Antipollution carburetor device for internal combustion engines

Claim 2

In an internal combustion engine, the improvement in improving the combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel-air mixture in the engine comprising means for defining a water-soluble catalytic agent and means for supplying water with said catalytic agent means dissolved therein from a source to the fuel-air mixture prior to supply thereof to the engine for enhancing combustion of said hydrocarbon fuel and for controlling the products of combustion thereof.

Claim 3

The improvement as in claim 1 wherein said water supplying means includes a vacuum atomizer for premixing said water with air as a water-air vapor prior to supplying said water-air vapor to said fuel-air mixture.

Claim 4

The improvement as in claim 2 further including means for mixing additives in addition to said catalytic agent means with said water.

Claim 5

The improvement as in claim 3 wherein said additives include oxygen and hydrogen supplying chemicals to increase combustion.

Claim 6

The improvement as in claim 4 wherein said additives are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, members of the methyl and ethylamine compounds, and combinations thereof.

Claim 7

The improvement as in claim 1 wherein said catalytic agent means are selected from the metallic salts consisting of nickel carbonyl or nickel protoxide in ammonia solution, cobalt carbonyl, cobalt amine, and combinations thereof.

Claim 8

The improvement as in claim 6 further including means for defining oxygen and hydrogen supplying additives selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, members of the methyl and ethylamine compounds, and combinations thereof.

Claim 9

The improvement as in claim 2 wherein said water supplying means further includes accelerator means coupled to said carburetion means for adjusting said water to air mixture.

Claim 10

The improvement as in claim 8 further including means for presetting the amount, of said water mixed with said air during idling of said engine.

Claim 11

The improvement as in claim 2 further including means for heating said water-air vapor prior to supplying said water-air vapor to the fuel.

Claim 12

The improvement as in claim 10 wherein said heating means is selected from means consisting of an electrically heated filament and a tubular heat exchange coil.

Claim 13

The improvement as in claim 1 further including means for coupling said fuel supplying means and said water supplying means for providing a proportionate water-to-fuel mixture.

Claim 14

The improvement as in claim 1 wherein said dissolved catalytic agent means includes non-toxic, anti-knock, and exhaust-cleaning means.

Claim 15

In an internal combustion engine, the improvement in improving the combustion of a fuel-air mixture in the engine comprising: means for defining a water-soluble catalytic agent; means for supplying water with said catalytic agent means dissolved therein from a source to the fuel-air mixture prior to supply thereof to the engine for enhancing combustion of said fuel and for controlling the products of combustion thereof; and a cell coupled to said water source and to said water supplying means, said cell comprising an enclosure coupled to said water source at an inlet and to said water supplying means at an outlet and filled with water, electrodes in said enclosure and in said water, and a source of power coupled to said electrodes for placing said catalytic agent means into said water.

Claim 16

In an internal combustion engine, the improvement in improving the combustion of a fuel-air mixture in the engine comprising: means for defining a water-soluble catalytic agent; means for supplying water with said catalytic agent means dissolved therein from a source to the fuel-air mixture prior to supply thereof to the engine for enhancing combustion of said fuel and for controlling the products of combustion thereof; and a cell coupled to said water source and to said water supplying means, said cell comprising an enclosure coupled to said water source at an inlet and to said water supplying means at an outlet and filled with water, electrodes in said enclosure and in said water, and a source of power coupled to said electrodes for placing said catalytic agent means into said water.

Claim 17

The improvement as in claim 14 wherein said electrodes comprise platinum, paladium, nickel, cobalt, cadmium, and chromium.

Claim 18

The improvement as in claim 14 wherein said electrodes are selected from the pairs of electrodes consisting of nickel and platinum, nickel and cobalt, and alloys of nickel and chromium.

Claim 19

The improvement as in claim 14 further including a porous diaphragm separating at least one of said electrodes from said inlet and said outlet for decreasing any impediment from the flow of water between said inlet and said outlet.

Claim 20

The improvement as in claim 17 wherein said source of power is direct current and wherein said one electrode comprises an anode.

Claim 21

The improvement as in claim 17 wherein said source of power is alternating current and wherein said porous diaphragm separates both said electrodes from said inlet and said outlet.

Claim 22

The improvement as in claim 14 further including means for increasing the potential applied to said electrodes for increasing the production of hydrogen, thereby for augmenting catalization of carbon monoxide to methane.

Claim 23

The improvement as in claim 20 wherein said increasing means comprises a converter coupled to said source of power.

Claim 24

In an internal combustion engine, the improvement in improving the combustion of a fuel-air mixture in the engine comprising: means for defining a water-soluble catalytic agent; means for supplying water with said catalytic agent means dissolved therein from a source to the fuel-air mixture prior to supply thereof to the engine for enhancing combustion of said fuel and for controlling the products of combustion thereof; said water-supplying means comprising an injector device having a tube having a conical mouth and a needle moveable therein to form therewith a needle valve, a venturi having said conical mouth positioned therein, and an air inlet positioned adjacent said venturi and said conical mouth to permit air to be drawn into said venturi; means for supplying said fuel-air mixture and comprising a vacuum chamber and carburetion means including carburetion controlling means, said vacuum chamber having a coupling to said venturi; and means coupling said carburetion controlling means and said needle for simultaneously controlling said carburetion means and the position of said needle within said conical mouth.

Claim 25

In an internal combustion engine, the improvement in improving the combustion of a fuel-air mixture in the engine comprising: means for defining a water-soluble catalytic agent; means for supplying water with said catalytic agent means dissolved therein from a source to the fuel-air mixture prior to supply thereof to the engine for enhancing combustion of said fuel and for controlling the products of combustion thereof; said water-supplying means comprising an injector device having a tube having a conical mouth and a needle moveable therein to form therewith a needle valve, a venturi having said conical mouth positioned therein, and an air inlet positioned adjacent said venturi and said conical mouth to permit air to be drawn into said venturi; means for supplying said fuel-air mixture and comprising a vacuum chamber and carburetion means including carburetion controlling means, said vacuum chamber having a coupling to said venturi; and means coupling said carburetion controlling means and said needle for simultaneously controlling said carburetion means and the position of said needle within said conical mouth.

Claim 26

The improvement as in claim 22 further including a heater in said water-supplying means connected to a source of electrical power.