Patent · US Expired

Carburetor fuel bowl having fuel level indication

US6286817A · kind A · utility

25Cited by
14References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 3, 1999
Grant dateSep 11, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 3, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M5/12
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fuel bowl for a carburetor for an internal combustion engine. The fuel bowl includes a fuel bowl housing (18) having an inner fuel cavity (22) and opposed lateral sides (54), and a sight glass (58) provided in at least one of the opposed lateral sides of the fuel bowl housing positioned such that the nominal operating fuel level within the fuel bowl is approximately level with the center of the sight glass. The sight glass includes an outer frame (62) and a clear panel (64), wherein the level of fuel contained within the inner fuel cavity of the fuel bowl can be viewed through the view window of the sight glass.

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