Fuel mixture method and apparatus employing an electrically heated screen
First Claim
1. In a fuel mixture system for an internal combustion engine having a fuel mixture inlet from a carburetor and a fuel mixture outlet back to the intake of an internal combustion engine:
- means for supporting a foraminous member to receive the fuel mixture therethrough comprising a support element having a three dimensional support spacing frame,opposed spaced foraminous members such as a screen supported on opposite sides of said support spacing frame and between said fuel inlet and said fuel outlet for electrical energization to heat the fuel mixture,electrical means for energizing said foraminous members,control means for controlling the temperature of said foraminous members,a three-dimensional housing connecting the fuel mixture inlet to said support element,means attaching said housing with said outlet,a cooling unit in communication with said foraminous members,and there being a plurality of said support elements and cooling units arranged in communication in series.
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Abstract
An electrically heated screen arrangement operated from a vehicle battery and automatically controlled to heat the fuel mixture. The fuel mixture provided by the carburetor of the vehicle is drawn through the present system which comprises an outlet conduit from the carburetor delivering fuel mixture through a housing which is closed by a special screen that is electrically heated to the proper temperature and then through a passageway and a cooling device comprising a screen in relationship together with a ceramic filter in a housing. The temperature of the screen is sensed and monitored. Several screens and coolers may be mounted in series.
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10 Claims
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1. In a fuel mixture system for an internal combustion engine having a fuel mixture inlet from a carburetor and a fuel mixture outlet back to the intake of an internal combustion engine:
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means for supporting a foraminous member to receive the fuel mixture therethrough comprising a support element having a three dimensional support spacing frame, opposed spaced foraminous members such as a screen supported on opposite sides of said support spacing frame and between said fuel inlet and said fuel outlet for electrical energization to heat the fuel mixture, electrical means for energizing said foraminous members, control means for controlling the temperature of said foraminous members, a three-dimensional housing connecting the fuel mixture inlet to said support element, means attaching said housing with said outlet, a cooling unit in communication with said foraminous members, and there being a plurality of said support elements and cooling units arranged in communication in series. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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