Abstract: A heated assembly is provided for vaporization of fuel in an internal combustion engine. The heated assembly includes a grid disposed in an inlet runner of the internal combustion engine. The assembly also includes structure for heating the grid during cold start of the internal combustion engine and vaporizing fuel in the inlet runner of the internal combustion engine.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 16, 1997
Date of Patent:
September 29, 1998
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company
Inventors:
Harry Arthur Cikanek, Jr., George Carver Davis