Carburetor
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorNorio Saito
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Abstract
To provide a carburetor in which, when a set screw is detached, a jet needle can also be detached along with the set screw. A carburetor of the variable venturi type has a venturi piston to adjust the venturi of an intake passage that is provided in a carburetor body. In the carburetor, the jet needle is attached as a unit with a cap member by screwing the cap member into the venturi piston. The carburetor includes a retaining mechanism, with help of which the cap member is engaged with the jet needle to form a single unit, when the cap member is detached from the venturi piston.
Claims18
A carburetor of the variable venturi type, comprising:
- a carburetor body including an intake passage;
- a venturi piston provided in the carburetor body to adjust a venturi of the intake passage;
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- a cap member, said cap member being screwed into the venturi piston to allow a jet needle to be attached as a unit to the venturi piston, said cap member including a retaining mechanism that engages the jet needle to form a unit with the cap member, when the cap member is detached from the venturi piston.
A cap member and jet needle combination for a venturi piston in a carburetor of the variable venturi type, said cap member and jet needle combination comprising:
- a threaded portion formed in the cap member for screwing into the venturi piston to allow the jet needle to be attached as a unit to the venturi piston, said cap member including a retaining mechanism that engages the jet needle to form a unit with the cap member, when the cap member is detached from the venturi piston.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.