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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
David D. Roth, North Fond du Lac, WI (US);
David D. Roth, North Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A carburetor configured for use with an internal combustion engine includes a body defining a passageway therein, a throttle lever including a cam surface, and a throttle valve positioned in the passageway and responsive to movement of the throttle lever. The throttle valve is configured to rotate about a first axis from a wide-open first position to a second position at least 50 degrees from the first position. The carburetor also includes a choke lever including a follower surface configured to be engaged by the cam surface and a choke valve positioned in the passageway and responsive to movement of the choke lever. One of the cam surface and the follower surface includes an arcuate segment having a constant radius centered on a second axis. The arcuate segment is sufficiently long such that the throttle valve is configured to move at least 15 degrees while the other of the cam surface and the follower surface engages the arcuate segment.