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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141536 | Air cleaner for stratified-scavenging two-stroke internal combustion engine Object It is intended to prevent intrusion of air-fuel mixture into an air cleaner by blow-back in an air-fuel mixture passage of a stratified-scavenging two-stroke engine. Solution The air cleaner (24) includes a guide member (30)... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141535 | Exhaust system device with mounting bracket An exhaust system device is disclosed. The exhaust system device may have a mount supporting a first exhaust treatment device and a second exhaust treatment device. The exhaust system device may also have a mounting bracket coupled to the mount. The exhaust system d... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8011344 | Engine air intake system for engine-powered walk-behind working machine An engine air intake system for an engine-powered working machine includes a lever cover which covers at least a base portion of an operation control lever mounted on an operation handle for operation by a human operator to control operation of at least one of the w... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7878171 | Engine cooling flow debris cleaner and air pre-cleaner aspirator A work vehicle operating in a highly contaminated environment has a radiator with a rotary screen debris removal device upstream of the radiator. The debris thus removed passes through a fan for disposal away from the work machine. The engine is an air breathing fue... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7841314 | Cooling structure of construction machine To improve soundproof performance on an air intake side of a cooling structure of a construction machine without enlarging an air intake chamber. An air intake chamber is provided on the air intake side of a heat exchanger in an engine room, and a first air intake p... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7647913 | Combustion engine powered working machine A portable, hand-held, combustion engine powered working machine comprises a tool unit (1) including a rotatable working tool (3), and a machine unit (2) including an internal combustion engine (11), an assembly (16) for supplying ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7637242 | Fuel supply system and vehicle A fuel supply system has an air chamber that contains a fuel injector. At least one aperture is formed in a substantially lowermost portion of a lower surface of the air chamber. The aperture and the lower surface have a generally uninterrupted or smooth transition ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7634984 | Engine air filter and sealing system An air induction system for an engine to remove contaminants from intake air prior to delivery to the engine. The system includes an assembly for filtering air which is mounted in advance of the engine, and a duct for delivering air from the assembly to the engine. ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7536989 | Fuel tank cover body A fuel tank cover body which can be easily manufactured. The fuel tank cover body comprises a cover 2 for closing the opening of a fuel tank; a liquid level detection unit 3 housed in the fuel tank; and a bracket 4 acting as a fixing portion for... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7520258 | Air cleaner intake duct An air cleaner intake duct includes a first pipe for receiving intake air and a second pipe that encloses the first pipe. A space is defined between the first pipe and the second pipe. The duct also includes a diffuser connected to the first pipe and configured to b... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7503306 | Air guide in vehicle engine bay An air guide is disclosed for a bonnet-covered engine bay of a goods vehicles, in particular agricultural tractors, where under the bonnet are located a combustion engine (1), components under high thermal load and low thermal load, and a fan which generates ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7455042 | Suction system with a device for avoiding the ingress of water A suction system for an internal combustion engine has a device for avoiding the ingress of water and includes a switch-over valve between a primary intake line and a secondary intake line. To provide improved protection against water ingress, the switch-over valve ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7441532 | Four-stroke internal combustion engine having reduced noise emissions The present invention provides a four-stroke internal combustion engine having reduced noise emissions. The engine includes a filter element having substantially flat inlet and outlet sides, a first housing portion, and a second housing portion coupled to the first ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441533 | Cover assembly for an internal combustion engine A cover assembly is provided, such as a camshaft cover or valve cover, for an internal combustion engine. The cover assembly includes a cover member with a contoured surface. An acoustic barrier member is generally coextensive with the cover member and at least part... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438027 | Fluid transfer in reciprocating devices The disclosure relates to fluid working devices including reciprocating internal combustion engines and pumps. A number of arrangements for pistons and cylinders of unconventional configuration are described, many intended for use in IC engines operating without coo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438738 | Air cleaner device for motorcycle An air cleaner device for a motorcycle including a cylindrical filter element disposed in a box of an air cleaner, wherein air purified by the element is sent to an air-intake system. Further, a rectifying member is disposed around the outer periphery of the cylindr... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7430999 | Valve cover A valve cover is described that is secured to a component of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The valve cover includes a cover body having a plurality of walls defining an inner cavity and a ventilation system having a periphery. The ventilation system is... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431127 | Compact noise silencer for an air blower A compact noise silencer for a blower, including an L-shaped back wall having a sound adsorbent media and side walls defining a triangular enclosure, an inlet opposite one portion of the back wall and a central outlet opposite the back wall having a filter directing... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424879 | Portable handheld work apparatus A portable handheld work apparatus includes a drive motor configured as an internal combustion engine (1). The work apparatus includes an air filter case (2) arranged in the intake channel of the engine (1). The work apparatus further includes a... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424880 | Intake system of engine The present invention provides an intake system of an engine, having the engine mounted on a vehicle, which has a crankshaft oriented in a widthwise direction of the vehicle, and an intake box having an inner space divided by a partition wall into an air cleaner cha... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424886 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421985 | Water-cooled internal combustion engine A water-cooled internal combustion engine configured so as to facilitate the change of the cooling system, thereby reducing costs. The crankcase of the water-cooled internal combustion engine is adapted to journal a crankshaft. The crankcase is covered by a crankcas... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421997 | Outboard engine unit An outboard engine unit having heat-generating electrical equipment. An intake port of an intake silencer is set at a distance from an engine, and air suctioned from the intake port is unlikely to be affected by heat produced by the engine. Electrical equipment is d... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422628 | Volatile hydrocarbon adsorber unit A hydrocarbon adsorption unit for recovery of volatile hydrocarbons which emanate from several sources and which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere through the air cleaner of an automobile engine when the engine is shut-off. The unit is positioned in th... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7412961 | Intake device To improve an intake device (100) for a handheld tool implemented having an air cleaner, particularly for a chainsaw, a cuffing-off grinder, or the like, which comprises an internal combustion engine (25) and a drive unit (20) for the attachment... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412962 | Engine grass screen assembly A highly durable engine grass screen assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a grass screen for covering an air intake port of the engine, a grass screen stiffening mechanism for supporting the grass screen, a washer mechanism for compressing the screen such th... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412959 | Manually guided implement A manually guided implement having a housing that accommodates an internal combustion engine for driving a tool. At least an upper handle extends in a longitudinal direction of the implement on an upper side thereof. A first antivibration element connects the handle... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412960 | Engine An engine can include an air cleaner in communication with intake ports of the engine, and a wind introduction duct for introducing a wind into a primary chamber of the air cleaner. The wind introduction duct can include a resonator for absorbing predetermined frequ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407179 | Saddle-ride type vehicle A saddle-ride type vehicle eliminates the input of disturbances to a throttle body upon opening/closing of a vehicle seat, and is capable of reliably protecting an injector. An air cleaner 18 is disposed on the rear side of an engine 5, a fuel tank ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401590 | Active air intake for an engine An intake system for a motorcycle having an engine. The intake system includes an air box having a first opening for receiving intake air and a second opening for supplying the intake air from the air box to a throttle assembly of the engine. A filter element is dis... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398747 | Engine-driven work machine A duct member is disposed around outer peripheries of an engine and an engine-driven generator to define a continuous cooling-air passage between the duct member and the outer peripheries. A cooling fan is disposed in the cooling-air passage to generate a flow of co... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398858 | Oil pan arrangement The invention relates to an oil pan arrangement for an internal-combustion engine including a cover part, a bottom part for the oil pan and at least one suction pipe which opens out into an suction region of the bottom part. The suction pipe is connected to the suct... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396377 | Compact filter comprising a square seal A filter element comprising a spirally wound filter through which a fluid to be filtered flows axially and which is provided with a mounting ring on the circumference of the wound filter secured to the wound filter by a welded, adhesive, extruded or fused joint. The... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396376 | Seal arrangement for filter element; filter element assembly; and, methods A filter element arrangement is provided which includes a media pack comprising Z-filter media, a preform and an overmold sealing a portion of the interface between the preform and the media pack, and also forming an air cleaner seal for the filter element. The over... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396375 | Air filter having fluted filter media An air cleaner (40) includes a housing (48) and an access cover. The internal volume of the housing (48) can be reached through an opening (70) in a side wall of the housing. A filter element (50) having fluted filter media is remo... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392770 | Cooling system of an engine for the inside of a generator The present invention relates to a cooling system for an engine inside a power generator, in the field of the power generator, which mainly includes a cool air suction hood, an engine housing side cover, an engine housing, a cool air cooling fan, an exhaust pipe; th... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393372 | Air cleaner for an air induction assembly having primary and secondary inlets An air cleaner for a motor vehicle. The air cleaner includes a housing having side walls and a bottom wail defining a chamber. A filter is received within the chamber and cooperates with the housing to define a collection chamber. A primary inlet defines a primary p... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392784 | Air intake device of internal combustion engine An air intake device of an internal combustion engine which is capable of enhancing the air intake efficiency and reducing the size is provided. The internal combustion engine includes a cylinder head, an intake manifold provided at a longitudinal side surface of th... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389760 | Modular engine cover An engine cover for a vehicle includes a frame extending generally about the perimeter of the cover and adapted for mounting to an engine of the vehicle, and a skin extending across and secured to the frame. In one embodiment, the frame is made of a moulded plastic ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383809 | Fastening device and method for fastening a component part in an oil sump A fastening device and a method of fastening a component part in an oil pan are described. For easy and still secure mounting, the invention provides a fastening device that consists of a base part and, disposed thereon, of at least one holding part for establishing... | 06/10/2008 |
