Auxiliary fuel supply device for alcohol engine

Patent · Tue Mar 03 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6740715

Kiyota, Y; Okada, T; Isomoto, J

This patent describes a fuel supply system for an alcohol engine comprising: a main fuel storage tank for alcohol, an auxiliary fuel storing tank for an auxiliary fuel having a combustibility higher than that of alcohol, a carburetor having a float chamber, a main well communication with the float chamber and a passage leading from the main well to a fuel nozzle provided in an intake passage of the engine, main valve controlled fuel passage means for supplying alcohol from the main fuel storing tank to the float chamber of the carburetor, auxiliary valve controlled metered fuel passage means for supplying auxiliary fuel to the main well of the carburetor where it is mixed with alcohol, and means for controlling the auxiliary fuel passage means. The control means comprises means for sensing the temperature of the engine, means for sensing the position of an engine ignition switch, and means for sensing the position of an engine start switch.

• Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
• Patent Number(s): US 4646691
• OSTI ID: 6740715
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
CARBURETORS
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
CONTAINERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
CONTROL SYSTEMS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ENGINES
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INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
NOZZLES
SWITCHES
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TANKS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
VALVES