Fuel additive mixing system
CA 2021673 A1 · Owner: Cluff, James R. · Inventors: Cluff, James R.; Cluff, James R.
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Abstract of the Disclosure A system for metering a fuel additive into a flow of fuel into a fuel tank includes a mixing unit coupled to the filler neck of the fuel tank. The mixing unit has a body with an axial main flow passage, having a fuel inlet and a mixture outlet. The fuel inlet is dimensioned to receive the standard nozzle found on conventional service station pumps for motor fuel. The body also has an additive inlet that communicates with the main flow passage through a metering passage controlled by a metering valve. The metering valve is actuated by a pivot arm having a first end that is in the flow path of fuel flowing through the main flow passage and a second end that engages …
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- Filed July 20, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 20, 2010.
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