a pressure operated bellows incorporated into the valve, the valve members forming a labryinthian type air/fuel flow path for the shearing of the fuel globules to atomize the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vapor generator for generating a supply of a gas bearing vapors of a compound at a desired concentration. Also disclosed is a method for generating a supply of gas bearing vapors of said compound which process utilizes the vapor generator disclosed herein. The supply of gas bearing vapors can be generated on demand at a desired constant delivery pressure. The generator comprises a gas line for conveying pressurized gas from a source thereof through first pressure regulating means to a vessel; said vessel for retaining a reservoir of said compound in its liquid phase and having headspace thereabove, said vessel being insulated and having heating means to maintain said liquid and said headspace at a desired temperature. The gas line extends into the vessel to a position within the reservoir of liquid and there is terminated with gas distributor means.

Abstract: A carburetion system for an internal combustion engine wherein the cooperation of throttle blades with the throttle body forms channels for high velocity fuel/air mixture flow at part throttle conditions. Fuel is introduced into air flowing through the main intake passage upstream of throttle blades. At partial throttle conditions, the fuel/air mixture flows substantially only through the channels. Fuel/air mixture emerges from the channels at high speed. The channels can be configured such that the emergent fuel/air mixture streams from the channels are directed on convergent paths. Converging streams from the channels collide in the air intake downstream from the throttles, where the severe turbulence resulting from the convergence causes liquid fuel to be finely atomized and evenly suspended in the intake air. Some of the liquid fuel from the mixture may separate onto the walls of the throttle body as a result of passage through the channels or turbulence from the region of convergence.

Abstract: A throttle controlled induction passage assembly is shown as having a body with an induction passage formed through the body and a throttle shaft extending transversely of the induction passage and carried by the body, the throttle shaft having an axis of rotation about which the throttle shaft is rotatable, a throttle valve is carried by the throttle shaft for rotation therewith, and an abutment arrangement for preventing the throttle shaft and throttle valve from experiencing undue movement relative to the induction passage in both directions along the axis of rotation; a suitable thrust bearing is provided to permit application of the body and shaft in any position.

Abstract: A drive lever mounted adjacent a throttle shaft is connected through a link to a throttle lever secured to the throttle shaft. The link is contorted to initially engage the throttle lever at a location which provides a large lever arm for initial throttle opening movement and to thereafter engage the throttle lever at a location which provides a smaller lever arm for subsequent throttle opening movement. The link further engages the throttle lever in a manner which assures throttle closing movement of the throttle lever over the entire range of throttle closing movement of the drive lever.

Abstract: Induction air flow to an internal combustion engine is controlled or measured by a butterfly valve which extends into undercut recesses on opposite sides of the valve bore. The valve member rotates in excess of 90.degree. between its minimum air flow position and its maximum air flow position and offers a relatively low normalized change in the flow area around the valve.

Abstract: A carburetor including a main fuel system and a low-speed fuel system having a throttle valve shaft located parallel to a row of cylinders located in side-by-side relationship substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of a vehicle. The carburetor is connected to a suction manifold in such a manner that a float chamber is interposed between the throttle valve shaft and the row of cylinders.

Abstract: A device for adjusting the degree of opening of the throttle valve of a carburetor comprising a cam pivotally mounted on a pivot. The cam is actuated by a wax valve and rotated in accordance with an increase in the temperature of the cooling water of the engine. The cam has a cam face which is engageable with a lever connected to the throttle valve for retaining the throttle valve at a predetermined fast idling degree during engine warm-up. An auxiliary lever is pivotally mounted on the pivot. The auxiliary lever has an outer circumferential face which is engageable with the lever of the throttle valve for retaining the throttle valve at the predetermined fast idling degree after completion of engine warm-up.

Abstract: A throttle valve driving mechanism comprising an actuator disposed near a throttle valve shaft, and an oscillating slide block mechanism disposed between an actuator shaft and said throttle valve shaft. Said oscillating slide block mechanism comprises a throttle lever provided at one end thereof with a roller, an actuator shaft disposed in a position on a straight line between said throttle valve shaft and said roller at the time when the throttle valve is fully closed and a certain distance away from the center of said roller toward the center of said throttle valve shaft, a rotatable lever secured to said actuator shaft, said rotatable lever having a groove within which said roller slides freely with small clearances, the center of said throttle valve shaft, the center of said roller and the center of said groove being arranged in the same direction when the throttle valve is fully closed.

