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US4986248A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fuel supply system for internal combustion engine using an ultrasonic atomizer

Assignee: Tonen General Sekiyu KK
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Filing: 1990-03-29
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Granted: 1991-01-22
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Expires: 2010-03-29
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Abstract

Abstract In a fuel supply system for internal combustion engine provided with a fuel injection valve and an ultrasonic atomizer on suction pipe of the engine, the tip of the oscillator member of said ultrasonic atomizer is furnished with an inclined portion and a portion with reduced portion further ahead of said inclined portion. By arranging a fuel supply passage face-to-face to this inclined portion, the shape of the oscillator tip is modified, and it is possible to maintain adequate atomizing angle regardless of the quantity of supply fuel without attaching the fuel on inner wall of inlet pipe, to increase the turndown ratio and to achieve even spraying all over the circumference. Also, it is possible to shorten the starting time when external air temperature is low and to increase the combustion performance and the exhaust property, particularly, in an engine using the fuel difficult to ignite at low temperature such as alcohol, kerosene, etc.

Inventors

  • 👤 Taiji Kobayashi
  • 👤 Daijiro Hosogai
  • 👤 Kazushi Tsurutani
  • 👤 Noboru Higashimoto
  • 👤 Kakuro Kokubo

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 03:37
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M69/00; F02M69/04; F02M69/041; B; B05; B05B; B05B17/00; B05B17/04; B05B17/06; B05B17/0607; B05B17/0623; F02M69/042; F02M69/043; F02B; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 145 words
A fuel supply system for internal combustion engine furnished with a fuel injection valve and an ultrasonic atomizer on the suction pipe of the engine, said ultrasonic atomizer comprising: an oscillator member, to which ultrasonic vibration is given by an ultrasonic vibration generating means, an inner cylinder provided on outer periphery of said oscillator member, an outer cylinder engaged with and fixed on said inner cylinder and forming a fuel supply passage between itself and said inner cylinder, a fuel supply hole formed on said outer cylinder, and a circumferential groove communicated with said fuel supply hole and formed on said inner cylinder, further comprising an inclined portion formed at the tip of said oscillator member, and a portion with reduced diameter formed at the tip ahead of said inclined portion, characterized in that said fuel supply passage is arranged face-to-face to said inclined portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 145 words
A fuel supply system for internal combustion engine furnished with a fuel injection valve and an ultrasonic atomizer on the suction pipe of the engine, said ultrasonic atomizer comprising: an oscillator member, to which ultrasonic vibration is given by an ultrasonic vibration generating means, an inner cylinder provided on outer periphery of said oscillator member, an outer cylinder engaged with and fixed on said inner cylinder and forming a fuel supply passage between itself and said inner cylinder, a fuel supply hole formed on said outer cylinder, and a circumferential groove communicated with said fuel supply hole and formed on said inner cylinder, further comprising an inclined portion formed at the tip of said oscillator member, and a portion with reduced diameter formed at the tip ahead of said inclined portion, characterized in that said fuel supply passage is arranged face-to-face to said inclined portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
A fuel supply system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said ultrasonic atomizer is installed at the center of suction pipe upstream of the throttle valve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
A fuel supply system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said fuel consists of alcohol or kerosene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
A fuel supply system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said circumferential groove is provided on outer periphery of said inner cylinder and is eccentric to the circumference of said inner cylinder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 33 words
A fuel supply system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said circumferential groove is provided on outer periphery of said inner cylinder, leaving a portion of the circumference intact at an angle.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1994-01-21 1994-07-23 1995-01-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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