Carburator for a stratified combustion engine with a prechamber

Claim 1

A carburetor assembly for use with a stratified combustion engine having a main combustion chamber and a precombustion chamber, said assembly comprising a first body having first and second bores to supply lean gaseous mixture into the main combustion chamber, a second body having a third bore to supply rich gaseous mixture into the precombustion chamber, said second body being separate from said first body and being adapted to be disposed at any desired location spaced from said first body, a throttle valve in said third bore, and an actuator for pivoting said throttle valve, said actuator comprising a closed housing having a diaphragm disposed therein, said diaphragm dividing the interior of said closed housing into two chambers, a first conduit connected to said actuator for introducing a negative pressure in said first bore into one of said chambers so as to deflect said diaphragm in one direction, a second conduit connected to said actuator for introducing a negative pressure in said third bore into the other of the two chambers so as to deflect said diaphragm in the opposite direction, and means connecting said diaphragm to said throttle valve whereby variations in the position of said diaphragm vary the position of said throttle valve in said third bore.