Abstract: Carburetor throttle valve apparatus for an internal combustion engine and a method of modifying a carburetor throttle valve are provided. The apparatus includes a pair of spherical segments with center openings for attaching to either side of the existing throttle plate and throttle shaft. The segments are grooved on one side to fit the throttle shaft and once attached, the throttle valve has a generally lenticular shape acting as an air foil to prevent excessive turbulence and recondensation of atomized fuel. A method of attaching the throttle valve includes removing a portion of the carburetor, attaching a jig, drilling an aperture for the attachment of the added throttle plates, making the spherical segments and attaching the segments to the existing throttle and reattaching the carburetor to the engine.

Abstract: An improved throttle valve assembly of the type which includes a throttle body provided with a throttle lever and a second, intermediate lever interconnected with each other by a roller/cam slot mechanism, said throttle lever being adapted to be moved by said second lever which is connected through the throttle linkage to the accelerator. The improvement comprises means disposed between the throttle lever and the second lever for adjusting the clearance existing between the cam slot and roller when the throttle valve is located in the vicinity of the idle position thereof, so that the excessive play that would otherwise arise at the accelerator when the throttle valve is in the idle position is reduced or avoided.

Abstract: A throttle valve has or cooperates with a metering wall or walls which function to limit the amount of air permitted to flow past the edge of the throttle valve when it is initially moved from its closed position. The amount of rotation of the throttle valve for a given change of air flow is thus increased enabling the output of a sensor such as a variable resistor to vary sufficiently to enable an accurate indication of the amount of air passing to the engine especially at frequently used relatively low throttle settings.

Abstract: A variable venturi type carburetor having a suction piston adapted to be moved toward and away from an opposing wall of the intake barrel in response to a change in the intake air flow rate so as to change the area of the venturi portion. The carburetor has a throttle valve with a tube-formed fuel introduction port through which the space defined at both sides of the throttle valve are communicated with each other. The fuel introduction port is so arranged that its upstream side end opening facing the suction piston is directed toward the wall to which the fuel discharged from the main jet is attached when the opening degree of the throttle valve is small.

Abstract: An adapter for connection between an oxygen flowmeter and a water bottle whose contents humidify oxygen fed to a patient. An audible duckbill valve is mounted on a valve seat transverse to the longitudinal axis of the connector. When oxygen pressure through the connector becomes excessive, the valve opens, producing an audible sound to alert an attendant to the condition.

Abstract: A low pressure throttle body injection apparatus for a spark ignition internal combustion engine includes an injector mechanism mounted above a throttle body having at least one throttle bore with a throttle controlling flow therethrough. A valve controlled fuel injector is supported in a socket in the injector mechanism with its spray tip end positioned to inject fuel toward the throttle bore wall upstream of the throttle. An annular fuel well is defined by an internal socket wall and the exterior of the fuel injector, that is in communication with the valve end interior of the fuel injector via injector side ports. The injector mechanism defines a fuel inlet passage, including a fuel reservoir, opening into the fuel well and connectable to a source of low pressure fuel and a fuel return passage opening from the fuel well and connectable to the engine fuel supply tank. A pressure regulator connected in the fuel return passage is used to regulate the pressure of fuel in the fuel well.

Abstract: A constant depression carburetor is shown as having an induction passage with an air inlet end and a fuel-air mixture outlet end, a fuel-air mixing region is situated generally between the inlet and outlet ends, a fuel metering orifice for discharging metered fuel into the mixing region, a first throttle valve in the induction passage upstream of the fuel metering orifice, a second throttle valve in the induction passage downstream of the fuel metering orifice, a metering rod extending through the induction passage and cooperating with the fuel metering orifice to thereby variably determine the effective metering area thereof, a pressure responsive member is operatively connected to the metering rod for adjustable positioning thereof in response to sensed pressure variations in the mixing region, and connecting elements operatively interconnecting the metering rod with the pressure responsive member and the first throttle valve for assuring unified movement thereamong while providing for free angular and tran

Abstract: The invention provides an improved structure for aerating potable liquids used in the preparation of drinks. The structure includes a movable part which provides access for a container; a pneumatic seal arrangement engageable with the container, a traveller arranged to allow the movable part to move vertically; and a control system for supplying compressed carbon dioxide to the seal and to the liquid in the container.

