US3862278A - Control mechanism for carburetor automatic choke - Google Patents

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US3862278A
US3862278A US415942A US41594273A US3862278A US 3862278 A US3862278 A US 3862278A US 415942 A US415942 A US 415942A US 41594273 A US41594273 A US 41594273A US 3862278 A US3862278 A US 3862278A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M1/00—Carburettors with means for facilitating engine's starting or its idling below operational temperatures
    • F02M1/08—Carburettors with means for facilitating engine's starting or its idling below operational temperatures the means to facilitate starting or idling becoming operative or inoperative automatically
    • F02M1/10—Carburettors with means for facilitating engine's starting or its idling below operational temperatures the means to facilitate starting or idling becoming operative or inoperative automatically dependent on engine temperature, e.g. having thermostat

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  • ABSTRACT A control mechanism is provided for a carburetor having an automatic choke which includes a cam carried on the valve shaft of the choke valve and a stopper member movable to be brought into engagement with the cam so as to restrict the opening of the choke valve at the time of engine starting. The restriction effected by engagement of the stopper with the cam is removed when the ambient temperature of the carburetor is sufficiently high or when the engine has reached a sufficiently warmed-up condition.
  • the present invention relates generally to an automobile carburetor having an automatic choke capable of automatically controlling air flow to an engine in accordance with the temperature level of the engine. More particularly, the present invention relates to a carburetor of the type described which operates to attain as lean an air-fuel mixture as is practically possible from the standpoint of alleviating air pollution problems while at the same time improving starting performance and idling operation of the engine when it is not sufficiently warmed up.
  • thermostatic device such as a bimetallic coil spring to control operation of the choke.
  • the opening of the choke valve is maintained small by the biasing force of the bimetallic spring thereby to restrict air flow and to enrich the air-fuel mixture.
  • the choke valve is gradually opened in response to increase of the temperature of the engine and/or of the flow rate of the engine intake. From the standpoint of minimizing air pollution problems, it has recently become a requirement to restrain the choking effect in order to render the fuel mixture as lean as possible.
  • the choke valve of the invention is connected by a linking mechanism of the throttle valve of the carburetor in such a manner that it is restricted from opening beyond a predetermined angle when the opening of the throttle valve is small, as is the case during engine starting or idling. regardless of whether the temperature of the engine or of the environs of the carburetor is high or low.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of a carburetor schematically illustrating a first specific embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a lateral or side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 3 through 5 are partial views similar to the view of FIG. I illustrating various stages of the operation of the invention
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are partial front views schematically illustrating a second embodiment'of the invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a partial front view illustrating a third embodiment of the invention.
  • a choke valve 2 is mounted on the body of a carburetor l by a valve shaft 3 which is affixed to the choke valve 2 in an off-center position in order to facilitate opening of the valve 2.
  • a bimetallic coil spring (not shown) is connected to the valve shaft 3 in order that the choke valve 2 may be opened or closed automatically in response to engine temperature. the temperature of the environment of the carburetor, or the rate of intake air flow.
  • a cam 6 Fixedly secured on the valve shaft 3 is a cam 6 having at its periphery a stepped portion 6a.
  • a stopper lever 8 is pivotally mounted upon a shaft 7 in a position to engage the stepped portion 6a during an appropriate phase of operation.
  • a push rod 10 slidably supported in a guide member 12 is arranged beneath the stopper lever 8 with the upper end of the push rod 10 being engageable with the lever 8 when the rod 10 is moved upwardly.
  • the lower end of the rod 10 is connected to a lever 9 which is fixed on a valve shaft 5 of a throttle valve 4 through a linking lever 11.
  • the choke valve 2 will be permitted to assume a position providing a proper opening which corresponds to the warming condition of the engine, that is, it will operate in the same way as a conventional automatic choke.
  • the choke valve 2 will be slightly opened prior to engine starting and will assume an intermediate position between the positions shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3.
  • the dynamic pressure of the suddenly introduced air flow together with the suction vacuum and the spring force of the bimetallic coil, will act together on the choke valve 2 to effect an abrupt opening thereof.
  • the choke valve 2 since the choke valve 2 is limited to the position shown in FIG. 3, it will not be opened further until the throttle valve 4 is opened through actuation of the accelerator pedal to such an extent that the stoppper lever 8 is disengaged from the stepped portion 6a of the cam 6. This disengagement will be effected, as previously described, by the upward force which is supplied to the lever 8 by the push rod 10 actuated through the linking mechanism connecting the rod 10 with the throttle valve 4.
  • the engine would also be sufficiently warmed and therefore the choke valve 2 would be fully opened.
  • the stopper lever 8 is located above the cam 6 and beyond a position where the end of the lever 8 can be engaged by the stepped portion 6a. Accordingly, the choke valve 2 will be allowed to open freely and to operate independently of the stopper lever 8. In this condition, the choke valve will not produce any choking effect on the air flow.
  • the choke valve 2 can also be opened to the position shown in FIG. 5 even if its motion has previously been arrested by engagement of the cam 6 with the stopper lever 8 at the position shown in FIG. 3. Since at the time of engine starting, the throttle valve 4 will be brought to its fully opened position for at least a short period of time, lifting of the stopper lever 8 will occur thereby freeing the choke valve 2.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 there is involved the addition of a bimetallic member 13 which is mounted with one end thereof affixed to the stopper lever 8 and with its opposite free end arranged to engage a stopper lug 14 which is fixedly attached to the body of the carburetor l at a proper location.
