IP Library Granted Patent US 11,125,195
Granted Patent B2
US 11,125,195 · App. 17/029,322 · Granted Sep 21, 2021

Carburetor drain

Inventors: Terrence Rotter (Sheboygan Falls, WI); Todd Baumann (Howards Grove, WI); Gary Stenz (Mt. Calvary, WI)
Assignee: Kohler Co.
F02M37/0052A01D34/001F02M5/02F02M37/046
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Patent No.
US 11,125,195
App. No.
17/029,322
Granted
Sep 21, 2021
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (38)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a rod, a force from a recoil starter;

providing, from the rod, a first force for a pump including a diaphragm in contact with the rod;

providing, from a spring, a second force for the pump; and

draining fuel from a carburetor via the pump.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein draining fuel from the carburetor via the pump further comprises:

pumping fuel to a fuel tank.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

opening a valve in response to operation of the pump.

4. A fuel recirculation system for an engine, the fuel recirculation system comprising:

a chamber configured to store fuel;

a diaphragm configured to push at least a portion of the fuel out of the chamber;

a rod driven by a recoil and configured to apply a first force to the diaphragm; and

a spring configured to apply a second force to the diaphragm.

5. The fuel recirculation system of claim 4 , wherein the spring is a conical spring.

6. The fuel recirculation system of claim 5 , wherein the rod is movable by a recoil starter.

7. The fuel recirculation system of claim 4 , further comprising:

a carburetor drain line in communication with the chamber.

8. The fuel recirculation system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a valve on the carburetor drain line.

9. The fuel recirculation system of claim 8 , wherein the valve is configured to drain the chamber in a predetermined orientation.

10. The fuel recirculation system of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined orientation is a storage orientation.

11. 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;

a chamber configured to store fuel;

a diaphragm configured to push at least a portion of the fuel out of the chamber to the fuel drain pipe;

a rod driven by a recoil and configured to apply a first force to the diaphragm; and

a spring configured to apply a second force to the diaphragm.

12. The carburetor of claim 11 , further comprising:

a valve on the fuel drain line.

13. The carburetor of claim 12 , wherein the valve is configured to drain the chamber in a predetermined orientation.

14. The carburetor of claim 13 , wherein the predetermined orientation is a storage orientation.

15. The carburetor of claim 11 , wherein the rod is movable by a recoil starter.

16. The carburetor of claim 11 , wherein the fuel drain pipe returns fuel to a fuel tank.

17. The carburetor of claim 11 , wherein the fuel drain pipe returns fuel to the fuel supply line.

18. The carburetor of claim 11 , wherein the spring is a conical spring.

Assignments (4)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded May 3, 2024
From: CURTIS INSTRUMENTS, INC.; DISCOVERY ENERGY, LLC; HEILA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067306/0903 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TERM) Recorded May 2, 2024
From: CURTIS INSTRUMENTS, INC.; DISCOVERY ENERGY, LLC; HEILA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067290/0853 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2024
From: KOHLER CO.
To: DISCOVERY ENERGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 067289/0516 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2021
From: ROTTER, TERRENCE; BAUMANN, TODD; STENZ, GARY
To: KOHLER CO.
Reel/Frame 055306/0069 →