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System for vaporizing liquefied petrol gas heated by engine lubricating oil

US6601571B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 3, 1999
Grant dateAug 5, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 3, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/30
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for vaporizing and supplying liquefied petrol gas to an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine comprising an oil circuit for lubricating the engine and utilizing one of a carburetor and fuel injection. The system includes a vaporizing housing having a temperature chamber and of a vaporizing chamber. The temperature chamber is connected to the oil circuit for lubricating the engine. The vaporizing chamber is connected to a liquefied gas tank and to one of the carburetor and the fuel injection, the liquefied petrol gas being heated by the engine oil.

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