  • a bimetallic member 13 When the bimetallic member 13 is bent into the arcuate form shown in FIG. 7, its opposite free end will engage the lug 14 in the manner illustrated.
  • the bimetallic member 13 With such an arrangemnt, when the temperature surrounding the carburetor is relatively low and the engine is not as yet sufficiently warmed up, the bimetallic member 13 will be maintained out of contact with the stopper lug 14 as illustrated in FIG.
  • the stopper lever 8 will be permitted to remain in a position where it may engage the stepped portion 6a of the cam 6 in the manner previously described herein.
  • the bimetallic member 13 will be bent into the arcuate form shown in FIG. 7 and, as a result, the free end of the bimetallic member will be brought into contact with the stopper lug 14.
  • the stopper lever 8 will be pivotally rotated so that its free end is moved upwardly to a position where it cannot be engaged with the stepped portion of the earn 6.
  • FIG. 8 there is illustrated a third embodiment of the present invention wherein a weight 15 attached to the cam 6 of the choke valve 2 is utilized in order to bias the choke valve toward the closed position.
  • the weight [5 is attached to the cam 6 in a manner to effect rotation thereof in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in FIG. 8 and by virtue of the inclusion of weight 15, the choke valve 2 will be urged into its completely closed position during the operating stage of the device before engine starting. This will occur even though the temperature surrounding the carburetor may be considera bly high or despite the fact that the engine may be sufficiently warmed. Thus, air flow through the choke valve 2 will be forced to undergo the restriction of the choke under all circumstances.
  • the carburetor arranged in accordance with the present invention operates so that the choke valve may not move beyond a certain predetermined opening at the time of idling operation of the engine, unless the temperature is extremely high or except in the case that the engine is sufficiently warmed-up.
  • a proper choke effect is obtained and stable idling operation is insured.
  • an important advantage provided by the present invention resides in the fact that the choke effect is minimized during the time when the engine is sufficiently warmed without producing any detrimental effects upon the starting performance or idling operation of the engine.
  • a carburetor equipped in accordance with the present invention will produce superior operating charactertistics as compared with conventional carburetors inasmuch as the exhaust gases will be, by comparison, relatively pure and will not contain as high a level of unburnt components. Since the restriction to opening of the choke valve is readily removed by operation of the throttle valve 4 there is little likelihood that an excessively rich air-fuel mixture will develop during phases of engine operations when such a rich mixture is not desired such as, for example, when the vehicle is operating under normal road conditions. Furthermore, in the case ofthe second embodiment of the invention, an arrangement is provided wherein the choke valve may be released from the restricting means preventing its further opening when the temperature is considerably high or when the engine is sufficiently warmed.
  • the choke valve is closed only when necessary and therefore the invention provides means whereby an overly rick fuel mixture adversely affecting engine performance may be positively avoided.
  • improved engine starting and more stable idling operation are obtained when the temperature is considerably high or when the engine is sufficiently warmed up.
  • a carburetor for an internal combustion engine having a carburetor body, a throttle valve, an automatic choke mechanism including a choke valve, and means for automatically controlling operation of said choke mechanism in response to temperature or air flow conditions in said engine, the combination comprising: a cam connected to move with said choke valve; stopper means pivotally mounted on said carburetor body and positioned for engagement with said cam to restrict opening of said choke valve; and a push rod mounted for reciprocal movement in response to movement of said throttle valve; said stopper means being located in the path of said push rod to be engaged thereby for pivotal motion of said stopper means to a position preventing engagement thereof with said cam; said choke valve being restricted from opening beyond a predetermined position by engagement of said cam with said stopper means when said throttle valve opening is less than a predetermined degree, with said restriction being removed by engagement of said push rod with said stopper means when said throttle valve opening is greater than said predetermined degree.
  • a carburetor according to claim 1 wherein said cam comprises a rotatable member having a radially extending abutment surface defined thereon, and wherein said stopper means comprises an arm member pivotally mounted at one end and located to have its opposite free end placed in a position where it will abut said abutment surface thereby to restrict rotation of said cam, said stopper means being also pivotahle to place said opposite free end in a position where it will not engage said abutment surface thereby to remove said restriction.
  • a carburetor according to claim 1 further comprising a bimetallic member secured to said stopper means, said bimetallic member being of a substantially elongated configuration and adapted to bend in response to temperature change, and a stopper lug mounted on said carburetor body for engagement with said bimetallic member, said bimetallic member being arranged to move said stopper means by engagement with said lug to a position where engagement of said stopper means by said cam is prevented when the ambient temperature at said bimetallic member is above a predetermined level.
  • a carburetor according to claim 1 including a weight attached to said choke valve, said weight being arranged to apply to said choke valve a force in the direction of closing whereby the choke valve will be maintained in a closed position prior to starting of said engine,

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US6439547B1 (en) * 2001-03-05 2002-08-27 Walbro Corporation Carburetor throttle and choke control mechanism
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