US4462346A
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Dual fuel system for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Outboard Marine Corp
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Filing: 1982-08-09
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Granted: 1984-07-31
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Expires: 2002-08-09
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is an internal combustion engine comprising a crankcase, a cylinder extending from the crankcase and having an inlet port, a piston located in the cylinder, a transfer passage located between the crankcase and the cylinder inlet port, a fuel pump adapted to communicate with a source of fuel for normal operation, a carburetor having an air induction passage communicating with the crankcase and including a venturi, which carburetor also includes a float bowl communicating with the fuel pump and a high speed nozzle communicating between the float bowl and the venturi, a low speed fuel nozzle communicating with the transfer passage adjacent the inlet port, and a fuel line communicating between the float bowl and the low speed nozzle and including therein check valve means preventing flow from the transfer passage to the float bowl and permitting flow from the float bowl to the transfer passage, which fuel line also includes fuel flow metering means.
Inventors
- 👤 David F. Haman
- 👤 Dale M. Needham
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:28
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M69/00; F02M69/10; F02B; F02B61/00; F02B61/04; F02B61/045; F02M1/00; F02M1/16; F02M3/00; F02M3/08; F02M3/12; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/025; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
An internal combustion engine comprising a crankcase, a cylinder extending from said crankcase and defining a combustion chamber having an inlet port, a transfer passage communicating between said crankcase and said inlet port, a carburetor having an air induction passage communicating with said crankcase and including a venturi, a throttle valve intermediate said venturi and said crankcase, and a high speed nozzle communicating between said venturi and a source of operating fuel for normal operation, a low speed fuel nozzle communicating with said transfer passage adjacent said inlet port, a fuel line communicating between said low speed nozzle and said source of operating fuel, said fuel line including check valve means for preventing flow from said combustion chamber and permitting flow to said combustion chamber and also including fuel flow metering means, a reservoir for a primer fuel different from said operating fuel, and a primer fuel pump communicating with said primer fuel reservoir and with one of said induction passage, said crankcase, said transfer passage and said combustion chamber, said primer fuel pump being manually operable to deliver primer fuel to said one of said induction passage, said crankcase, said transfer passage and said combustion chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
An internal combustion engine comprising a crankcase, a cylinder extending from said crankcase and defining a combustion chamber having an inlet port, a transfer passage communicating between said crankcase and said inlet port, a carburetor having an air induction passage communicating with said crankcase and including a venturi, a throttle valve intermediate said venturi and said crankcase, and a high speed nozzle communicating between said venturi and a source of operating fuel for normal operation, a low speed fuel nozzle communicating with said transfer passage adjacent said inlet port, a fuel line communicating between said low speed nozzle and said source of operating fuel, said fuel line including check valve means for preventing flow from said combustion chamber and permitting flow to said combustion chamber and also including fuel flow metering means, a reservoir for a primer fuel different from said operating fuel, and a primer fuel pump communicating with said primer fuel reservoir and with one of said induction passage, said crankcase, said transfer passage and said combustion chamber, said primer fuel pump being manually operable to deliver primer fuel to said one of said induction passage, said crankcase, said transfer passage and said combustion chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1 wherein said low speed nozzle extends into said transfer passage adjacent said inlet port.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1 wherein said source of operating fuel comprises a float bowl and wherein said fuel line communicates with said float bowl.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1 wherein said operating fuel is less expensive than said primer fuel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 4 wherein said operating fuel is kerosene and said primer fuel is gasoline.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
An internal combustion engine in accordance with claim 1 wherein said primer fuel pump communicates with said induction passage intermediate said throttle valve and said crankcase.
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