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Variable venturi-type carburetor

US4464311A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 1982
Grant dateAug 7, 1984
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/56
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A variable venturi-type carburetor comprising a suction piston which has a tip face defining a venturi portion. The tip face has a needle-mounting face at the center thereof, and a metering needle is fixed onto the needle-mounting face. The tip face also has a projecting tip face portion located upstream of the needle and projecting from the needle-mounting face towards the venturi portion. A groove, extending along the axis of the intake passage of the carburetor, is formed on the projecting tip face portion. The projecting tip face portion has a V-shaped cross-section which expands from the groove towards the venturi portion.

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