US3151189A
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Carburetor
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1961-09-11
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Granted: 1964-09-29
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Expires: 1981-09-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Roy W Mcseveny
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:50
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M1/00; F02M1/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
314 words
A CARBURETOR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COMPRISING AN INDUCTION PASSAGE, A CHOKE VALVE FOR CONTROLLING THE PASSAGE OF AIR THROUGH SAID INDUCTION PASSAGE, SAID CHOKE VALVE BEING UNBALANCED FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AN OPEN POSITION IN RESPONSE TO AN INCREASE IN SUCTION IN SAID INDUCTION PASSAGE POSTERIOR TO SAID CHOKE VALVE, CHOICE VALVE ACTUATING MEANS SUPPORTED FOR MOVEMENT BU SAID CARBURETOR, GUIDE MEANS AFFIXED FOR MOVEMENT WITH SAID CHOKE VALVE, SAID GUIDE MEANS BEING SUPPORTED FOR MOVEMENT UPON SAID CHOKE VALVE ACTUATING MEANS, FIRST STOP MEANS ADJUSTABLY SECURED TO SAID CHOKE VALVE ACTUATING MEANS ON ONE SIDE OF SAID GUIDE MEANS, SECOND STOP MEANS AFFIXED TO SAID CHOKE VALVE ACTUATING MEANS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID GUIDE MEANS, SPRING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST STOP MEANS AND SAID GUIDE MEANS FOR URGING SAID GUIDE MEANS TOWARD SAID SECOND STOP MEANS AND FOR RESISTING SUCTION INDUCTED OPENING OF SAID CHOKE VALVE, SAID SECOND STOP MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID GUIDE MEANS UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID CHOKE VALVE ACTUATING MEANS IN A FIRST DIRECTION FOR MOVING SAID CHOKE VALVE FROM A CLOSED TO AN OPENED POSITION, SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING MOVABLE IN A SECOND DIRECTION THROUGH TWO RANGES OF MOVEMENT, SAID FIRST STOP MEANS AND SAID SPRING MEANS ACTING UPON SAID CHOKE VALVE DURING THE FIRST RANGE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS IN SAID SECOND DIRECTION TO MOVE SAID CHOKE VALVE FROM AN OPENED TO A FULLY CLOSED POSITION, SAID GUIDE MEANS BEING HELD IN A FIXED POSITION BY THE CLOSED CHOKE VALVE DURING THE SECOND RANGE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS IN SAID SECOND DIRECTION, SAID FIRST STOP MEANS BEING MOVABLE WITH SAID ACTUATING MEANS DURING THE SECOND RANGE OF MOVEMENT FOR PRELOADING SAID SPRING MEANS, AND THIRD STOP MEANS FOR LIMITING THE DEGREE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS IN SAID SECOND RANGE FOR FIXING THE PRELOAD UPON SAID SPRING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
314 words
A CARBURETOR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COMPRISING AN INDUCTION PASSAGE, A CHOKE VALVE FOR CONTROLLING THE PASSAGE OF AIR THROUGH SAID INDUCTION PASSAGE, SAID CHOKE VALVE BEING UNBALANCED FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AN OPEN POSITION IN RESPONSE TO AN INCREASE IN SUCTION IN SAID INDUCTION PASSAGE POSTERIOR TO SAID CHOKE VALVE, CHOICE VALVE ACTUATING MEANS SUPPORTED FOR MOVEMENT BU SAID CARBURETOR, GUIDE MEANS AFFIXED FOR MOVEMENT WITH SAID CHOKE VALVE, SAID GUIDE MEANS BEING SUPPORTED FOR MOVEMENT UPON SAID CHOKE VALVE ACTUATING MEANS, FIRST STOP MEANS ADJUSTABLY SECURED TO SAID CHOKE VALVE ACTUATING MEANS ON ONE SIDE OF SAID GUIDE MEANS, SECOND STOP MEANS AFFIXED TO SAID CHOKE VALVE ACTUATING MEANS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID GUIDE MEANS, SPRING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST STOP MEANS AND SAID GUIDE MEANS FOR URGING SAID GUIDE MEANS TOWARD SAID SECOND STOP MEANS AND FOR RESISTING SUCTION INDUCTED OPENING OF SAID CHOKE VALVE, SAID SECOND STOP MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID GUIDE MEANS UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID CHOKE VALVE ACTUATING MEANS IN A FIRST DIRECTION FOR MOVING SAID CHOKE VALVE FROM A CLOSED TO AN OPENED POSITION, SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING MOVABLE IN A SECOND DIRECTION THROUGH TWO RANGES OF MOVEMENT, SAID FIRST STOP MEANS AND SAID SPRING MEANS ACTING UPON SAID CHOKE VALVE DURING THE FIRST RANGE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS IN SAID SECOND DIRECTION TO MOVE SAID CHOKE VALVE FROM AN OPENED TO A FULLY CLOSED POSITION, SAID GUIDE MEANS BEING HELD IN A FIXED POSITION BY THE CLOSED CHOKE VALVE DURING THE SECOND RANGE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS IN SAID SECOND DIRECTION, SAID FIRST STOP MEANS BEING MOVABLE WITH SAID ACTUATING MEANS DURING THE SECOND RANGE OF MOVEMENT FOR PRELOADING SAID SPRING MEANS, AND THIRD STOP MEANS FOR LIMITING THE DEGREE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS IN SAID SECOND RANGE FOR FIXING THE PRELOAD UPON SAID SPRING MEANS.
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