Vaporized fuel system for internal combustion engines
US4003356A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel system for providing fully vaporized, air-free gasoline to a carburetor of an internal combustion engine. The system includes an air-free liquid gasoline receptacle having means maintaining a liquid free space above the surface of liquid gasoline in the receptacle, a heater within the receptacle and having an expanded surface of which at least a substantial portion extends upwardly out of the liquid gasoline into the space there above, means for producing a vacuum within the receptacle to promote evaporation of liquid gasoline from the expanded surface and for compressing the resulting gasoline vapors, and air-free means for filtering condensed droplets of gasoline from the resulting gas vapors.
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