Abstract: An LP gas carburetor adapted for use as the only carburetor for an engine or, alternatively, for use in conjunction with an existing gasoline carburetor (in particular, a two barrel carburetor) on an engine, the LP gas carburetor comprising a body adapted to be mounted on the engine, the body having two main passages and one auxiliary passage extending therethrough for the flow of an air-fuel mixture through the LP gas carburetor, a main inlet port in communication with the main passages for the flow of LP gas to the main passages, and an auxiliary inlet port in communication with the auxiliary passage for the flow of LP gas to the auxiliary passage. A main valve is provided for controlling the flow of LP gas from a source thereof through the main inlet port to the main passages, and an auxiliary valve is provided for controlling the flow of LP gas from the source through the auxiliary inlet port to the auxiliary passage for the idling of the engine.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing an air/fuel vapor mixture for use in the combustion chambers of an internal combustion chamber which includes an enclosure into which ambient air is introduced with a heater for heating the ambient air together with a fuel vaporizer for vaporizing fuel injected into the enclosure and for mixing with the heated air and another heater for heating the resulting air/fuel vapor mixture which is subsequently conducted out of the enclosure to the combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: In a vehicle comprising a liquid-cooled gasoline fueled internal combustion engine a supplemental adapter apparatus comprising tanks, valves and conduits is incorporated into the cooling system and fuel system of that internal combustion engine with some modification of the fuel feeding and the cooling systems of that engine and continually utilizes the normally unused heat of the liquid coolant of such engine to fractionate liquid fuel mixtures fed to that engine with continual intermittent use of resulting separate fractions thereby formed to improve the efficiency of conversion of the potential energy of such liquid fuel to mechanical energy.

Abstract: A heater for heating the coolant in a liquid-cooled internal combustion engine including concentrically arranged inner and outer casings defining a water chamber which communicates with the water in the engine block together with a coil in the interior of the inner casing having one end communicating with the water chamber and one end with the engine block so that fluid in the coil heated by hot gases from a propane gas burner provides circulation of heated water through the water chamber and engine block maintaining the block in a heated condition for easy starting.

Abstract: A fuel evaporator for an internal combustion engine comprises a casing composed of a heating plate member, a supporting member projecting from the outer periphery of the heating plate member underwards and a heat resistant and electric insulating covering member which covers the supporting member, a heating element can be fixed to the heating plate member within the casing and an electrically connecting means which connects the heating element and an electric power source. The fuel evaporator further comprises an elastic cushion member which is disposed in the under surface of the heating element and a spring means which supports and presses the heating element against the heating plate member of the casing through the cushion member. Due to the elasticity of the cushion member, the heating element is uniformly pressed by the spring means without being broken.

Abstract: A fuel injection apparatus for an internal combustion engine has at least one fuel injection valve. An annular or ring-shaped electrode is mounted near the fuel injection valve to encircle the injected fuel. A high voltage generator produces an electric field between the electrode and the fuel injection valve as well as a surrounding wall which are both connected to the ground. Electrified fuel particles are finely atomized and prevented from attaching onto the surrounding wall to improve the operation, starting characteristic, and transient response of the engine.

Abstract: A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine operated on gaseous fuels, for example, liquid petroleum gas (LPG). The system includes a housing having a chamber for vaporizing liquid gas, including means for heating the vaporizing chamber. Also included in the housing is a mixing chamber for mixing the vaporized gas with incoming air for delivery to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine through a standard carburetor. The fuel supply system includes means for mounting the system on the carburetor, including means for supporting an air filter circumjacent the mixing chamber.

Abstract: A starting aid for an internal combustion engine comprises a tubular extension in the end of which is a spirally wound electric heating element. The extension is secured to a body which in use is located in a bore in the cylinder head of the engine so that at least part of the extension extends into a combustion chamber of the engine. The extension mounts a sleeve extending from the body towards the end of the extension and this is formed from a material having a high thermal conductivity. The sleeve acts to minimize the temperature attained by the extension when the aid is in use.

Abstract: A blow-by gas treating and controlling system in which blow-by gas accumulated in the crank chamber of an internal combustion engine is induced by means of the vacuum generated at a portion of the throttle barrel of the carburetor above the throttle valve, the level of vacuum established in that region being proportional to the flow rate of the intake mixture. The blow-by gas is then mixed with the fresh air-fuel mixture and burnt together with the latter. Generation of an excessively high vacuum in the crankcase, which may take place when the rate of generation of the blow-by gas is small, is avoided because of the presence of a bleed pipe which is connected between the blow-by gas treating pipe and the air cleaner of the engine and adapted to supply suplementary air to the blow-by gas through orifice. Also, an excessively high pressure generated in the crank chamber is relieved through this bleed pipe which acts in this case as a safety by-pass passage.

