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Dynamic air cleaner and carburetor pressurization system for air cooled internal combustion engines

US5367988A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 1993
Grant dateNov 29, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S55/28
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air cooled internal combustion engine for a hand-held power tool has a flywheel fan that is rotated within a fan housing. The bottom of the fan housing, which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the fan, includes an opening for an air duct. Ramps axe formed around the leading edges of the duct opening, either on a plate (metal or plastic) attached to the housing or integrally with the bottom wall, for deflecting solid particles entrained in the air away from the outlet. A relatively particle-free stream of pressurized air stream is diverted into the duct and delivered to an air intake box containing an air filter and carburetor.

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