IP Library Granted Patent US 11,293,380
Granted Patent B2
US 11,293,380 · App. 16/887,055 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Charge forming device with adjustable valve limiter

Inventors: Yoshiaki Doyama (Shiroishi, JP); Teruhiko Tobinai (Sendai, JP)
Assignee: Walbro LLC
F02M19/04F02M9/00F02M9/08F02M17/08F02M17/38F02M2003/105
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Patent No.
US 11,293,380
App. No.
16/887,055
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

In at least some implementations, a limiter cap assembly for a carburetor having a cavity in which one or more adjustable valves are received, includes a plug adapted to be received within a cavity of the carburetor and having an opening and a cavity aligned with the opening, a clasp engageable with the plug and having at least one retention feature and an opening aligned with the opening of the plug, and a limiter cap received within the opening of the plug and engaged with the retention feature of the clasp. Removal of the limiter cap from the plug opening is prevented by engagement of the retention feature with the limiter cap and by engagement of the clasp with the plug.

Claims (27)

1. A limiter cap assembly for a carburetor having a carburetor cavity in which one or more adjustable valves are received, the assembly comprising:

a plug adapted to be received within the carburetor cavity and having a plug opening and a plug cavity aligned with the plug opening;

a clasp engageable with the plug and having at least one retention feature and a clasp opening aligned with the plug opening; and

a limiter cap received within the plug opening and engaged with the at least one retention feature of the clasp so that removal of the limiter cap from the plug opening is prevented by engagement of the at least one retention feature with the limiter cap and by engagement of the clasp with the plug.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the limiter cap includes a first shoulder that is engageable by the at least one retention feature in a first position of the limiter cap relative to the plug, and the limiter cap includes a second shoulder engageable with the at least one retention feature in a second position of the limiter cap relative to the plug.

3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the plug includes a base and a wall extending from the base, the wall has a free end spaced from the base and the wall defines part of the plug cavity, and wherein the clasp includes a base engageable with the free end of the wall.

4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the wall is part of a sheath section of the plug, and wherein the sheath section includes a gap extending radially through the wall, and wherein the at least one retention feature is received at least partially in the gap and at least partially within the plug cavity.

5. The assembly of claim 4 wherein the clasp includes a leg extending from the base of the clasp, and the at least one retention feature is a foot defined by a bend in the leg.

6. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the base of the plug includes an outer surface arranged to face outwardly from the carburetor cavity, and an inner surface adapted to face inwardly in the carburetor cavity, and wherein the at least one retention feature engages the limiter cap closer to the inner surface than to the outer surface.

7. The assembly of claim 6 wherein the limiter cap substantially fills the plug opening, and the limiter cap and the outer surface of the plug prevent access to the at least one retention feature from within the plug opening.

8. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the at least one retention feature engages the limiter cap between the base of the plug and the base of the clasp.

9. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the clasp includes a base and multiple legs, each leg having a first end connected to the base and a free end spaced from the base, the legs being angled relative to the base so that the free ends of the legs are closer together than are the first ends of the legs.

10. The assembly of claim 9 wherein the at least one retention feature includes multiple retention features with a separate retention feature on each leg, with each retention feature located at least partially within the plug cavity and engaged with the limiter cap.

11. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the plug opening is a first plug opening, the plug includes a second plug opening and the plug includes a partition wall located between the first plug opening and the second plug opening, and wherein a rotation limiter is carried by the partition wall and extends into the plug cavity to limit rotation of the limiter cap.

12. An assembly, comprising:

a carburetor body having a void;

a plug adapted to be received at least partially within the void, the plug having a plug opening and a plug cavity aligned with the plug opening;

a clasp engageable with the plug and having at least one retention feature and a clasp opening aligned with the plug opening;

an adjustable valve received at least partially within the void, aligned with the plug opening and plug cavity; and

a limiter cap received at least partially on the adjustable valve and within the plug opening and engaged with the at least one retention feature of the clasp, so that removal of the limiter cap from the plug opening is prevented by engagement of the at least one retention feature with the limiter cap and by engagement of the clasp with the plug.

13. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the limiter cap includes a first shoulder that is engageable by the at least one retention feature in a first position of the limiter cap relative to the plug, and the limiter cap includes a second shoulder engageable with the at least one retention feature in a second position of the limiter cap relative to the plug.

14. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the plug includes a base and a wall extending from the base, the wall has a free end spaced from the base and the wall defines part of the plug cavity, and wherein the clasp includes a base engageable with the free end of the wall.

15. The assembly of claim 14 wherein the at least one retention feature engages the limiter cap between the base of the plug and the base of the clasp.

16. The assembly of claim 14 wherein the wall is part of a sheath section of the plug, and wherein the sheath section includes a gap extending radially through the wall, and wherein the at least one retention feature is received at least partially in the gap and at least partially within the plug cavity.

17. The assembly of claim 16 wherein the clasp includes a leg extending from the base of the clasp, and the retention feature is a foot defined by a bend in the leg.

18. The assembly of claim 17 wherein the at least one retention feature includes multiple retention features with a separate retention feature on each leg, with each retention feature located at least partially within the plug cavity and engaged with the limiter cap.

19. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the plug opening is a first plug opening, the plug includes a second plug opening and the plug includes a partition wall located between the first plug opening and the second plug opening, and wherein a rotation limiter is carried by the partition wall and extends into the plug cavity to limit rotation of the limiter cap.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2026
From: OVERDRIVE ACQUISITION, LLC
To: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 075242/0950 →
STATEMENT REGARDING RELEASE OF LIENS IN PATENTS, INCLUDING LIEN IN FAVOR OF GLAS USA LLC RECORDED AT R/F 071674/0688 Recorded Mar 25, 2026
From: FIRST BRANDS GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC
To: WALBRO LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WALBRO ENGINE MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.)
Reel/Frame 075247/0779 →
FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 18, 2025
From: AIRTEX INDUSTRIES, LLC; AIRTEX PRODUCTS, LP; APC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC; APC PARENT, LLC; ASC INDUSTRIES, INC.; AUTOLITE OPERATIONS LLC; AVM EXPORT, INC.; BPI ACQUISITION COMPANY, LLC; BPI EC, LLC; BPI HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BRAKE PARTS INC CHINA LLC; BRAKE PARTS INC INDIA LLC; BRAKE PARTS INC LLC; CARDONE INDUSTRIES, INC.; CARRAND COMPANIES, INC.; CARTER CARBURETOR HOLDINGS, LLC; CARTER CARBURETOR, LLC; CARTER FUEL EXPORT, INC.; CARTER FUEL SYSTEMS, LLC; CHAMPION LABORATORIES, INC.; CWD HOLDING, LLC; CWD INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS I, LLC; CWD INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS II, LLC; CWD, LLC; DALTON CORPORATION; DALTON CORPORATION, KENDALLVILLE; MANUFACTURING FACILITY DALTON CORPORATION, ASHLAND; MANUFACTURING FACILITY DALTON CORPORATION, STRYKER MACHINING FACILITY CO.; DALTON CORPORATION, WARSAW MANUFACTURING FACILITY; EAGLE CASTING, LLC; EAGLE MACHINING, LLC; FIRST BRANDS GROUP INTERMEDIATE, LLC; FIRST BRANDS GROUP, LLC; FRAM GROUP IP LLC; FRAM GROUP OPERATIONS LLC; FRAMAUTO HOLDINGS, LLC; FUEL FILTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; GLOBAL REMAN VENTURES, LLC; HEATHERTON HOLDINGS, LLC; HOPKINS ACQUISITION, INC.; HOPKINS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION; HORIZON EURO FINANCE LLC; HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.; HORIZON GLOBAL COMPANY LLC; HORIZON GLOBAL CORPORATION; HORIZON INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC; IBI INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; INTERNATIONAL BRAKE INDUSTRIES, INC.; JASPER ACQUISITION CORP.; JASPER RUBBER PRODUCTS, INC.; KTRI HOLDINGS, INC.; KTRI OFFSHORE HOLDINGS, LLC; LONGMAN ENTERPRISES, INC.; PHNX ACQUISITION CORP.; PREMIER MARKETING GROUP, LLC; PYLON MANUFACTURING CORP.; PYLON SOUTH BEND, INC.; QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE, L.L.C.; QUALIS ENTERPRISES, LLC; QUALITOR ACQUISITION INC.; QUALITOR AUTOMOTIVE, LLC; QUALITOR SUBSIDIARY H, INC.; QUALITOR SUBSIDIARY S, INC.; QUALITOR, INC.; REMAN MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC; SDC TX, LLC; SMART CHOICE, LLC; SPECIALTY PUMPS GROUP, INC.; STRONGARM, LLC; TAE BRAKES, LLC; TAE CHINA HOLDINGS, INC.; TMD INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC; TMD MEXICO LLC; TOLEDO MOLDING & DIE, LLC; TRANSPORTATION AFTERMARKET ENTERPRISE, LLC; TRICO HOLDING CORPORATION; TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION; TRICO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; TRIDONEX USA LLC; UCI ACQUISITION HOLDINGS (NO. 4) LLC; UCI INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PARENT, INC.; UCI INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; UCI INTERNATIONAL, LLC; UCI PENNSYLVANIA, INC.; UCI-AIRTEX HOLDINGS, INC.; UNITED COMPONENTS, LLC; UNIVERSAL AUTO FILTER LLC; VIPER ACQUISITION I, INC.; VIPER ACQUISITION, INC.; WALBRO LLC; WALBRO MIDCO LLC; WEM US CO.
To: GLAS USA LLC
Reel/Frame 071674/0688 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2023
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: WALBRO LLC
Reel/Frame 065198/0833 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2021
From: WALBRO LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058055/0101 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2020
From: DOYAMA, YOSHIAKI; TOBINAI, TERUHIKO
To: WALBRO LLC
Reel/Frame 052787/0599 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15606404 · May 26, 2017
Provisional Application 62351045 · Jun 16, 2016
Related Publication 20200291900A1 · Sep 17, 2020