Abstract: A fuel vapor charge producing device comprising a pure liquid fuel or mixture container which can be of any desired shape and material with a cover and a float secured inside said device to control the inflow of pure liquid fuel or mixture into the container, a fuel or mixture inlet-valve made on said container for the entry of fuel or mixture, an air inlet adapted to allow the entry of air into said container above the liquid or mixture level and another air inlet below the fuel or mixture level such that the incoming air comes in contact with the liquid fuel or mixture to aid and agitate in emulsifying and vaporizing said fuel or mixture evenly within the range of the operating temperature, and a vapor outlet connected to the intake manifold and/or to the air inlet of the carburetor of a conventional internal combustion engine, such that when the engine runs, the device is subjected to a vacuum pressure to force atmospheric air to be sucked into said device through the air inlets and to provide the proper o

Abstract: An intake system for an internal combustion engine comprises an intake pipe structure connected through an intake manifold to cylinders of the engine, a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel into the intake pipe structure to form an air-fuel mixture, a throttle valve disposed in the intake pipe structure, and a baffle plate disposed in the intake pipe structure between the fuel injection valve and the throttle valve for promoting fuel atomization. The baffle plate has a surface which faces the fuel injection valve with a predetermined distance from the latter in order that the fuel injected from the fuel injection valve may impinge on the surface, and an outer edge spaced from an inner wall surface of the intake pipe structure to define a mixture passage therebetween.

Abstract: A fuel heating apparatus for carburetor-equipped vehicles which includes a vaporizer box provided with a fuel level control for maintaining a level of fuel therein, and having an air inlet and a fuel-air mixture outlet, and further fitted with a cold fuel inlet line and a cold fuel discharge line, a hot fuel inlet line and a heat exchanger for heating fuel recycled from the vaporizer box and subsequently recharged into the box, the apparatus further including a mixing chamber for receiving the fuel-air mixture discharged from the vaporizer box and more completely mixing the fuel and air prior to introducing the charge into the carburetor. The fuel heating apparatus is designed to improve the fuel efficiency of carburetor-equipped vehicle engines and to extend fuel mileage capabilities of the vehicles. The system can be quickly and easily adapted to substantially any carburetor-equipped vehicle currently on the market, and is particularly well suited to gasoline engine systems.

Abstract: A fuel injection diesel engine is equipped with auxiliary apparatus which utilizes the engine coolant and the coolant temperature control as well as an auxiliary temperature control for preheating the diesel fuel prior to injection to increase fuel efficiency.

Abstract: A method and means for reducing fuel consumption in an internal combustion engine, or the like, and which comprises nebulization of fuel for injection into the usual automobile carburetor. The normal fuel nozzle of the carburetor is closed or removed and the nebulization system of the vapor tower is utilized to replace the function of the nozzle to provide a more efficient fuel utilization. The apparatus provides its own vacuum, and may be readily utilized with a turbo charge system, or the like, as well as the usual or normal carburation system.

Abstract: A shaft-type valve means for an internal combustion engine of the type having a block in which there is a cylinder and a piston reciprocal in the cylinder wherein the chamber is covered by a head and an improved valve is in the form of a shaft journaled in the head with a portion of the shaft spanning a portion of the cylinder above the piston and the shaft has a diametrical passageway of a cross sectional area which, in the direction of the centerline of the shaft, is at least as great as the radius of the cylinder and circumferentially is a distance substantially equal to one-sixteenth of the circumference of the shaft and wherein seal means are provided between the shaft and the engine and a crank shaft connected to the piston is connected to the shaft to rotate it simultaneously with the crank shaft by a force transmission means such as a belt or the like.

Abstract: An apparatus for preheating the fuel and carburetor of an internal combustion engine and for improving vaporization of the fuel is disclosed herein which comprises a fuel chamber received within a cylindrical heat chamber including a heated liquid therein. The apparatus further includes a vaporization assembly mounted between the carburetor and intake manifold and providing, consecutively, a first screen, heat tubes and second screen. Means are provided for circulating the heat medium between the heat chamber, in which the medium is heated, and the vaporization assembly. Pump means are also provided for moving the fuel from the fuel chamber to the carburetor.

Abstract: The formation of noxious exhaust gases is prevented in internal combustion engines by passing steam in contact with an element comprising cerium and germanium and then to a location at which the formation of the noxious gases would normally take place.

Abstract: A water cooled internal combustion engine, especially for utility vehicles operated with a gas which is stored in a liquid condition in a fuel tank. The internal combustion engine includes a cooling water cycle containing a thermostat, a cooler and a water pump. A fuel vaporizer is heated by the cooling water cycle of the internal combustion engine with an air intake preheater likewise being heated by the cooling water cycle. A throttle valve is arranged between the air/gas mixer and working cylinders of the engine. An externally heated water cycle is additionally provided in such a way that the externally heated water cycle is connected functionally in parallel with the cooling water cycle.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection is disclosed which comprises at least one combustion chamber fitted with a fuel injection valve. A charging electrode is disposed in the combustion chamber near the fuel injection valve and is supplied with a high DC voltage from a voltage source so as to charge the particles of fuel injected from the injection valve and thereby to disperse them.

Abstract: A gasoline fume generator and mixer for use with an internal combustion engine is disclosed. Liquid fuel is fed through a metering valve and flows over a hot heat exchange unit which is maintained at a temperature above 200.degree. F. by flow of engine coolant therethrough. The fumes generated by contact of the fuel with the heat exchange unit are mixed with air which is pulled into the generator tank by vacuum. This fume and air mixture is pulled out of the tank and into the carburetor to operate the engine in a conventional manner. A liquid level float actuated flow control device and a flap valve are provided to control the operation of the generator and a clean out plug is provided to allow periodic removal of portions of the liquid fuel which are not turned into fumes by the generator. An optional electric resistance heater is used to elevate the temperature of the liquid fuel entering the generator and mixer when needed, such as in cold weather and quick starts.