Abstract: A fuel-air metering system functioning according to precise flow and geometrical equations. An air throttle valve and fuel valve are positively linked with the flow crossectional area of each valve proportional to that of the other. Fuel pressure drop across the fuel valve is regulated in precise proportion to the pressure drop across the upstream orifice of a two orifice in series air flow system which bypasses the air throttle. Careful shaping of the air throttle, the bypass system orifices, the fuel valve, passage geometry, and the servo valve fuel regulation system results in an accurate porportioning of fuel flow to air flow.

Abstract: An adjust screw device for use with a carburetor of an internal combustion engine having stops for restricting the range within which the automobile user can readjust the idle R.P.M. by adjusting the adjust screw at the carburetor. The adjust screw device is composed majorly of a first adjust screw having a large adjustable range and a second adjust screw for fine adjustment, the physical position of the second adjust screw being changed by the adjustment of the first adjust screw. After initial adjustment of the first adjust screw by the manufacturer, further adjustment of the screw is completely blocked and the second adjust screw is then adjustable by the user only over a predetermined range.

Abstract: A carburetor control system for an internal combustion engine carburetor provided with a throttle valve and a shaft operating the valve, the system including a basic actuating member connected in a form-locking manner with respect to rotation, and at a defined angular position, to the throttle valve shaft, and a set of throttle valve levers having respectively different configurations but each connectable to the basic actuating member without play for enabling the carburetor valve to be controlled by a respectively different actuating structure.

Abstract: A carburetor system has a fast idle cam to hold the throttle plate in a fast idle position for facilitating engine operation during warm-up after starting. The cam is movable to a second position after engine warm-up to permit the throttle plate to move to its low idle position in response to a bias. A control has thermally expansible material disposed in a chamber to move a piston to move the cam to its second position with a positive force when the material is heated. Two electrical heaters are disposed in heat-transfer relation to the material. One of the heaters is connected to a power source when the engine is first started and a thermally responsive switch operable above a selected ambient temperature level connects the other heater to the power source when the ambient temperature is above that level to accelerate heating of the thermally expansible material.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprising a carburetor having a throttle valve. A secondary throttle valve is arranged in the intake passage at a position located downstream of the throttle valve of the carburetor. When the engine is operating under a light load, the secondary throttle valve remains fully closed. When the engine is operating under a heavy load, the secondary throttle valve remains fully opened. The intake passage located upstream of the secondary throttle valve is interconnected with the intake passage located downstream of the secondary throttle valve via an auxiliary intake passage having a cross-sectional area which is extremely smaller than that of the intake passage.

Abstract: Charge forming apparatus such as a carburetor of the fluid jet type in which fuel is supplied to a pair of tubular members, which may be of equal or different diameters, disposed across a housing opening through which air flows, the velocity of which is controlled by a throttle valve or damper means. Each tubular member is constructed with a generally upwardly directed slot or fuel gap, such that the air strips fuel therefrom. Excess fuel from the tubular members is returned to the source. In the specific apparatus, one tubular member is located upstream in the housing from the other, the lower tubular member being located closely adjacent to the location of initial opening of the air throttle valve or damper. The throttle valve or damper may be of the iris type or of the type having a pair of vanes pivoted outwardly of the center thereof, so as to initially open at the center thereof.At small throttle openings, air flowing to the engine is concentrated over the fuel gap of the lower member.

Abstract: A fuel supply system for supplying fuel and for satisfactorily preparing the fuel-air mixture fed to a mixture-compressing, spark-ignited internal combustion engine which comprises an arbitrarily operable throttle element arranged in the air intake manifold wherein fuel can be supplied upstream of this throttle element. The throttle element is mounted on a rocking lever connected to a bearing shaft arranged outside of the air flow at the air intake manifold and is displaceable in the opening direction during full load and at higher speeds against the force of a compensating spring until the throttle element comes into contact, with a full-load stop, with the rocking lever. During full load and at low speeds, the compensating spring displaces the throttle element in the closing direction so that a rather large pressure drop occurs at the throttle element so that an improved conditioning of the injected fuel is obtained.

