Patent ID: 7007931
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
1. A carburetor, including: a body having an air intake passage formed therein and a throttle valve bore in communication with the air intake passage; a cam formed separately from the body and received in the body at one end of the throttle valve bore the cam having a cam surface with a varying height and inclined to an axis of the bore; a throttle valve being rotatably carried by the body for rotation relative to the throttle valve bore and the air intake passage, disposed at least in part in the throttle valve bore and having opposed ends and with one end carrying a follower received against the cam surface for generally axially moving the throttle valve in response to rotation of the throttle valve; and a throttle valve lever operably connected to the throttle valve adjacent to an end of the throttle valve spaced from the cam to cause rotation of the throttle valve when the throttle valve lever is moved.