US4086893A
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Carburetor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-02-22
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Granted: 1978-05-02
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Expires: 1997-02-22
Abstract
Abstract A carburetor for an internal combustion engine comprises a housing, porous matter contained in the housing, means for injecting fuel into the housing and onto the porous matter to effect completion of vaporization of the fuel, means for admitting air into the housing to form a mixture with the vaporized fuel and means for conducting the mixture out of the housing for combustion in the engine.
Inventors
- 👤 Gunther Bernecker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 06:00
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M17/00; F02M17/18; F02M17/26; F02M31/00; F02M31/02; F02M31/16; F02M31/18; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A carburetor for supplying a fuel/air mixture to an internal combustion engine having an intake manifold comprising a housing, contained in the housing only matter which is inert relative to the fuel, said matter being porous, means for injecting at least partially liquid fuel into the housing and onto said porous matter, means for heating all the fuel which is injected into the housing sufficiently before the fuel leaves the housing so that all the fuel is completely vaporized when it leaves the housing, means for admitting air into the housing simultaneously with the injection of the fuel to form a mixture with all the vaporized fuel in the housing and means for connecting the housing directly to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine and for conducting the entire mixture out of the housing directly to the intake manifold during all phases of operation of the engine for combustion in the internal combustion engine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A carburetor for supplying a fuel/air mixture to an internal combustion engine having an intake manifold comprising a housing, contained in the housing only matter which is inert relative to the fuel, said matter being porous, means for injecting at least partially liquid fuel into the housing and onto said porous matter, means for heating all the fuel which is injected into the housing sufficiently before the fuel leaves the housing so that all the fuel is completely vaporized when it leaves the housing, means for admitting air into the housing simultaneously with the injection of the fuel to form a mixture with all the vaporized fuel in the housing and means for connecting the housing directly to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine and for conducting the entire mixture out of the housing directly to the intake manifold during all phases of operation of the engine for combustion in the internal combustion engine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A carburetor according to claim 1, in which the housing is of substantially uniform internal cross sectional area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A carburetor according to claim 1, in which the injecting means are means for spraying the liquid fuel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A carburetor according to claim 1, comprising means for heating the fuel to a partially vaporized condition before the fuel is injected.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A carburetor according to claim 1, comprising means for heating the porous matter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A carburetor according to claim 5, in which said porous matter heating means comprises a conduit for conducting heated fluid coolant from the cooling system of an internal combustion engine across the housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A carburetor according to claim 6, comprising means for heating the fuel before the fuel is injected.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A carburetor according to claim 7, in which said fuel heating means comprises heat exchanger means for transferring heat from said heated fluid coolant to the fuel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A carburetor according to claim 8, in which said fuel heating means additionally comprises electrical resistance heating means for heating the fuel before said fluid coolant is fully heated by an internal combustion engine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A carburetor according to claim 6, in which said porous matter heating means additionally comprises electrical resistance heating means for heating the particulate matter before said fluid coolant is fully heated by an internal combustion engine.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of forming a mixture of vaporized fuel and air for combustion in an internal combustion engine having an intake manifold comprising injecting at least partially liquid fuel into a housing containing only matter which is inert relative to the fuel and onto the matter, said matter being porous, heating all the fuel sufficiently before the fuel leaves the housing so that all the fuel is completely vaporized when it leaves the housing, admitting air into the housing simultaneously with the injection of the fuel to form a mixture with the vaporized fuel in the housing and conducting the mixture out of the housing directly to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine during all phases of operation of the engine for combustion in the internal combustion engine.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of forming a mixture of vaporized fuel and air for combustion in an internal combustion engine having an intake manifold comprising injecting at least partially liquid fuel into a housing containing only matter which is inert relative to the fuel and onto the matter, said matter being porous, heating all the fuel sufficiently before the fuel leaves the housing so that all the fuel is completely vaporized when it leaves the housing, admitting air into the housing simultaneously with the injection of the fuel to form a mixture with the vaporized fuel in the housing and conducting the mixture out of the housing directly to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine during all phases of operation of the engine for combustion in the internal combustion engine.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 11, in which the fuel is gasoline.
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