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US 5,599,484 AGranted
Construction of a fuel supply pipe in a rotary throttle valve type carburetor
AssigneeWalbro Japan, Inc.
InventorTeruhiko Tobinai
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Abstract
A construction of a fuel supply pipe with a proximal end press-fit portion formed of metal and a metering tip portion formed of synthetic resin. The metering tip portion, formed with a fuel jet therein, is telescopically connected to the proximal end press-fit portion of the fuel supply pipe to provide a stable fuel supply in a rotary throttle valve type carburetor.
Claims6
In a carburetor with a rotary throttle valve, a fuel supply pipe comprising;
- a first tubular portion constructed of metal having a tubular passage to allow fuel flow therethrough and adjacent one end an outside diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the corresponding mounting hole on the carburetor where said portion is fitted to provide an interference fit therein, and a second tubular portion formed of synthetic resin, having a tubular passage to slidably receive a needle valve therein and to allow fuel flow therethrough, and a fuel jet orifice formed in the sidewall of the metering tip portion to allow delivery of fuel from said second portion, said first and second portions are telescopically connected such that the passage of the first portion is in communication with the passage of the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.