Patent · US Expired

Slide carburetor with adjustable vent hole in slide

US6270060A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 3, 1999
Grant dateAug 7, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 3, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/38
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A carburetor includes a fuel jet having a reciprocal needle received therein for controlling fuel as such fuel flows into an air flow passage of the carburetor. The needle is carried by a reciprocal slide which includes a vent hole in the bottom surface thereof. A rotatable valve plate is carried inside the slide overlying the vent hole. The valve plate is movable between various adjusted positions for changing the size of the vent hole.

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