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US 11,614,060 B2Granted
Carburetor drain
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsTerrence Rotter, Todd Baumann, Gary Stenz
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Abstract
A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
Claims20
A carburetor comprising:
- a carburetor bowl configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage;
- a fuel supply pipe connecting a fuel tank to the carburetor bowl;
- a fuel drain pipe connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line;
- and
- a valve for the fuel drain pipe configured to allow draining in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
2 more elements
A machine comprising:
- an engine;
- a fuel tank;
- and
- a carburetor comprising:
- a carburetor bowl configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage;
- a fuel supply pipe connecting the fuel tank and the carburetor bowl;
- and
- a fuel drain pipe connected to the carburetor bowl and one of the fuel supply line or the fuel tank;
- wherein, when the machine is transitioned from a first orientation to a second orientation, fuel drains from the carburetor bowl to the fuel tank.
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An engine comprising:
- a carburetor, the carburetor comprising:
- a carburetor bowl configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage;
- a fuel supply pipe connecting a fuel tank to the carburetor bowl;
- a fuel drain pipe connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line;
- and
- wherein the carburetor is configured to allow draining via the fuel drain pipe in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.