Fuel economizer for carbureted internal combustion engines

Patent · Tue Nov 15 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:5258592

Fabritz, R E

A fuel economizer for carbureted internal combustion engines comprises a tubular body having open inlet and outlet ends and adapted to be positioned and supported between the carburetor and the intake manifold of the engine. An annular, liquid collecting chamber is defined in the body between the ends thereof for collecting liquid fuel exiting from the carburetor and includes air passages for circulation and deflection of air over the collected liquid fuel to effect atomization of the fuel before it is supplied to the intake manifold. A combined valving member and air/fuel deflector plate is movably supported by the body at the outlet end thereof and is yieldably biased toward the outlet end into a closed position relative to it. The valving member also has a liquid fuel collecting chamber to collect any liquid fuel exiting the outlet end of the body, whereby air flowing through the body contacts the collected liquid fuel to effect atomization of the same, and the valving member opens and closes in general correspondence with the carburetor throttle valve, to thus effect more efficient combustion of the fuel and thereby increase the economy of operation of the engine.

• Assignee: TIC; ERA-03-024590; EDB-78-044517
• Patent Number(s): US 4058102
• OSTI ID: 5258592
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR
ANNULAR SPACE
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CONFIGURATION
CONTAINERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
ENGINES
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUIDS
FUEL ECONOMY
FUEL SYSTEMS
GASES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MIXING
TUBES
VALVES