Abstract
An amount of air taken into an air leading type two-stroke engine is increased to enhance an engine output, and gas emission characteristic deterioration caused by blow-back is inhibited. An inhibition member 16 is disposed between a choke valve 4 in a full open position and a throttle valve 6 in a full open position. The inhibition member 16 includes, for example, a mesh member like a metal mesh. Mixed fuel containing oil is supplied to the air-fuel mixture channel 14. Numerous pores of the inhibition member 16 (mesh member) are occluded by a membrane of oil components of the mixed fuel. Consequently, entry of a blow-back flow of an air-fuel mixture from the air-fuel mixture channel 14 into the air channel 12 through the numerous pores of the flow inhibition member 16 (mesh member) can be inhibited.
Claims
1. A carburetor forming a part of an intake system to be incorporated in an air leading type two-stroke engine, the carburetor comprising: an air channel providing a part of a first passage that extends from a filter element of an air cleaner to an engine body including a scavenging channel and allows air to be supplied to the scavenging channel; an air-fuel mixture channel providing a part of a second passage that extends extending from the filter element to the engine body and allows an air-fuel mixture to be supplied to a crankcase of the engine body; a throttle valve comprising a butterfly valve and positioned in a gas passage comprised of the air channel and the air-fuel mixture channel; a choke valve comprising a butterfly valve in the gas passage and positioned on the upstream side of the throttle valve; a communication portion between the throttle valve and the choke valve, the communication portion constantly brings the air channel and the air-fuel mixture channel into communication with each other to allow the air in the air channel to flow into the air-fuel mixture channel; and an inhibition member that inhibits entry of a blow-back of the air-fuel mixture passing in the air-fuel mixture channel into the air channel through the communication portion when the throttle valve and the choke valve are respectively in a full-open position, wherein the inhibition member comprises a guide member disposed adjacent to a surface on the air-fuel mixture channel-side of the choke valve to guide a blow-back flow of the air-fuel mixture to the inside of the air-fuel mixture channel and wherein the guide member is positioned within a range in which a rotation shaft of the choke valve projects from the choke valve to the air-fuel mixture channel.
2. The carburetor according to claim 1, wherein the inhibition member further comprises a deflection member disposed on the left and right sides of the surface of the choke valve to deflect a blow-back flow of air flowing in the air channel so that a part of the deflected blow-back flow of air enters the communication portion.
3. The carburetor according to claim 2, wherein the deflection member is positioned within a range in which a rotation shaft of the choke valve projects from the choke valve to the air channel.
4. The carburetor according to claim 2, wherein the deflection member has a shape extending so as to curve along an outer circumferential edge on the downstream side of the choke valve in a plan view.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) FIG. 1 is a plan view of a carburetor, which is an example to which the present invention has been applied.
(2) FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view along line II-II in FIG. 1.
(3) FIG. 3 is a plan view of a carburetor, which is a second example to which the present invention has been applied.
(4) FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view along line IV-IV in FIG. 3.
(5) FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view along line V-V in FIG. 3.
(6) FIG. 6 is a plan view of a carburetor, which is a third example to which the present invention has been applied.
(7) FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view along line VII-VII in FIG. 6.
(8) FIG. 8 is a plan view of a carburetor, which is a fourth example to which the present invention has been applied.
(9) FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a rotary valve to which the present invention has been applied, the view being one cut along an axial line of a gas passage.
(10) FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the rotary valve illustrated in FIG. 9, the view being one cut along a plane intersecting with the gas passage.
(11) FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a two-stroke engine to which the present invention has been applied.
(12) FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating another example of a two-stroke engine to which the present invention has been applied.
(13) FIG. 13 is a diagram for describing an example to which the present invention has been applied to a two-stroke engine including a fuel injection valve.
(14) FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional view for describing an example in which an inhibition member includes a plate member including a plurality of holes.
(15) FIG. 15 is a partial cross-sectional view for describing an example in which the plurality of holes illustrated in FIG. 14 are inclined.
(16) FIG. 16 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to a first embodiment.
(17) FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view alone line X17-X17 indicated in FIG. 16.
(18) FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a cross-section indicated in FIG. 16.
(19) FIG. 19 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to a second embodiment.
(20) FIG. 20 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to a third embodiment.
(21) FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the cross-section illustrated in FIG. 20.
(22) FIG. 22 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to a fourth embodiment.
(23) FIG. 23 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the gas passage along line X23-X23 indicated in FIG. 22.
(24) FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the cross-section illustrated in FIG. 22.
(25) FIG. 25 is a perspective view of an inhibition member included in the carburetor illustrated in FIG. 22.
(26) FIG. 26 is a vertically-reversed perspective view of the inhibition member illustrated in FIG. 25.
(27) FIG. 27 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to a fifth embodiment.
(28) FIG. 28 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the gas passage in the carburetor in FIG. 27 along line X28-X28.
(29) FIG. 29 is a perspective view of the cross-section illustrated in FIG. 27.
(30) FIG. 30 is a perspective view of an inhibition member included in the carburetor illustrated in FIG. 27.
(31) FIG. 31 is a vertically-reversed perspective view of the inhibition member illustrated in FIG. 30.
(32) FIG. 32 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to a sixth embodiment.
(33) FIG. 33 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the gas passage illustrated in FIG. 32 along line X33-X33.
(34) FIG. 34 is a perspective view of the cross-section illustrated in FIG. 32.
(35) FIG. 35 is a perspective view of an inhibition member included in the carburetor illustrated in FIG. 32.
(36) FIG. 36 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to a seventh embodiment.
(37) FIG. 37 is a perspective view of the cross-section along line X37-X37 in FIG. 36.
(38) FIG. 38 is a perspective view of an inhibition member included in the carburetor illustrated in FIG. 36.
(39) FIG. 39 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to an eighth embodiment.
(40) FIG. 40 is a perspective view of the cross-section illustrated in FIG. 39.
(41) FIG. 41 is a perspective view of an inhibition member included in the carburetor illustrated in FIG. 39.
(42) FIG. 42 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to a ninth embodiment.
(43) FIG. 43 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the gas passage in the carburetor according to the ninth embodiment, which is illustrated in FIG. 42.
(44) FIG. 44 is a perspective view of the cross-section illustrated in FIG. 42.
(45) FIG. 45 is a perspective view of an inhibition member included in the carburetor illustrated in FIG. 42.
(46) FIG. 46 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to a tenth embodiment.
(47) FIG. 47 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to the tenth embodiment, which is illustrated in FIG. 46.
(48) FIG. 48 is a perspective view of the cross-section illustrated in FIG. 46.
(49) FIG. 49 is a perspective view of an inhibition member included in the carburetor illustrated in FIG. 46.
(50) FIG. 50 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to an eleventh embodiment.
(51) FIG. 51 is a perspective view of the cross-section illustrated in FIG. 50.
(52) FIG. 52 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a gas passage in a carburetor according to a twelfth embodiment.
(53) FIG. 53 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the gas passage in the carburetor according to the twelfth embodiment, which is illustrated in FIG. 52.
(54) FIG. 54 is a perspective view of the cross-section illustrated in FIG. 52.
(55) FIG. 55 is a schematic diagram of a gas passage in a carburetor according to a thirteenth embodiment in planar view.
(56) FIG. 56 is a cross-sectional view along line X56-X56 in FIG. 55.
(57) FIG. 57 is a schematic diagram of a gas passage in a carburetor according to a fourteenth embodiment.
(58) FIG. 58 is a cross-sectional view alone line X58-X58 in FIG. 57.
(59) FIG. 59 is a cross-sectional view of a rotary type carburetor according to a fifteenth embodiment, which corresponds to FIG. 9.
(60) FIG. 60 is a plan view of a disc included in the rotary type carburetor illustrated in FIG. 59.
(61) FIG. 61 is a cross-sectional view of a rotary type carburetor according to a sixteenth embodiment, which is an alteration of the carburetor illustrated in FIG. 59.
(62) FIG. 62 is a plan view of a disc included in the rotary type carburetor illustrated in FIG. 61.
(63) FIG. 63 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 4 in U.S. Pat. No. 7,494,113 B2, the diagram is provided for describing a conventional art.
(64) FIG. 64 is a cross-sectional view along X64-X64 in FIG. 63.
(65) FIG. 65 is a cross-sectional view along X65-X65 in FIG. 63.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
(66) Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment (FIGS. 16 to 18)
(67) FIGS. 16 to 18 illustrate a carburetor 200 according to a first embodiment. The illustrated carburetor 200 is employed in an air leading type two-stroke engine. In FIGS. 16 to 18, components that are the same as those described with reference to FIG. 1, etc., are provided with reference numerals that are the same as those in FIG. 1, etc.
(68) The carburetor 200 includes an inhibition member 202 comprised of a flat plate. The inhibition member 202 is disposed in the vicinity of a throttle valve 6. More specifically, the inhibition member 202 is positioned upstream of and adjacent to the throttle valve 6.
(69) The inhibition member 202 is positioned in the air channel 12 and extends across the air channel 12. The flat plate-like inhibition member 202 is parallel to the throttle valve 6 in a full-open position. The inhibition member 202 is preferably placed close to a surface of the throttle valve 6 in the full-open position. More preferably, the inhibition member 202 is placed within a range of a diameter D (FIG. 16) of a rotation shaft 10 of the throttle valve 6.
(70) In FIGS. 16 to 18, reference numeral 204 denotes a venturi portion, and reference numeral 206 denotes a main nozzle. Mixed fuel containing oil is supplied to the air-fuel mixture channel 14 through the main nozzle 206.
(71) When gas flows in a forward direction in a gas passage 2 inside the carburetor 200, that is, air flows toward a scavenging channel of an engine body and an air-fuel mixture flows toward a crankcase, a negative pressure that is large relative to that of the air channel 12 is exerted in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 that communicates with the crankcase. The large negative pressure causes air to flow from the air channel 12 into the air-fuel mixture channel 14 through an opening 208. Consequently, an engine intake quantity of the engine body can be increased.
(72) In FIG. 16, arrows indicate blow-back flows A and B. A direction of the blow-back flows is a reverse direction mentioned above. Reference sign A denotes a blow-back flow of the air in the air channel 12. Reference sign B denotes a blow-back flow of the air mixture in the air-fuel mixture channel 14. These blow-back flows A and B run from an engine body toward an air cleaner. The blow-back flow A in the air channel 12 is set to be a flow that is parallel to the throttle valve 6 by the inhibition member 202 (FIG. 16).
(73) The inhibition member 202 has a function that guides the blow-back flow A of the air to form a gas barrier in the opening 208 between the choke valve 4 and the throttle valve 6, that is, a communication portion that brings the air channel 12 and the air-fuel mixture channel 14 into communication with each other. The gas barrier inhibits entry of the blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 into the air channel 12 through the opening 208.
(74) In the illustrated carburetor 200, the inhibition member 202 is placed in the air channel 12; however, the inhibition member 202 may be placed in the air-fuel mixture channel 14. In other words, the inhibition member 202 may be placed in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 instead of the air channel 12 or may be placed in each of the air channel 12 and the air-fuel mixture channel 14.
Second Embodiment (FIG. 19)
(75) FIG. 19 illustrates a carburetor 210 according to a second embodiment. The carburetor 210 according to the second embodiment is an alteration relating to placement of the inhibition member 202 comprised of a flat plate in the first embodiment.
(76) Referring to FIG. 19, an inhibition member 202 is placed in the vicinity of a throttle valve 6 in an air channel 12. Also, the inhibition member 202, which is comprised of a flat plate, is placed with an inclination relative to the throttle valve 6 in a full-open position, in side view. The inclined inhibition member 202 deflects a part of a blow-back flow A of air in an air channel 12 in a direction toward an opening 208 (communication portion).
(77) The inhibition member 202 comprised of a flat plate, which is placed with an inclination, is preferably placed within a range of an area Pr in which a rotation shaft 10 projects from the throttle valve 6; however, as illustrated, the inhibition member 202 may be placed so as to slightly project from the area Pr. Consequently, as can be understood from FIG. 19, a blow-back flow A running between the inhibition member 202 and the throttle valve 6 can be directed to the opening 208 (communication portion).
(78) By means of the inhibition member 202 included in the second embodiment, the blow-back flow A of air is guided toward the opening 208 (communication portion). The blow-back flow A of air forms a gas barrier having directionality. The gas barrier enables active inhibition of entry of a blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 into the air channel 12 through the opening 208.
Third Embodiment (FIGS. 20 and 21)
(79) FIGS. 20 and 21 illustrate a carburetor 212 according to a third embodiment. The carburetor 212 according to the third embodiment includes a wing-like inhibition member 214 placed in the air channel 12. The inhibition member 214 is placed adjacent to a throttle valve 6. A wing-like body 214a (FIG. 21) of the inhibition member 214 extends across the air channel 12 in planar view. It is favorable that the wing-like body 214a of the inhibition member 214 be placed within a range of the aforementioned projection area Pr of the rotation shaft 10 in order to secure an amount of air passing through the air channel 12 (FIG. 20). Consequently, a resistance caused by the projection of the rotation shaft 10 can be inhibited.
(80) As can be understood from FIG. 21, the inhibition member 214 includes an extended guide portion 214b on each of opposite sides thereof. The extended guide portion 214b has an outline shape along the throttle valve 6 in a full-open position, that is, a butterfly valve in a full-open position, in planar view. The extended guide portion 214b extends from the wing-like body 214a toward an opening 208. The extended guide portion 214b may preferably have an inclined shape extending to the opening 208 and may more preferably extend to an air-fuel mixture channel 14 through the opening 208.
(81) The extended guide portion 214b may have a flat plate-like shape or may have a shape curved in a concave shape toward the air-fuel mixture channel 14 as illustrated.
(82) A blow-back flow A of air is guided toward the opening 208 (communication portion) by the wing-like inhibition member 214 included in the third embodiment (FIG. 20). The blow-back flow A of air forms a gas barrier having directionality. The gas barrier enables active inhibition of entry of a blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture inside the air-fuel mixture channel 14 into the air channel 12 through the opening 208. Also, the extended guide portion 214b has a function that deflects the blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture and guides the blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture toward a center of the air-fuel mixture channel 14.
Fourth Embodiment (FIGS. 22 to 26)
(83) FIGS. 22 to 26 illustrate a carburetor 216 according to a fourth embodiment. An inhibition member 218 included in the carburetor 216 according to the fourth embodiment is in common with the inhibition member 214 included in the third embodiment in terms of having a wing-like shape. As in the third embodiment, the inhibition member 218 is placed in an air channel 12 and adjacent to a throttle valve 6.
(84) Referring to FIGS. 23 and 25, the wing-like inhibition member 218 included in the fourth embodiment includes a convex portion 220 at a center portion of the inhibition member 218 in planar view. FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the inhibition member 218. FIG. 26 illustrates the inhibition member 218 in a vertically-reversed state. The dent 222 illustrated in FIG. 26 is a part that receives a throttle valve 6 in a full-open position, and has an outer contour that is complementary to a circular-arc outer shape of the throttle valve 6.
(85) Referring to FIGS. 23 and 25, the center convex portion 220 includes an extended guide portion 218b extending on each of opposite sides thereof. Each extended guide portion 218b has a cross-sectional shape curved from the center convex portion 220 toward a side edge, and a concave portion 224 is formed between each extended guide portion 218b and the center convex portion 220. The center convex portion 220 preferably has a shape extending to the opening 208, and more preferably has a shape extending to an air-fuel mixture channel 14.
(86) The center convex portion 220 has a shape tapered in a flow direction of a blow-back flow A of air in planar view. Consequently, the blow-back flow A of air passing by the concave portion 224 positioned on each of the opposite sides of the center convex portion 220 can be actively directed to the upstream side of the main nozzle 206. In other words, the blow-back flow A of air is intensively guided to the upstream side of the main nozzle 206 by the two concave portions 224 positioned on the opposite sides of the center convex portion 220. Consequently, the blow-back flow A of air can be guided to the air-fuel mixture channel 14 without interruption of a forward gas flow in the main nozzle, ensuring stable fuel supply from the main nozzle.
(87) The above-described extended guide portion 218b may have a shape enlarging toward the upstream side of the throttle valve 6. The same applies to the extended guide portions 214b included in the third embodiment.
(88) The blow-back flow A of air is guided toward the opening 208 (communication portion) by the wing-like inhibition member 218 included in the fourth embodiment. The blow-back flow A of air enables active inhibition of entry of a blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 into the air channel 12 through the opening 208. Also, the extended guide portions 218b deflect a flow direction of the blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture and guide the blow-back flow B toward the inside, that is, a center portion of the air-fuel mixture channel 14.
Fifth Embodiment (FIGS. 27 to 31)
(89) FIGS. 27 to 31 illustrate a carburetor 230 according to a fifth embodiment. An inhibition member 232 included in the carburetor 230 according to the fifth embodiment is in common with the inhibition members 214 and 218 according to the third and four embodiments described above in terms of having a wing-like shape as a basic structure. As in the third embodiment, etc., the inhibition member 232 is placed in the air channel 12 and adjacent to a throttle valve 6.
(90) As in the third embodiment, etc., the inhibition member 232 includes a wing-like body 232a and extended guide portions 232b (FIG. 28).
(91) The inhibition member 232 included in the fifth embodiment includes a plurality of standing walls 234 at a center part thereof in planar view. The plurality of standing walls 234 preferably extend along an axis line of the air channel 12. The plurality of standing walls 234 extend in parallel to one another.
(92) A blow-back flow A of air is guided toward an opening 208 (communication portion) by the wing-like inhibition member 232 included in the fifth embodiment. The blow-back flow A of air enables active inhibition of entry of a blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture inside an air-fuel mixture channel 14 in the air channel 12 through the opening 208. Also, the extended guide portions 232b deflect the blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture and guide the blow-back flow B toward a center of the air-fuel mixture channel 14.
(93) Also, the plurality of standing walls 234 extending in parallel to one another in the inhibition member 232 has a function that rectifies the blow-back flow A of air and a guide function, and the rectifying function and the guide function enable the blow-back flow A of the air to be actively directed to the upstream side of a main nozzle 206 (FIG. 29).
Sixth Embodiment (FIGS. 32 to 35)
(94) FIGS. 32 to 35 illustrate a carburetor 236 according to a sixth embodiment. An inhibition member 238 included in the carburetor 236 according to the sixth embodiment is placed upstream of a throttle valve 6 and adjacent to a choke valve 4. Also, the inhibition member 238 is placed in an air-fuel mixture channel 14.
(95) The inhibition member 238 includes a flat plate-like body 238a positioned adjacent to the choke valve 4 in a full-open position, the choke valve 4 comprised of a butterfly valve, in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 (FIGS. 34 and 35). The flat plate-like body 238a positioned in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 extends in parallel to the choke valve 4 in a full-open position. Also, the flat plate-like body 238a extends across the air-fuel mixture channel 14. In FIGS. 34 and 35, reference numeral 238c denotes a dent that receives the choke valve 4 in a full-open position.
(96) The inhibition member 238 includes an extended guide portion 238b on each of opposite sides thereof in planar view. As illustrated, each extended guide portion 238b preferably has a shape projecting to the downstream side of the choke valve 4. The extended guide portions 238b have respective shapes entering opposite side portions of an opening 208. In this embodiment, each extended guide portion 238b has a shape curved in a convex toward the opening 208. Each extended guide portion 238b preferably has a shape extending to an air channel 12 through the opening 208. The extended guide portions 238b on the opposite sides of the inhibition member 238 may exist in a center part in a longitudinal direction of the inhibition member 238.
(97) The inhibition member 238 included in the sixth embodiment enables entry of a part of a blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 into the air channel 12 to be inhibited by the extended guide portions 238b at the opposite side portions thereof. In other words, referring to FIG. 32, even if the blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture running on the opposite side portions of the air-fuel mixture channel 14 is about to enter the air channel 12 through the opposite side portions of the opening 208, the extended guide portions 238b deflect the flow direction of the blow-back flow B and guide the blow-back flow B to the inside, that is, a center portion of the air-fuel mixture channel 14.
(98) In the air channel 12, the inhibition member 238 may be placed adjacent to the throttle valve 6. If the inhibition member 238 is placed in the air channel 12, operation and effects that are substantially the same as those of the third embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21 can be exerted (FIG. 32).
Seventh Embodiment (FIGS. 36 to 38)
(99) FIGS. 36 to 38 illustrate a carburetor 240 according to a seventh embodiment. An inhibition member 242 included in the carburetor 240 according to the seventh embodiment is also an alteration of the inhibition member 238 included in the sixth embodiment described above.
(100) The inhibition member 242 included in the seventh embodiment includes extended guide portions 242b, which are similar to the extended guide portion 238b described in the sixth embodiment, and an extended guide portion 242b is formed also at a center part in a longitudinal direction of the inhibition member 242. Consequently, even though parts of a blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture running in not only opposite side portions but also a center part in a width direction of the air-fuel mixture channel 14 are about to enter an air channel 12 through an opening 208, the extended guide portions 242b can deflect the flow direction of the parts of the blow-back flow B to guide the parts of the blow-back flow B to the inside of the air-fuel mixture channel 14.
(101) The inhibition member 242 includes a guide wall 242d at a downstream edge thereof, and the guide wall 242d stands toward a center of the air channel 12. The guide wall 242d can direct a blow-back flow A of air toward an opening 208.
(102) The inhibition member 242 may arbitrarily include a window 242c (FIG. 38). Also, a mesh member may be assembled to the window 242c.
Eighth Embodiment (FIGS. 39 to 41)
(103) FIGS. 39 to 41 illustrate a carburetor 246 according to an eighth embodiment. An inhibition member 248 included in the carburetor 246 according to the eighth embodiment is placed upstream of a throttle valve 6. Also, the inhibition member 248 is placed in an air-fuel mixture channel 14. More specifically, in the air-fuel mixture channel 14, the inhibition member 248 is placed adjacent to the choke valve 4 in a full-open position.
(104) As can be seen best from FIG. 41, the inhibition member 248 has a rectangular shape in planar view, and has a shape curved in a convex toward the air-fuel mixture channel 14 in side view. In FIG. 41, reference numeral 250 denotes a dent of the inhibition member 248. The dent 250 receives a downstream end portion of the choke valve 4 in a full-open position. A downstream end portion of the inhibition member 248 enters an opening 208. Preferably, the downstream end portion of the inhibition member 248 may project to the air channel 12. Reference sign Pa in FIG. 39 indicates a range in which a rotation shaft 8 of the choke valve projects from the choke valve 4 to the air channel 12. Also, reference sign Pm indicates a range in which the rotation shaft 8 of the choke valve projects from the choke valve 4 to the air-fuel mixture channel 14. It should be understood that the inhibition member 248 is preferably positioned within the above projection ranges Pa and Pm.
(105) Referring to FIG. 39, the inhibition member 248 included in the eighth embodiment can guide a blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 to the inside, that is, a center portion of the air-fuel mixture channel 14. Also, the inhibition member 248 can guide a part of a blow-back flow A of air in the air channel 12 to the air-fuel mixture channel 14 through the opening 208. Therefore, the inhibition member 248 included in the eighth embodiment guides the blow-back flow A of air to the air-fuel mixture channel 14 through the opening 208 and guides the blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 to the inside, that is, the center portion of the air-fuel mixture channel 14, enabling inhibition of entry of the air-fuel mixture into the air channel 12. Note that it should be understood that the inhibition member 248 may be placed adjacent to the throttle valve 6 in the air channel 12.
Ninth Embodiment (FIGS. 42 to 45)
(106) FIGS. 42 to 45 illustrate a carburetor 254 according to a ninth embodiment. An inhibition member 256 included in the carburetor 254 according to the ninth embodiment is an alteration of the inhibition member 248 included in the eighth embodiment described above.
(107) The inhibition member 256 includes a plurality of windows or holes 258, for example, in an entire area thereof. An outer contour of the inhibition member 256 including the plurality of windows or holes 258 enables a blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 to the inside of the air-fuel mixture channel 14.
(108) Note that a mesh member, which has been described with reference to FIG. 1, etc., may be attached to each of all or part of the plurality of windows or holes 258 of the inhibition member 256, depending on the size of the windows or holes 258. If the windows or holes 258 are relatively small, it is favorable that no mesh member be provided. If the window or holes 258 are relatively large, a mesh member may be provided or no mesh member may be provided.
Tenth Embodiment (FIGS. 46 to 49)
(109) FIGS. 46 to 49 illustrate a carburetor 260 according to a tenth embodiment. An inhibition member 262 included in the carburetor 260 according to the tenth embodiment is an alteration of the inhibition member 256 included in the ninth embodiment described above.
(110) The inhibition member 262 included in the tenth embodiment includes two large windows 264 arranged side by side in an axis direction of a rotation shaft 8 of a choke valve 4 (FIGS. 47 and 49). A mesh member, which has been described with reference to FIG. 1, etc., is preferably attached to each of the windows 264 of the inhibition member 262. In the figures, illustration of the mesh member is omitted.
Eleventh Embodiment (FIGS. 50 and 51)
(111) FIGS. 50 and 51 illustrate a carburetor 268 according to an eleventh embodiment. An inhibition member 270 included in the carburetor 268 according to the eleventh embodiment is attached to a choke valve 4 positioned upstream of a throttle valve 6. More specifically, the inhibition member 270 is disposed on a part on the downstream side of a surface of the choke valve 4, the surface defining an air-fuel mixture channel 14 when the choke valve 4 is fully opened. The inhibition member 270 extends along a halfway of a circumference of the choke valve 4, that is, a semicircular outer contour on the downstream side of the choke valve 4 relative to a rotation shaft 8.
(112) Referring to FIGS. 50 and 51, the inhibition member 270 has a wing-like shape in cross-section. As can be seen well from the figures, the inhibition member 270 has a cross-sectional shape curved in a convex toward the air-fuel mixture channel 14. A thickness of the inhibition member 270 is preferably designed within a range Pm in which the rotation shaft 8 projects from the choke valve 4. The inhibition member 270 guides a blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 to the inside, that is, a center portion of the air-fuel mixture channel 14 (FIG. 50). The blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture draws a blow-back flow A of air in the air channel 12 in through an opening 208. The drawing of the air through the opening 208 enables inhibition of entry of the air-fuel mixture into the air channel 12 through the opening 208.
(113) As an alteration, the inhibition member 270 may be attached to the throttle valve 6. It should be understood that the inhibition member 270 may be attached to each of the choke valve 4 and the throttle valve 6. In this alteration, the inhibition member 270 may be disposed on a surface of the throttle valve 6, the surface defining the air channel 12 when the throttle valve 6 is fully opened.
Twelfth Embodiment (FIGS. 52 to 54)
(114) FIGS. 52 to 54 illustrate a carburetor 274 according to a twelfth embodiment. An inhibition member 276 included in the carburetor 274 according to the twelfth embodiment includes a single guide member 278 and two deflection members 280. The guide member 278 is disposed adjacent to a surface on the air-fuel mixture channel 14-side of a choke valve 4. The deflection members 280 are disposed on the left and right sides of a surface of the choke valve 4, the surface forming an air channel 12, and are attached to the downstream side of a rotation shaft 8 of the choke valve 4.
(115) It is favorable that the guide member 278 be positioned within a range Pm in which the rotation shaft 8 projects from the choke valve 4 in a full-open position toward the air-fuel mixture channel 14. The guide member 278 is preferably positioned over a half on the downstream side of a circumference of the choke valve 4.
(116) The deflection member 280 has a shape extending so as to curve along an outer circumferential edge on the downstream side of the choke valve 4 in planar view. It is favorable that the deflection members 280 be positioned within a range of an area Pa in which the rotation shaft 8 projects from the choke valve 4 in a full-open position toward the air channel 12 (FIG. 52). As an alteration, the deflection members 280 may extend successively over the half on the downstream side of the circumference of the choke valve 4 relative to the rotation shaft 8.
(117) Referring to FIG. 52, the inhibition member 276 according to the twelfth embodiment enables a blow-back flow B of an air-fuel mixture to be guided to the inside of the air-fuel mixture channel 14 by the guide member 278 positioned in the air-fuel mixture channel 14. The guiding enables inhibition of entry of the air-fuel mixture into the air channel 12 through an opening 208. Furthermore, the blow-back flow B of the air-fuel mixture draws a blow-back flow A of air in the air channel 12 through the opening 208. The drawing of the air through the opening 208 enables inhibition of entry of the air-fuel mixture into the air channel 12 through the opening 208.
(118) In addition to the inhibition effect provided by the guide member 278, the deflection members 280 deflect the blow-back flow A of air flowing in the air channel 12. A part of the deflected blow-back flow A of air enters the opening 208. Consequently, the aforementioned inhibition effect can be enhanced.
(119) As an alteration of the twelfth embodiment, the guide members 278 may be provided in the air channel 12. In other words, the guide members 278 may be adjacent to a throttle valve 6 in the air channel 12.
Thirteenth Embodiment (FIGS. 55 and 56)
(120) FIGS. 55 and 56 illustrate a carburetor 290 according to a thirteenth embodiment. FIG. 55 is a plan view of a gas passage 2 in the carburetor as viewed from the air channel 12-side, and corresponds to FIG. 63 of the conventional art. FIG. 56 is a cross-sectional view along line X56-X56 in FIG. 55. Referring to FIG. 55, a pair of half partition plates 292 is disposed between a choke valve 4 and a throttle valve 6. The pair of half partition plates 292 is placed in a same plane as that of the choke valve 4 in a full-open position and the throttle valve 6 in a full-open position. The choke valve 4 in the full-open position, the throttle valve 6 in the full-open position and the pair of half partition plates 292 define an air channel 12 and an air-fuel mixture channel 14 in the carburetor 290.
(121) An opening 294 is formed between the pair of half partition plates 292, and the opening 294 provides a communication portion that brings the air channel 12 and the air-fuel mixture channel 14 into communication with each other. Each of the pair of half partition plates 292 includes a body 292a extending between the choke valve 4 and the throttle valve 6, and a first flexed portion 292b flexed from an inner end of the body 292a toward the air-fuel mixture channel 14-side. The first flexed portions 292b function as inhibition members. In other words, the first flexed portions 292b prevent a blow-back flow B in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 from entering the air channel 12.
Fourteenth Embodiment (FIGS. 57 and 58)
(122) FIG. 57 illustrates a carburetor 296 according to a fourteenth embodiment. FIG. 58 is a cross-sectional view along line X58-X58 in FIG. 57. An inhibition member 298 included in the carburetor 296 according to the fourteenth embodiment is placed upstream of and adjacent to a throttle valve 6. The inhibition member 298 includes a flat-plate portion 298a positioned between the choke valve 4 in a full-open position and the throttle valve 6 in a full-open position. The flat-plate portion 298a partitions a part of an opening 208 between the choke valve 4 in the full-open position and the throttle valve 6 in the full-open position, and has a function that separates an air channel 12 and an air-fuel mixture channel 14 jointly with the valves 4 and 6.
(123) The inhibition member 298 includes a second flexed portion 298b flexed from an end on the choke valve 4-side of a flat-plate portion 298a to the air-fuel mixture channel 14-side. The second flexed portion 298b functions as an inhibition member. In other words, referring to FIG. 58, a blow-back flow B in the air-fuel mixture channel 14 is deflected by the second flexed portion 298b and thereby directed to the inside of the air-fuel mixture channel 14. Also, a blow-back flow A in the air channel 12 is guided toward the opening 208. Consequently, the air-fuel mixture is prevented from entering the air channel 12 through the opening 208.
Fifteenth Embodiment (FIGS. 59 and 60)
(124) A carburetor 300 according to a fifteenth embodiment is a rotary type carburetor. In the description of the carburetor 300 according to the fifteenth embodiment, components that are the same as those included in the rotary type carburetor 108 described above with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 are provided with reference numerals that are the same as those of the rotary type carburetor 108, and description thereof will be omitted.
(125) Referring to FIG. 59, the rotary type carburetor 300 includes a disc 304 placed around a rotation shaft 302 of a rotating body 20. An air channel 24 and an air-fuel mixture channel 26 are formed by the disc 304.
(126) In the disc 304, a plurality of openings 306 are formed, and each opening 306 has a shape tapered toward the air-fuel mixture channel 26.
(127) As in the example described with reference to FIG. 14, the tapered shape openings 306 inhibit entry of a blow-back flow in the air-fuel mixture channel 26 into the air channel 24. Therefore, the disc 304 including the tapered openings 306 provides an inhibition member.
Sixteenth Embodiment (FIGS. 61 and 62)
(128) A rotary type carburetor 310 according to a sixteenth embodiment is an alteration of the fifteenth embodiment. A disc 304 includes a flexed portion 312 formed by lancing or bending processing instead of the above-described openings 306, and includes an opening 314 formed by the flexed portion 312.
(129) In side view, the flexed portion 312 extends on the air-fuel mixture channel 26-side and the upstream side (air cleaner side). In the embodiment, the flexed portion 312 has a circular-arc shape with a rotation shaft 302 as a center, and in planar view, extends over a substantial half of a circumference of the disc 304; however, the shape of the flexed portion 312 in planar view may be any shape.
(130) As can be understood from the foregoing description, the flexed portion 312 has a function that directs a part of a blow-back flow in an air channel 24 to the opening 314, and this function enables active inhibition of entry of a blow-back flow in the air-fuel mixture channel 26 into the air channel 24 through the opening 314.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
(131) 100 carburetor according to first example 2 gas passage inside carburetor 4 choke valve 6 throttle valve 8 rotation shaft of choke valve 10 rotation shaft of throttle valve 12 air channel 14 air-fuel mixture channel 16 inhibition member (mesh member) D diameter of rotation shaft of throttle valve A blow-back flow of air B blow-back flow of air-fuel mixture 30 air cleaner 32 filter element 34 engine body 36 intake system 38 carburetor 40 air passage (first passage) 42 air-fuel mixture passage (second passage) 44 communication portion 50 fuel injection valve 52 intake system in fuel injection valve type engine 54 air passage (first passage) 56 second passage 108 rotary type carburetor 114 fuel injection valve type two-stroke engine
