Longitudinally Reciprocating Choke Tube (along Air Passage) Patents (Class 261/DIG61)
  • Patent number: 4869850
    Abstract: An improved rotor-type carburetor for use with an internal combustion engine is provided which, in one embodiment, is adjustable to selectively vary its constant fuel-air ratio by axially moving an internal body portion thereof relative to the turbine rotor assembly of the carburetor. Alternatively, the constant fuel-air ratio of the carburetor may be altered simply by replacing such internal body portion with a differently configured one. Undesirable fuel delivery from the turbine rotor to the engine during turbine spin-down is significantly diminished through the use of an internal fuel reservoir structure, formed within the carburetor body, which functions to capture and retain unneeded fuel discharged from the rotor during turbine spin-down periods. During turbine spin-up periods (e.g., when the engine is being started) the reservoir-retained fuel is released into the engine's incoming air stream to hasten fuel delivery to the engiune during initial portions of turbine spin-up periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: Kwik Products International Corporation
    Inventors: Elbert M. Hubbard, Rudolf Diener