Fuel supply apparatus with fuel atomizer

Claim 2

In a fuel supply apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a body through which a suction passage extends, an injector having a fuel discharge port disposed in said body, a lateral bore formed in a side wall portion of said body, a throttle valve disposed in said suction passage, and a fuel atomizer disposed adjacent to said fuel discharge port for atomizing fuel supplied therefrom, said atomizer including a cylindrical vibrator the axis of which extends towards said suction passage, said vibrator having an opening which faces said fuel discharge port, and a vibrator-increasing block extending through said lateral bore and having said cylindrical vibrator affixed to an end thereof, the cross-sectional area of said vibrator as projected onto said lateral bore being greater than the cross-sectional area of said vibration-increasing block as projected onto said lateral bore, and a space being provided between the surface of said lateral bore and the surface of said vibration-increasing block extending therethrough, the improvement comprising a filler member for filling a space disposed in the space between said lateral bore and said vibration-increasing block, an outer peripheral surface of said filler member formed in close contact with a peripheral surface of said lateral bore, and a narrow clearance formed between an inner peripheral surface of said filler member and an outer peripheral surface of said vibration-increasing block so as to substantially reduce the volume of said space while still permitting said vibration-increasing block to be vibrated therein.

Claim 3

The improvement according to claim 1, wherein said filler member is made of a plurality of similarly configured components assembled together in said lateral bore to form said filler member therein.

Claim 4

The improvement according to claim 1, wherein the cross-sectional shape of said lateral bore is substantially square and the cross-sectional shape of said filler member as inserted into said lateral bore is substantially square.

Claim 5

The improvement according to claim 3, wherein said filler member is made of a plurality of similarly configured components assembled together in said lateral bore to form said filler member therein.

Claim 6

The improvement according to claim 1, wherein a tip surface shape of said filler member is substantially the same as an inlet shape of said lateral bore, and the tip surface portion of said filler member is disposed along an inside surface of said body so as to smooth the air flow.

Claim 7

In a fuel supply apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a body through which a suction passage extends, an injector having a fuel discharge port disposed in said body, a lateral bore formed in a side wall portion of said body, a throttle valve disposed in said suction passage, and a fuel atomizer disposed adjacent to said fuel discharge port for atomizing fuel supplied therefrom, said atomizer including a cylindrical vibrator the axis of which extends towards said suction passage, said vibrator having an opening which faces said fuel discharge port, and a vibration-increasing block extending through said lateral bore and having said cylindrical vibrator affixed to an end thereof, the cross-sectional area of said vibrator as projected onto said lateral bore being greater than the cross-sectional area of said vibration-increasing block as projected onto said lateral bore, and a space being provided between the surface of said lateral bore and the surface of said vibration-increasing block extending therethrough, the improvement comprising a filler member disposed in the space between the lateral bore and said vibration-increasing block so as to substantially reduce the volume of said space while still permitting said vibration-increasing block to be vibrated therein, and wherein said lateral bore has a first portion the cross-sectional shape of which is substantially square and a second portion the cross-sectional shape of which is round, and said filler member has a first portion the cross-sectional shape of which is substantially square and a second portion the cross-sectional shape of which is round so as to effectively fit the shape of said lateral bore.

Claim 8

In a fuel supply apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a body through which a suction passage extends, an injector having a fuel discharge port disposed in said body, a lateral bore formed in a side wall portion of said body, a throttle valve disposed in said suction passage, and a fuel atomizer disposed adjacent to said fuel discharge port for atomizing fuel supplied therefrom, said atomizer including a cylindrical vibrator the axis of which extends towards said suction passage, said vibrator having an opening which faces said fuel discharge port, and a vibration-increasing block extending through said lateral bore and having said cylindrical vibrator affixed to an end thereof, the cross-sectional area of said vibrator as projected onto said lateral bore being greater than the cross-sectional area of said vibration-increasing block as projected onto said lateral bore, and a space being provided between the surface of said lateral bore and the surface of said vibration-increasing block extending therethrough, the improvement comprising a filler member disposed in the space between the lateral bore and said vibration-increasing block so as to substantially reduce the volume of said space while still permitting said vibration-increasing block to be vibrated therein, and wherein said lateral bore has a first portion the cross-sectional shape of which is substantially square and a second portion the cross-sectional shape of which is round, and said filler member has a first portion the cross-sectional shape of which is substantially square and a second portion the cross-sectional shape of which is round so as to effectively fit the shape of said lateral bore.

Claim 9

The improvement according to claim 6, wherein said filler member is made of a plurality of similarly configured components assembled together in said lateral bore to form said filler member therein.

Claim 10

The improvement according to claim 1, wherein said discharge port is disposed on a downstream side of said throttle valve.

Claim 11

The improvement according to claim 8, wherein said fuel discharge port extends substantially at a right angle to a longitudinal center axis of the cylindrical vibrator.