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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1980
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mitsumasa Inoue, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Company, Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123549 ; 123557 ; 219206 ; 219207 ;
Abstract
A carburetor in which a fuel evaporator using a 'porous ceramic body' is disclosed. The 'porous ceramic body' has a three-dimensional porous structure with open boxes. The three-dimensional porous structure comprises an electrically conductive ceramic with a positive temperature coefficient. The carburetor is provided with an electrical arrangement so as to permit current to flow through the 'porous ceramic body' to cause it to produce heat.