Carburetor heating device for small snowmobile
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasanobu Yamamoto
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Abstract
A carburetor heating device for a small snowmobile having a belt type transmission. The transmission is provided with a cooling system for circulating cooling air across the belt and the heated cooling air is then discharged in proximity to the engine induction system for heating it.
Claims12
An arrangement for heating the induction system of a vehicle comprised of an internal combustion engine having an induction system, a heating jacket surrounding only a portion of said induction system, transmission means driven by said engine for driving a component of the vehicle, cooling means for cooling said transmission means, and means for transferring at least a portion of the heat extracted form said transmission means by said cooling means to said induction system heating jacket for heating the intake charge of the engine.
An arrangement for heating the induction system of a vehicle comprised of an internal combustion engine having an induction system, a belt type transmission means driven by said engine for driving said vehicle, cooling means for cooling said transmission means comprising a cooling shroud surrounding said transmission belt and fan means driven by the transmission for cooling the transmission, and means for transferring at least a portion of the heat extracted from said transmission means by said cooling means to said induction system for heating the intake charge of the engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.