Carburetor drain

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10823124-B2
Application number	US-201916560334-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 4, 2019
Priority date	Mar 27, 2017
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method comprising:
receiving a force from a protrusion on a recoil starter;
translating the force from a first distance based on a dimension of the protrusion to a second distance;
providing a force for the second distance to a pump; and
draining fuel from a carburetor in response to the pump.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
pumping fuel to a fuel tank in response to the pump.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a force from a protrusion comprises:
rotating a wheel along the protrusion of the recoil starter.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
opening a valve in response to operation of the pump.

5. A fuel recirculation system for an engine, the fuel recirculation system comprising:
a first chamber configured to contain a fluid that changes volume in response to at least one ambient condition;
a second chamber configured to contain fuel; and
a diaphragm configured to separate the first chamber from the second chamber,
wherein the at least one ambient condition causes the relative sizes of the first chamber and the second chamber to change and draw fuel into the second chamber from a carburetor of the engine or expel fuel out of the second chamber into a fuel tank of the engine.

6. The fuel recirculation system of claim 5 , wherein a first state of the at least one ambient condition causes the fluid of the first chamber to expand and expel fuel out of the second chamber into the fuel tank of the engine.

7. The fuel recirculation system of claim 5 , wherein a second state of the at least one ambient condition causes the fluid of the first chamber to compress and draw fuel into the second chamber from the carburetor of the engine.

8. The fuel recirculation system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one ambient condition includes temperature of the engine, and wherein the fluid is air.

9. The fuel recirculation system of claim 5 , wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are integrated.

10. The fuel recirculation system of claim 5 , wherein the first chamber is within a predetermined distance of a heat source.

11. The fuel recirculation system of claim 10 , wherein the heat source is a muffler, a crankcase, or an exhaust tube.

12. The fuel recirculation system of claim 10 , wherein the heat source is a battery powered heater.

13. The fuel recirculation system of claim 5 , wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are spaced apart.

14. The fuel recirculation system of claim 5 , wherein the first chamber is mounted within a predetermined distance to a heat pipe.

15. A carburetor comprising:
a carburetor bowl configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage;
a fuel supply pipe connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl;
a fuel drain pipe connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line; and
a fuel tank rotatable to change orientation with respect to the carburetor bowl and including an inlet needle for the fuel drain pipe configured to open and close in response to the orientation of the fuel tank.

16. The carburetor of claim 15 , further comprising;
a carburetor housing; and
a hinge configured to rotatably connect the fuel tank and the carburetor housing.

17. The carburetor of claim 16 , wherein the inlet needle opens with the orientation of the carburetor is in a storage orientation.

18. The carburetor of claim 16 , wherein the inlet needle closes when the orientation of the carburetor is in an operation orientation.

19. The carburetor of claim 16 , wherein the inlet needle opens or closes in response to a force of gravity.

20. The carburetor of claim 16 , wherein the fuel drain pipe is configured to drain stale fuel from the carburetor bowl.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Rotter Terrence
• Baumann Todd
• Stenz Gary

Classifications

• A01D34/001

  Accessories not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• F02M37/0052 Primary

  Details on the fuel return circuit; Arrangement of pressure regulators · CPC title

• F02M37/046

  Arrangements for driving diaphragm-type pumps · CPC title

• F02M19/00 Primary

  Details, component parts, or accessories of carburettors, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M1/00 - F02M17/00 · CPC title

• F02M5/02

  with provisions to meet variations in carburettor position, e.g. upside-down position in aircraft · CPC title