Abstract: In an air-fuel mixture supply device for an internal combustion engine, a butterfly-type throttle valve is disclosed whose upstream face is formed with a raised portion extending around the major of its periphery, but which is broken at least at the middle of the downstream part of the periphery of this upstream face. Thereby distribution of the air-fuel mixture is improved between the cylinders of a multi-cylinder engine.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method and a device for conditioning of heated breathing air for divers.Breathing air supplied from compressed air containers through pressure reducing valves is very cold and dry. Heating of breathing air makes the air even drier and, due to the low specific heat of air it cannot supply the diver with a substantial amount of heat.According to the invention the air is heated to above the body temperature of the diver and humidified to close to saturation. Upon inhalation the air temperature is lowered whereby some of the vapor will condense and give off its heat of evaporation. The device according to the invention contains air passages wherein the air is heated, humidified by means of wicks or a tube provided with a nozzle arranged in a Venturi portion connected to a water tank, and an air temperature regulating device.

Abstract: A fuel atomizing valve and cooperative engine intake manifold are disclosed wherein the air volumetric capacity of the atomizing valve is infinitely varied automatically as a function of engine demand and without external controls. Intake manifold size and volumetric capacity are likewise varied automatically according to engine demand to assure delivery to all engine cylinders a cool dense homogeneous charge with superatomization of the fuel in a near molecular state.

Abstract: An improvement in preparation of a combustible mixture for an internal combustion engine comprises a throttle body having a butterfly-type throttle blade with a deflector mounted on the downstream face of the blade which acts much like a spoiler to generate turbulence. A mixing tube downstream of the blade generates additional turbulence.

Abstract: An improved fuel spray bar for spraying fuel into the induction passage of an internal combustion engine comprises a pair of spray tubes projecting from a spray bar body into the induction passage with a fuel dispersion element downstream thereof. Each spray bar tube has a plurality of spray orifices spaced along the length thereof for spraying fuel in a direction generally downstream of the induction passage. The improvement of the invention is provided by arranging one of the spray bar tubes upstream of the other so as to spray fuel onto the upstream surface of said other spray bar tube.

Abstract: An improvement in preparation of a combustible mixture for an internal combustion engine comprises a throttle body having a butterfly-type throttle blade with a deflector mounted on the upstream face of the blade to deflect sprayed fuel against the juxtaposed wall portion of the induction port.

Abstract: A carburettor for an internal combustion engine is provided with a porous material of very fine porosity of less than 12.mu. at a part or parts where a difference in pressure is developed within the carburettor from a relatively low pressure to a relatively high pressure in the direction of the air-fuel stream by a displacement of linear flow of the air-fuel stream.

Abstract: A variable-venturi carburetor has a throttle valve which is provided downstream in a bore, a venturi portion, a suction chamber which has a rod guide and a suction piston which is disposed perpendicularly to the venturi portion. The suction piston has a rod slidably supported by the rod guide. The carburetor also has a negative pressure chamber which is formed in the suction chamber by the suction piston, and a suction spring which is interposed between the suction chamber and the suction piston. The suction piston is adapted to be moved forward and backward due to balancing relationship appearing between the negative pressure chamber and the suction spring thereby to vary the sectional area of the venturi portion and, at the same time, move a metering needle, which is attached to the piston, forward and backward for metering fuel. In effect the fuel, as a result of suction caused by a flowing air stream, spouts from a main nozzle through which the metering needle travels.

Abstract: A carburetor for combustion engines with a mixing chamber in the carburetor housing, the mixing chamber being bounded downstream by a randomly actuated mixture throttle and upstream by an air throttle controlling the intake air cross section and actuated by the pressure prevailing in the mixing chamber. A bypass air duct discharges into the center of the mixing chamber and receives the fuel supply. A nozzle pin cooperates with the air throttle and controls the cross section of a fuel jet. Downstream of this jet is another fuel jet whose cross section is controllable as a function of engine operating parameters by means of an analog magnet. The fuel jet controlled by the analog magnet may be the fuel outlet in the bypass air duct, and may be controlled by a nozzle pin through a lever via the analog magnet which is a plunger system. The second fuel jet may be located in a bypass air duct and its cross section may also be controlled by an analog magnet as a function of engine operating parameters.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprising a carburetor having a throttle valve arranged in the main intake passage. The throttle valve comprises a rigid valve body of a circular shape and at least one deformable valve plate of a semielliptical shape. The inner end of the valve plate is fixed onto the rear face of the valve body so that the peripheral outer edge of the valve plate projects outwardly from the peripheral outer edge of the valve body. When the opening degree of the throttle valve becomes small, the valve plate comes into engagement with the inner wall of the main intake passage and is bent to form a valve space between the valve body and the valve plate. An auxiliary intake passage is additionally provided. The inlet of the auxiliary intake passage is so arranged that it opens into the valve space which is formed when the opening degree of the throttle valve becomes small.

