Carburetor

A carburetor having an intake passage for supplying air to an internal combustion engine, a fuel nozzle disposed at one side portion of said intake passage and adapted to spray fuel into said intake passage, and a butterfly valve disposed in said intake passage downstream of said fuel nozzle, said butterfly valve comprising a first valve plate portion for opening and closing a portion of said intake passage adjacent to said fuel nozzle and a second valve plate portion for opening and closing a portion of said intake passage located farther from said fuel nozzle, means to first open said first valve plate portion from a position of closing said intake passage up to a predetermined angle, and, when said first valve plate portion is opened by more than said predetermined angle, to open said second valve plate portion from a position of closing said intake passage, a small diameter valve shaft and a hollow valve shaft for rotating said first and second valve plate portions, said valve shafts extending concentrically and having springs that constantly urge said valve plate portions in the direction of closing the same.