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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2002
Kevin G. Bonde, Kiel, WI (US);
Yun Huang, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Terrence M. Rotter, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Steven P. Lewis, Howards Grove, WI (US);
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A cylinder head assembly and a method of providing an air-fuel mixture from a carburetor to a cylinder of an internal combustion engine are disclosed. The cylinder head assembly includes a cylinder head and a component coupled to the cylinder head. The cylinder head includes a first port having a first passage linking a first end to an intersection, and a second passage linking a second end to the intersection, where the intersection includes an abrupt transition between the first and second passages. The component includes a tongue that protrudes into the first passage from the first end to proximate the intersection, where the tongue is positioned along at least a portion of an inner side of the first passage, and where the tongue is gradually-reduced in thickness at least proximate the intersection.