US Patent 7455283 Diaphragm carburetor

A diaphragm carburetor for an internal combustion engine of a hand-guided power tool has a carburetor housing having an intake passage section and at least one fuel opening that opens into the intake passage section. A control chamber is arranged in the carburetor housing and supplies fuel to the at least one fuel opening. A control diaphragm delimits the control chamber. A valve controls fuel supply to the control chamber, wherein a position of the valve depends on a deflection of the control diaphragm. A device that counteracts a hydrostatic pressure difference between the at least one fuel opening and the control chamber in at least one position of the diaphragm carburetor is provided.