Fuel primer for float type carburetors

Patent · Tue Apr 19 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6954097

Scott, W A

A fuel primer for float type carburetors having a fuel bowl, the fuel bowl coupled with a fuel inlet, an outlet vent, and a nozzle, the fuel inlet coupled with a fuel source and the nozzle coupled with an intake path, the primer is described comprising: means coupled with the outlet for introducing a pressurized fluid flow in the fuel bowl and means associated with the fuel bowl and ambient air for automatically enabling ambient air flow to enter into the fuel bowl upon start up and for enabling fuel flow to enter into the intake path from the fuel bowl during pressurization of the fluid while preventing the fuel flow from exiting the air flow means during pressurization of the fluid such that air enters an engine through the means associated with the fuel bowl and the engine begins to run and continues to run during start up enabling an operator to move a choke from a closed to an open position for continuous operation of the engine.

• Assignee: Tillotson Ltd., Traiee
• Patent Number(s): US 4738232
• OSTI ID: 6954097
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
CARBURETORS
COMPRESSIBLE FLOW
DESIGN
DUCTS
ENGINES
FLUID FLOW
FLUID MECHANICS
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS
FUEL SYSTEMS
FUELS
HEAT ENGINES
HYDRAULICS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LIQUID FLOW
MECHANICS
NOZZLES
OPERATION