Carburetor fuel bowl having increased fuel carrying capacity
US6364291B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M5/14
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Fuel bowl (10) is to be mounted to a metering block and to a carburetor of a high performance internal combustion engine. The fuel bowl housing (12) includes an inner fuel cavity or chamber (14) and a supplemental fuel storage chamber (44) (FIG. 1). A stuffer block (50) (FIGS. 2-6) is optionally placed in the supplemental fuel storage area so as to reduce the amount of fuel carried in the fuel bowl. As an alternative, a fuel dam (52) (FIGS. 6-10) can be placed between the inner fuel chamber (14) and the supplemental fuel chamber (44) to prevent sloshing of the fuel between the chambers and to supply a steady feed of supplemental fuel from the supplemental fuel storage chamber through the openings (82) to the inner fuel chamber (14) during high capacity use of fuel by the engine.
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