US4811718A
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Fuel supply system for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Kioritz Corp
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Filing: 1988-05-24
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Granted: 1989-03-14
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Expires: 2008-05-24
Abstract
Abstract A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine comprising: a suction pump provided in a fuel supply passage, a ventilation passage for allowing interior space of a fuel tank to be communicated with the atmosphere, a normally closed ventilation valve disposed in the ventilation passage, and a normally-closed release valve disposed in the fuel return passage and adapted for opening the fuel return passage at the time of start-up of the engine. The release valve and the ventilation valve being operatively connected to each other such that they are opened and closed simultaneously.
Inventors
- 👤 Satoshi Sonoda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:50
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M37/00; F02M37/0047; F02M17/00; F02M17/02; F02M17/04; F02M25/00; F02M25/08; F02M25/0836; F02D; F02D33/00; F02D33/003; F02D33/006; F02M37/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/08; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86292; Y10T137/86324; Y10T137/86332
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine having a fuel supply passage for supplying fuel from a fuel tank to a carburetor of the internal combustion engine, a suction pump adapted to be operated at the time of start-up of the engine and adapted to suck the fuel into the carburetor through the fuel supply passage, a fuel return passage for allowing excessive fuel in the carburetor to be returned to the fuel tank, and a normally closed release valve disposed in the fuel return passage and adapted for opening the fuel return passage when the engine is started up, said fuel supply system characterized in that said suction pump is disposed in the fuel supply passage and in that a normally closed ventilation valve is disposed in a ventilation passage and is operatively connected to the release valve so that the ventilation valve and the release valve are opened and closed simultaneously.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine having a fuel supply passage for supplying fuel from a fuel tank to a carburetor of the internal combustion engine, a suction pump adapted to be operated at the time of start-up of the engine and adapted to suck the fuel into the carburetor through the fuel supply passage, a fuel return passage for allowing excessive fuel in the carburetor to be returned to the fuel tank, and a normally closed release valve disposed in the fuel return passage and adapted for opening the fuel return passage when the engine is started up, said fuel supply system characterized in that said suction pump is disposed in the fuel supply passage and in that a normally closed ventilation valve is disposed in a ventilation passage and is operatively connected to the release valve so that the ventilation valve and the release valve are opened and closed simultaneously.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A fuel supply system according to claim 1, wherein said fuel return passage and said ventilation passage are arranged in a side-by-side fashion such that the ventilation valve is opened and closed by a lever for manipulating the valve member of said release valve.
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-03-13 | 2000-09-12 | 2001-03-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |