Patent ID: 9482198
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: F02D,F02M

Claim Text:
1. A bolt-on electronic fuel injection throttle body unit designed to fit single and dual carburetor manifolds, the throttle body unit comprising a core body, the core body comprising a left side and a right side, a left fuel delivery component being connected to the left side of the core body and a right fuel delivery component being connected to the right side of the core body, a left integrated fuel passage formed in the left fuel delivery component, a right integrated fuel passage formed in the right fuel delivery component, at least one axial end of the left integrated fuel passage receiving a plug or a port, at least one axial end of the right integrated fuel passage receiving a plug or a port, at least one left fuel injector in fluid communication with the left integrated fuel passage, the at least one left fuel injector being positioned at least partially vertically lower than the left integrated fuel passage, at least one right fuel injector in fluid communication with the right integrated fuel passage, the at least one right fuel injector being positioned at least partially vertically lower than the right integrated fuel passage, the at least one left fuel injector and the at least one right fuel injector only being exposed below a lower edge of the respective left and right fuel delivery components, an electronic control unit being mounting to a side of the core body other than the left side and the right side, a throttle linkage connected to the core body, the throttle linkage being positioned on one of the left side and the right side, the throttle linkage comprising a primary linkage crank, the primary linkage crank being coupled for rotation with a primary shaft, the primary shaft being supported for rotation relative to a passage in the core body, at least one valve being secured to the primary shaft such that the at least one valve rotates with the primary shaft, and a fuel pressure regulator mounted on the fuel injection throttle body unit.