Carburetor arrangement

A carburetor arrangement for an internal combustion engine including a two-stroke engine in a portable handheld work apparatus, the carburetor arrangement comprising:

• a carburetor housing defining an intake channel formed therein for conducting combustion air and fuel to said engine in a predetermined flow direction;
• a throttle shaft rotatably mounted in said carburetor housing and a throttle flap mounted on said throttle shaft;
• a choke shaft rotatably mounted in said carburetor housing upstream of said throttle shaft and a choke flap mounted on said choke shaft;
• said throttle flap being movable from an open position, whereat said throttle flap does not significantly influence the flow in said intake channel, into a closed position whereat said throttle flap closes said intake channel;
• said choke flap being movable from an open position, whereat said choke flap does not significantly influence the flow in said intake channel, into a closed position whereat said choke flap closes said intake channel;
• said throttle flap and said choke flap being displaceable from the closed position thereof into said open position;
• an operator-controlled element operatively connected to said choke shaft for actuating said choke shaft;
• a choke lever mounted on said choke shaft so that said choke lever cannot rotate relative to said choke shaft;
• a throttle lever mounted on said throttle shaft so that said throttle lever cannot rotate relative to said throttle shaft;
• means for mutually engaging said choke lever and said throttle lever in a first angular range of the position of said choke shaft and a corresponding second angular range of the position of said throttle shaft;
• and,
• in said second angular range, an idle position, a warm-start position and a cold-start position are provided arranged one behind the other.