Control mechanism for a carburetor

A carburetor comprising a body including means defining an air induction passage, a choke valve pivotally supported by said body in said air induction passage for movement about an axis between choke open and choke closed positions, a fuel chamber, a selectively operable fuel inlet valve for controlling introduction of fuel from a source into said fuel chamber and including a rotatable valve member, a U-shaped support on said body and including first and second spaced legs, a control member having an axis and mounted by said first and second legs of said support for movement axially of and rotationally about said axis, said control member having an end and an axial groove extending from said end and a circumferential groove extending from said axial groove, a rigid arm extending fixedly from said choke valve and radially of the axis of choke valve pivotal movement, a choke control link integrally including a body part supported on said control member intermediate said first and second legs, an end part pivotally connected to said arm, and an intermediate resilient connecting part joining said body part and said end part, said resilient connecting part being in relatively relaxed positions when said control member and said choke valve are in said choke open and choke closed positions and in a flexed position spaced from said relaxed positions so as to bias said control member and said choke valve toward one of said choke open and choke closed positions when said control member is located intermediate said choke open and choke closed positions, means on said control member and said body part for permitting relative pivotal movement between said choke control link and said control member and for providing movement of said choke control link in common with axial movement of said control member comprising said circumferential groove and a key extending from said body part of said choke control link into said groove, said key having dimensions permitting receipt thereof in said axial groove for passage along said axial groove and into said circumferential groove, a lever having therein, at one end, an aperture, means mounting said lever on said first leg of said support for pivotal movement therebetween about an axis coincident with said control member axis and against movement of said lever axially away from said support, and with said control member extending through said aperture, means on said control member and on said lever effecting common pivotal movement of said lever with said control member and for permitting relative axial movement therebetween comprising said axial groove in said shaft and a second key extending inwardly from said lever and received in said groove, a fuel control link operatively connecting said lever to said valve member for pivoting said valve member in response to pivoting of said control member, and means limiting the range of said pivotal movement of said control member comprising interengaging means on said support and on said lever.