Fuel feed unit and two-stroke engine having a fuel feed unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11713738-B2
Application number	US-202217866374-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2022
Priority date	Jul 15, 2021
Publication date	Aug 1, 2023
Grant date	Aug 1, 2023

Abstract

A fuel feed unit has a base body with an intake channel section, into which a fuel opening opens. A partition wall section divides the intake channel section into a mixture channel and an air channel. The wall section has a recess in which the throttle flap at least partially lies in an end position. The wall section has, upstream of the recess, a continuous surface facing the mixture channel and which has lateral sections adjacent to the channel wall and a middle section running between the lateral sections. The lateral sections have, upstream of the throttle flap, a separation edge for the flow. In the end position, the side of the throttle flap facing the mixture channel defines a reference plane which divides the unit into a first region and a second region. The lateral sections extend, at least directly upstream of the recess, into the second region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fuel feed unit for feeding fuel to a two-stroke engine, the fuel feed unit comprising:
a base body having an intake channel section formed therein;
at least one fuel opening which opens into said intake channel section;
a throttle flap configured to control a free flow cross section of said intake channel section;
said throttle flap being mounted pivotably about a pivot axis;
a partition wall section extending in said intake channel section at least upstream of said throttle flap;
said partition wall section dividing said intake channel section into a mixture channel into which said fuel opening is configured to feed fuel and an air channel;
said partition wall section having a recess;
said throttle flap having an end position in which said throttle flap at least partially lies in said recess;
said partition wall section having, upstream of said recess, a continuous mixture channel surface which faces said mixture channel and which has lateral sections adjacent to said intake channel wall and a middle section running between said lateral sections;
said lateral sections having, upstream of the throttle flap, a separation edge for the flow in said mixture channel and, in the end position of said throttle flap, a side of said throttle flap, which faces the mixture channel, defining a reference plane which divides the fuel feed unit into a first region, in which said throttle flap is arranged, and a second region; and,
said lateral sections extending, at least directly upstream of said recess, into said second region of the fuel feed unit.

2. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein said mixture channel surface in said middle section lies at least partially in said first region.

3. The fuel feed unit of claim 2 , wherein said throttle flap has a thickness (d); said middle section, at least in one region at least directly upstream of said recess, is at a distance (e) from the reference plane; and, said distance (e) is at least 50% of said thickness (d).

4. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein:
said throttle flap has a diameter (m);
said intake channel defines a longitudinal center axis;
said partition wall defines a partition wall plane running centrally in said partition wall;
said middle section, over a length (l) directly upstream of the recess for said throttle flap, is at a distance (f) from said partition wall plane;
said length (l) is at least 30% of said diameter (m);
said lateral section is at a distance (g) from said partition wall plane;
said distance (f) is smaller than said distance (g); and,
said length (l) is measured parallel to said longitudinal center axis of said intake channel section.

5. The fuel feed unit of claim 4 , wherein said middle section has a total middle section length; and, said middle section is, over said total middle section length, at a smaller distance from said partition wall plane than said lateral sections.

6. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein said intake channel defines a longitudinal center axis; and, said lateral portions have an overall width (a) of at least 5 mm, said overall width (a) being measured perpendicularly to said longitudinal center axis of said intake channel section.

7. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein said intake channel defines a longitudinal center axis; said lateral sections have an overall width (a) of at least 50% of a smallest width (b) of said mixture channel surface of said partition wall section; and, said overall width (a) and said smallest width (b) are measured perpendicularly to said longitudinal center axis.

8. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein said intake channel defines a longitudinal center axis; and, said middle section has a width (c) which is at least 30% of a smallest width (b) of said mixture channel surface of said partition wall section, said width (c) being measured perpendicularly to said longitudinal center axis.

9. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein said lateral sections run at an inclination to said reference plane at least directly upstream of said separation edge.

10. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein said separation edge extends over an entire width of said mixture channel surface of said partition wall section.

11. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein said intake channel section defines a longitudinal center axis; and, said middle section is formed by a depression of said partition wall section, said depression running concavely in a sectional plane perpendicular to said longitudinal center axis.

12. The fuel feed unit of claim 11 , wherein said depression has a base running parallel to said longitudinal center axis.

13. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein said lateral sections adjoin said middle section on both sides.

14. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 further comprising a choke element arranged upstream of said partition wall section.

15. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein said partition wall section is formed integrally with said base body.

16. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein said partition wall section is an integral cast part with said base body.

17. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein said middle section of said mixture channel surface at least directly upstream of said recess lies in said first region; and, said lateral sections lie in said reference plane or in said second region.

18. The fuel feed unit of claim 1 , wherein said lateral sections at least directly upstream of said recess lie in said second region.

19. A fuel feed unit for feeding fuel to a two-stroke engine, the fuel feed unit comprising:
a base body having an intake channel section formed therein;
at least one fuel opening which opens into said intake channel section;
a throttle flap configured to control a free flow cross section of said intake channel section;
said throttle flap being mounted pivotably about a pivot axis;
a partition wall section extending in said intake channel section at least upstream of said throttle flap;
said partition wall section dividing said intake channel section into a mixture channel into which said fuel opening is configured to feed fuel and an air channel;
said partition wall section having a recess;
said throttle flap having an end position in which said throttle flap at least partially lies in said recess;
said partition wall section having, upstream of said recess, a continuous mixture channel surface which faces said mixture channel and which has lateral sections adjacent to said intake channel wall and a middle section running between said lateral sections;
said lateral sections having, upstream of the throttle flap, a separation edge for the flow in said mixture channel and, in the end position of said throttle flap, a side of said throttle flap which faces the mixture channel defining a reference plane which divides the fuel feed unit into a first region, in which said throttle flap is arranged, and a second region; and,
said middle section, at least directly upstream of said recess, lying in said first region and said lateral sections lying in said reference plane or in said second region.

20. The fuel feed unit of claim 19 , wherein said lateral sections at least directly upstream of said recess lie in said second region.

21. A two-stroke engine comprising:
a fuel feed unit for feeding fuel to the two-stroke engine, the fuel feed unit including a base body, a throttle flap, and a partition wall section;
said base body having an intake channel section formed therein;
said fuel

Assignees

• Stihl Ag & Co Kg Andreas

Inventors

• Grether Michael
• Alber Johannes
• Raffenberg Michael
• Frank Hannes

Classifications

• F02M35/1019 Primary

  Two-stroke engines; Reverse-flow scavenged or cross scavenged engines · CPC title

• F02B25/22

  by forming air cushion between charge and combustion residues · CPC title

• F02M35/108

  with primary and secondary intake passages · CPC title

• F02B2710/034

  with measures for charging, increasing the power · CPC title

• F02M9/08 Primary

  having throttling valves rotatably mounted in the passage · CPC title