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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2013
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Casey E. Groh, Shorewood, WI (US);
Adam J. Hellman, Bayside, WI (US);
Timothy J. Kwiatkowski, Muskego, WI (US);
Andrew J. Perez, Brookfield, WI (US);
Jeff J. Steenbergen, Watertown, WI (US);
Michael R. Visuri, Brown Deer, WI (US);
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A choke system for an internal combustion engine includes a carburetor having an air intake, a choke valve disposed in the air intake, and a choke lever coupled to the choke valve, wherein the choke valve is movable between a closed position and an open position, a mechanical linkage coupled to the choke lever, and a solenoid attached to the carburetor and coupled to the mechanical linkage so activation of the solenoid moves the choke valve, wherein the solenoid is activated in response to activation of a starter system of an internal combustion engine, thereby moving the choke valve via the mechanical linkage to the closed position.