Abstract: An absorber tower maintenance isolation system for isolating an absorber tower while maintaining a steam generation plant in operation. An inlet blank-off plate and outlet blank-off plate cooperate with louver dampers in the inlet and outlet ducts to permit shut down or start up of an absorber tower. Closure devices and locking devices act to keep the blank-off plates in position. Equalization devices and duct vent holes allow release to the atmosphere. Further, access is provided to the absorber tower inlet and outlet ducts.

Abstract: A device for checking random adjustment of the adjustable parts of a carburetor comprising a locked cover or covers mounted over the adjusting screw heads on the adjustable parts so that the cover or covers can not be removed without breaking it. Thus, the device is intended to inhibit the user or "layman" from improperly adjusting the adjustable parts of the carburetor. Provision of the cover or covers is also helpful in preventing the screws from becoming loose under vibration or other external forces.

Abstract: Several embodiments of internal combustion engines having relatively large main induction passages and relatively small auxiliary induction passages for delivering a charge to the chambers of the engine. Valve means control the proportion of flow to the chambers through the respective passages so that the low and medium charge requirements are supplied primarily by the auxiliary induction passage. This causes improved turbulance in the chamber at the time of combustion and promotes smooth running, good fuel economy and reduction in unwanted exhaust gas constituents. In conjunction with one feature of the invention, means are provided for accelerating the rate of valve movement during the transition from mixture supply from the auxiliary to the main induction passages to improve performance. In accordance with another feature of the invention, an arrangement is provided for permitting compact placement of the control valves.

Abstract: This invention provides a novel method and means for carbonating liquids in the container from which the liquids are served to the consumer with a minimum of carbonating gas and for maintaining and enhancing carbonation of the remaining liquid without expensive regulatory apparatus after withdrawal of a portion of the carbonated liquid. Inherent in the means and method to induce and regulate carbonation, the invention provides both means and method for regulating or substantially limiting the maximum volume of liquid introduced into the carbonation chamber as well as a means and method to purge air from the carbonation chamber. According to the invention, a fixed volume vessel and a dynamic capacity carbonating chamber, a pump and relief valves enable consistent carbonation and regulation of the carbonating pressure prior to and following dispensing of carbonated liquids while utilizing a finite, minimum quantity of carbonating gas.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for compensating for increased engine idle speed upon breaking-in of an engine, comprising halting a throttle valve controlling admission of air-fuel mixture to the engine in an idling position of the engine by a stopper member and gradually and automatically shifting the halted idling position of the throttle valve in its closing direction to diminish the flow of air-fuel mixture to the engine to compensate for increased engine idle speed upon breaking-in of the engine. The gradual and automatic shifting of the idling position of the throttle valve is obtained by constructing either the throttle valve, or the stopper member or both with contact portions which are relatively easily worn or deformed so that as the portions undergo gradual wear or deformation, the throttle valve gradually moves in its closing direction to compensate for increase engine idle speed.

Abstract: A retainer for plastic carburetors which eliminates the necessity for mating flanges bolted together and thus avoids distortion of the body due to clamping pressures. The carburetor body has male parts which insert into recesses in an engine block or heat dam to seal in relation thereto and a forked clamp embraces a necked portion of the carburetor body and is clamped in cantilever fashion so that the plastic body is retained securely without distortive forces.

Abstract: An air-fuel mixture in the proper ratio is delivered by a carburetor to a variable atomizing valve which is positioned inside of the intake manifold by projecting through the main inlet opening on the customary carburetor base mounting face of the intake manifold. The atomizing valve is normally biased by an eccentric spring means to a nearly closed position but opens automatically to any required position in response to engine demand. The valve embodies an interior relatively stationary imperforate barrier sleeve and an exterior relatively movable screen assembly mounted telescopically on the barrier sleeve. The screen assembly consists of an interior comparatively coarse mesh screen surrounded by a fine mesh screen and an exterior rigid cage for the screens. The two concentric screens are in firm contact around their entire circumferences.

