Patent ID: 8746207
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: F01N,F02M

Abstract:
1. An internal combustion engine, comprising: a muffler configured to reduce exhaust gas noise, the muffler having a housing defining an interior and an exterior; a choke valve configured to control a flow of air in a carburetor; a thermally responsive element coupled with the choke valve and configured to move the choke valve in response to a temperature change in the thermally responsive element; a thermally conductive member having a first portion positioned in the interior of the muffler and extending through the muffler housing to the exterior of the muffler, and having a second portion positioned exteriorly of the muffler and coupled to the thermally responsive element, the thermally conductive member configured to conduct heat from exhaust gases within the muffler to the thermally responsive element.