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US 4,213,437 AGranted
Air-filter purger for internal combustion engines
OwnerCarmen Onofrioinventor
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Abstract
A device for overcoming the problem of restarting an internal engine while it is still hot, in which means are provided for blowing air into the air filter of the engine each time it is restarted in order to purge the filter of non-combustible gases trapped inside the filter which prevent the engine from starting immediately.
Claims7
For use with an internal combustion engine having an air filter for the air-intake system of said engine and a starting system therefor, a device for facilitating restarting said engine, comprising
- blower means connected to said air filter for purging said air filter, and
- control means for activating said blower means when said starting system is actuated in order to restart said engine, and for de-activating said blower means after said engine has started.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.