Patent ID: 7730857

Claim:
An internal combustion engine comprising: an intake channel for supplying fuel and combustion air; a carburetor, wherein a section of the intake channel is formed in the carburetor; at least one fuel opening that opens into the intake channel within the carburetor; an air filter; wherein the intake channel has an intake opening that is connected to a clean chamber of the air filter, wherein the internal combustion engine takes in air through at least one filter element of the air filter; a choke element arranged in the clean chamber and moveable into a choke position and into an open position; wherein the choke element shields the at least one filter element relative to the intake opening when in the open position; and wherein the choke element has an annular section with a central opening and is provided with a flow conducting element, wherein the flow conducting element overlaps the central opening viewed in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the intake channel.