Variable fuel admission carburetor

Abstract

A variable fuel admission carburetor is provided comprising a piston and cylinder that are mated concentrically, and coexist in a carburetor chamber. The cylinder comprises a longitudinal slot which allows varying amount of fuel into the carburetor. Through the relative longitudinal movement of the piston in the cylinder, the exposed length of the slot is varied, thereby varying the amount and rate that the fuel enters the chamber.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing detail of the mechanism of the variable fuel admission carburetor of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing detail of the mechanism of the variable fuel admission carburetor of an alternative embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B show two embodiments of the attachment between the rocker arm and the piston.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the variable fuel admission carburetor of an alternative embodiment of the present invention as it may cooperate with operative linkages in an automobile.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a further alternative embodiment of the present invention including a float system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a variable fuel admission carburetor which essentially consists of a fuel supply cylinder 14 and a fuel metering piston 13 in a carburetor chamber 5. The piston 13 is controlled using a rocker arm 18. The carburetor chamber is in-between the two carburetor walls 9. FIG. 1 shows the rocker arm attached rigidly somewhere along the piston 14. FIG. 2 shows the rocker arm pivotally attached to the piston 14.

Fuel is supplied via the cylinder 14 and is released into the carburetor chamber 5, through at least one slot 20 in the cylinder wall 14. The cylinder 14 may be fixed in position.

The piston 13 moves along the internal diameter of the cylinder 14, essentially varying the length(s) of the slot(s) 20, which varies the amount of fuel that is released into the carburetor chamber 5. The rocker arm 18 is mechanically attached to the piston 13 at attachment point 30 along the piston 13 outside the carburetor chamber 5, either pivotally (as seen in FIG. 3AB) or rigidly (as seen in FIG. 3A). The rocker arm 18 may move linearly or rotationally.

FIG. 4 shows a possible mechanism for actuating the piston 13 mechanism, that could rotate the rocker arm 18 directly, via a foot pedal control. This foot pedal control could also be chain saw or lawn mower lever. FIGS. 4 also shows a mechanism to set the minimum and maximum position for the piston 13.

Through a series of linkages, the depression and release of the foot pedal 21, rotates the rocker arm 18, so as to move the piston 13 relative to the cylinder 14. For example, the foot pedal 21 movement could be approximately two and one half inches, to move the piston 13 one half of an inch.

During pedal depression, this motion of the piston 13 makes the slot(s) 20 longer and therefore admits more fuel. When the foot pedal 21 is not depressed, the piston 13 is in a position where most of the slot(s) is covered. This is called the idle position and is the piston 13 position that allows the engine to idle with the minimum amount of fuel. When the foot pedal 21 is depressed all the way down to the floor board 22, the mechanism pulls the piston back so as to expose the maximum length of the slot(s) 20. This is called the maximum speed or maximum torque position.

The idle position may be set by a mechanism on the rocker arm 18 that stops it from rotating or translating in such a way, as to push the piston 13 to cover more of the slot(s) 20. This can be an adjustment bolt, pin with a set screw 11, for example. When the gap 10 is zero, this is the idle position.

The maximum torque or speed position can be controlled also using an adjustment bolt or pin with a set screw 12, for example. This mechanism will set the maximum length of slot(s) 20 exposed to the air flow. It may also prevent the piston 13 from falling out of the cylinder 14.

FIG. 5 shows an alternative method of varying and controlling the fuel supply to the carburetor, using a float and pressure head system. This system involves a float control slot 25 positioned between the fuel supply 24 and the carburetor chamber 5. The position A, on the float control slot 25 and thereby the fuel supply 24, can be physically moved up or down by the user, or controlled by a computer. This creates a pressure head differential in the float control slot 25 between the fuel supply 24 and the intake 26. By moving the point A, the amount or rate of fuel drawn into the carburetor chamber 5 varies. If the position of A is closer to the intake 26, for example one inch, then the pressure differential is small between them, and the fuel released into the carburetor chamber 5 is small and it will be less responsive to airflow changes within the carburetor chamber 5. If the position of A is further away from the fuel intake 26, for example three inches, then the pressure differential will be higher, more fuel will be released into the carburetor chamber 5 and the fuel supply will be more sensitive to air flow changes.

Although this invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments, it is not intended to be limited thereto and various modifications which will become apparent to the person of ordinary skill in the art are intended to fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as described herein taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the appended claims.

Claims

1. A variable fuel admission carburetor comprising: a carburetor chamber bordered by carburetor walls;a fuel supply cylinder having a first end, a second end and second end segment, said first end is external to the chamber and is connected to a fuel supply, said second end and second end segment both being inside the chamber;said cylinder is positioned approximately perpendicular to the carburetor wall;at least one longitudinal slot in the cylinder second end segment, to allow fuel release into the carburetor chamber;a fuel metering piston having a first section and a second section, said first section mated concentrically with the cylinder second segment and said second section is outside the carburetor chamber;means for moving the piston and cylinder relative to each other, so as to vary the length of slot exposure.

2. A variable fuel admission carburetor as in claim 1 wherein said means for moving piston is a rocker arm located outside of the carburetor chamber, wherein said means is mechanically connected to the piston second section.

3. A variable fuel admission carburetor as in claim 2, wherein said rocker arm moves linearly.

4. A variable fuel admission carburetor as in claim 2, wherein said rocker arm moves rotationally.

5. A variable fuel admission carburetor as in claim 2, wherein said piston is rigidly attached to said rocker arm

6. A variable fuel admission carburetor as in claim 2 wherein said piston is pivotally attached to said rocker arm

7. A variable fuel admission carburetor as in claim 1, further comprising a mechanical means for setting a minimum and maximum piston position relative to the slot.

8. A variable fuel admission carburetor as in claim 2, further comprising a mechanical means for setting a minimum and maximum piston position relative to the slot.

9. A variable fuel admission carburetor as in claim 7 wherein said minimum and maximum position is set using a mechanical means on said rocker arm.

10. A variable fuel admission carburetor as in claim 1 wherein said piston is controlled through mechanical linkages to a foot pedal on a car.

11. A variable fuel admission carburetor as in claim 2 wherein said piston is controlled through mechanical linkages to a foot pedal on a car.

12. A variable fuel admission carburetor as in claim 1 wherein said foot pedal moves approximately 2.5 inches to move the piston approximately one half of an inch.

13. A variable fuel admission carburetor as in claim 2 wherein said foot pedal moves approximately 2.5 inches to move the piston approximately one half of an inch.

14. A variable fuel float control comprising: a fuel supply;a float control slot having an upper section and a lower section, said fuel supply moveably connected to the upper section of the slot so as to allow the passage of fuel from the fuel supply into the slot;a fuel intake tube connected to the slot's lower section;a carburetor chamber, connected to the fuel intake tube, so as to allow the passage of fuel from the slot into the carburetor chamber.

15. A variable fuel float control as in claim 10 wherein the moveably connected fuel supply can move up and down approximately one to three inches.

16. A variable fuel float control as in claim 10 wherein the fuel supply is moved through computer control or levers by the user.