US4524746A
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Closed circuit fuel vapor system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-04-09
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Granted: 1985-06-25
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Expires: 2004-04-09
Abstract
Abstract A closed circuit vapor system wherein liquid is introduced to an ultrasonic transducer in a vaporizing chamber where it is vaporized and drawn into a preheater chamber and then drawn off by a pump and recirculated back to pass through the heater chamber. In one embodiment, it jets through a venturi to draw off more vapor from the vaporization chamber for heating and recirculation. The dry vapors are drawn off only as needed to meet the engine demands.
Inventors
- 👤 Earl S. Hansen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:09
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M31/00; F02M31/02; F02M31/16; F02M31/18; F02M27/00; F02M27/08; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A fuel delivering system for an internal combustion engine comprising: a closed vaporizer chamber; a closed heat exchanger; and a pump; duct means connecting said vaporizer chamber, said heat exchanger, said pump and said vaporizer chamber in continuous series to form a closed circuit, oxygen-free vapor supply; means for introducing liquid fuel into said chamber; an ultrasonic transducer in said chamber for vaporizing liquid fuel; a carburetor with a venturi throat therein; and a duct connected from said closed circuit just downstream of said heat exchanger to said venturi throat so that said carburetor can draw off heated vapor from said closed circuit to meet engine demand.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A fuel delivering system for an internal combustion engine comprising: a closed vaporizer chamber; a closed heat exchanger; and a pump; duct means connecting said vaporizer chamber, said heat exchanger, said pump and said vaporizer chamber in continuous series to form a closed circuit, oxygen-free vapor supply; means for introducing liquid fuel into said chamber; an ultrasonic transducer in said chamber for vaporizing liquid fuel; a carburetor with a venturi throat therein; and a duct connected from said closed circuit just downstream of said heat exchanger to said venturi throat so that said carburetor can draw off heated vapor from said closed circuit to meet engine demand.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system defined by claim 1 including: a vapor density sensor located in said circuit downstream of said heat exchanger and operative when a predetermined vapor density is reached to deenergize said ultrasonic transducer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system defined by claim 2 including: a venturi restriction on said duct means just downstream of said sensor; and a jet nozzle opening into said venturi to aspirate vapors from said chamber and carry same to said heat exchanger; the output of said pump being connected to said jet nozzle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system defined by claim 1 wherein: said carburetor includes a venturi support; and a venturi member having a throat of selected size and profile and selected orifice size received in said support.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system defined by claim 1 including: means controlled by a heat sensor at the base of a spark plug for injecting hot water into said carburetor.
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