Abstract: Engine starting device which, if engine temperature is at a level such that vaporized fuel may be present in a carburetor while an engine is stopped, causes a throttle valve to open a certain amount when the cranking motor is actuated, whereby such vaporized fuel is rapidly evacuated and an air-fuel mixture having the correct air-fuel ratio to permit rapid starting is supplied to the engine.

Abstract: In a fuel supply apparatus and method for a spark ignition type of internal combustion engine, a variable throttle is provided in a bypass between the discharge side and the suction side of a volume type fuel pump. The variable throttle is regulated by a pressure adjusting device which makes the ratio of the differential pressure between atmospheric pressure and the negative static pressure in the air intake of the engine and the pressure on the discharge side of the fuel pump equal to n. The value of n is set so that the flow of the fluid in a jet nozzle connected to the discharge side of the fuel pump will be turbulent. The spray from the jet nozzle is blended with the air sucked into the engine and the mixture is supplied to the engine intake manifold through a volume control device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a manifold and carburetor system especially for motorcycles having a plurality of cylinders so that each cylinder can be assured of uniform fuel input. Balancing means in the manifold uniformly distributes a fuel charge to the plural cylinders, and a choice of carburetor adapter plates provides flexibility in the selection of carburetors to accommodate a variety of driving conditions.

Abstract: An intake system of an internal combustion engine having a carburetor with a primary venturi and a secondary venturi concentrically disposed within the primary venturi by a bridge member which extends into contact with an inner wall of a throat portion of the primary venturi. A fuel delivery conduit is disposed within the bridge member and spans the secondary venturi with its leading end sealingly received in the side of the secondary venturi opposite the bridge member. The fuel delivery conduit is inclined with respect to the axis of the secondary venturi so that the leading end portion of the conduit extends in an upstream direction. The fuel delivery conduit also has an opening through which fuel is dischargable. A single needle member is fixedly attached to the bottom of the secondary venturi and projects in a downstream direction with respect to the flow of the air passing through the secondary venturi.

Abstract: The invention provides a throttle-valve control arrangement for an engine mounted by vibration dampers on a support structure. The arrangement insures that pivotal movements between the engine and the support structure about a pivot center do not effect the throttle-valve setting, by the use of a throttle-valve linkage incorporating a pair of interengaging levers having mutually contacting surfaces, one of which surfaces is curved and has a center of curvature situated on the pivot center between the engine and the support structure.

Abstract: A throttle body assembly wherein a pair of throttle blades are counter-rotatably mounted in the induction passage and define at their juxtaposition venturi sections whose size is variable in accordance with the degree of rotation of the throttle blades. The blades are peripherally sealed with respect to the walls of the induction passage by means of wiper type seals affixed to each blade as well as by caged roller type seals.

Abstract: A dashpot for impeding rapid closing of a throttle valve of a carburetor, especially for an automotive engine has an air passage that opens to the atmosphere, venting a dashpot chamber whose capacity increases when the dashpot operates. A delay device is provided in the air passage, and comprises an orifice and a nonreturn valve arranged in parallel, and in series therewith, a control valve that closes the air passage when an intake manifold vacuum exceeds a set value. The dashpot serves as a throttle positioner in the high engine rotation area, and as a regular dashpot in the low engine rotation area.

Abstract: An idle speed control mounted on the body of a carburetor for controlling the idle speed of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. In a first condition, the throttle plate is maintained in a position to provide a "normal" idle speed and in a second condition a fixed engagement between the stop means and the throttle plate provides a fast "start-up" idle condition. In a preferred embodiment in the first condition, the throttle plate engages the stop means and the engagement is variably adjustable to vary the "normal" idle speed. The engagement of the throttle plate with stop means in the second condition is stable but may be released by movement of a throttle trigger.

Abstract: A combustible mixture of air and minute fuel droplets is produced for supply to the cylinders of an internal combustion engine. The engine includes a carburetor having a main air passageway in it, and an intake manifold interposed between the engine and the carburetor. The intake manifold includes at least one wall defining a plurality of fluid passageways operatively connected to the carburetor and to the combustion chambers of the engine. A throttle structure is mounted in the intake manifold. The combustible mixture is formed by introducing liquid fuel into a stream of intake air and uniformly distributing the fuel in the air by passing the air and fuel mixture through a constriction to increase the velocity of the mixture to sonic speed. The constriction occurs at the throttle structure in the manifold. The area of constriction and the amount of the fuel entering the air stream are adjustable for correlation with engine demand.