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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322332 | Intake system of multi-cylinder engine An intake system of a V-engine provided with a surge tank arranged at a position higher than a cylinder head and divided in internal space into a top part and a bottom part. The surge tank has a plurality of intake tubes communicating the surge tank and intake ports... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7284528 | Crank shaft support assembly A crank shaft support assembly for increasing stiffness and reducing thermal mismatch distortion in a crank shaft bore of an engine comprising different materials. A cylinder block comprises a first material and at least two crank journal inserts are insert-molded i... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7219632 | Narrow angle V-type engine A V-engine having a plurality of cylinders (2) arranged alternately in two banks comprises a combustion chamber provided for each of the cylinders (2), an intake port (20) which connects the combustion chamber to an intake manifold (50), ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7104237 | Intake system of multi-cylinder engine An intake system of a V-engine provided with a surge tank arranged at a position higher than a cylinder head and divided in internal space into a top part and a bottom part. The surge tank has a plurality of intake tubes communicating the surge tank and intake ports... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7004137 | V-type multiple-cylinder air intake device A V-type multiple cylinder air intake is being configured to improve the volumetric efficiency by utilizing the resonance effect while also eliminating the adverse influence of the resonance effect (residual resonance) when the engine is operating in regions of medi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 5749262 | Crank mechanism A crank mechanism for an internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder (1), a piston (2) reciprocable within the cylinder, and a rotatable shaft (4). The piston (2) is a drivable connection with the shaft (4) via a connecting rod (3), a drive ring (5) a... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5370087 | Low vibration polymeric composite engine An internal combustion engine is constructed with metallic parts in its rons which are subjected to high stress (temperature, pressure) during combustion and polymeric materials in its regions which are subjected to relatively lower stresses. The integra... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5216984 | V-type internal combustion engine with improved water pump driving arrangement In a V-type internal combustion engine, a timing chain is placed around and engaged with a pair of camshaft sprockets and a crankshaft sprocket. A water pump sprocket is disposed between one of the camshaft sprockets and the crankshaft sprocket and outsid... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5207190 | V-type fuel injection two cycle engine An induction system for a crankcase compression, two cycle, V-type internal combustion engine having a compact configuration. The engine cylinder banks are disposed at a V-angle and define a valley therebetween in which the induction system is positioned.... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5143028 | Supercharged V type two cycle engine Several embodiments of V type supercharged two cycle internal combustion engines, in all embodiments the supercharger supplies air to a scavenge manifold that extends at least partially around the cylinder bores and which serves the cylinder bores through... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5133304 | Cooling water passage for V-type internal combustion engine A particular cooling water passage structure is installed in a V-type engine having two cylinder banks offset in a lengthwise direction of a crankshaft. Each bank is provided with inlet ports, provided to admit a cooling water flow. Each inlet port commun... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5131357 | Cylinder block for V-type engine A V-type engine cylinder block includes a mounting pedestal, integrally formed with the block in a V-shaped space between two cylinder banks and interconnecting the cylinder banks. A top wall is secured to the mounting pedestal and extends over almost the... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5035207 | Cooling system for vehicle A V type engine embodying an improved oil separator for its crankcase ventilation system. The oil separator is contained within the valley between the banks of cylinders and has a simplified but effective arrangement for achieving separation.... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4972808 | Arrangement of cooling system for transversely mounted internal combustion engine An arrangement of cooling system for transversely mounted internal combustion engine is disclosed, which is compactly mounted in an engine room. The arrangement comprises a water pump driven by the engine to force the cooling water drawn thereto to flow i... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4953525 | Cooling system for V type engine A cooling system and crankcase ventilating system for a V type internal combustion engine wherein the crankcase ventilating system includes a crankcase ventilating chamber that is positioned in the valley of the V of the engine. The cooling system include... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4919087 | Intake system for V-type vehicle engine An intake system includes two surge tanks for cylinders in first and second cylinder banks of a V-type internal combustion engine which are arranged side by side over one of the first and second cylinder banks in the lengthwise direction of its associated... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4907551 | V-type engine A V-shaped cylinder block for a V-type engine includes a main oil gallery elongating in an axial direction of a crank shaft; a subordinate oil gallery elongating in the axial direction thereof; a linkage passage interconnecting the main oil gallery to the... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4879980 | Cylinder head for internal combustion engines A cylinder head for internal combustion engines for motor vehicles is provided with intake and exhaust manifolds formed integrally by casting and is arranged for the selective application of the fuel supply and ignition members typical of Otto-cycle or Di... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4787342 | V-6 engine A V-6 engine has left and right cylinder banks which have three cylinders each and are set to each other at an angle not larger than about 30°. The positions of the crankpins for connecting the pistons in the respective cylinders with the cranksh... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4729348 | Cylinder head structure for V-type engine A cylinder head structure for a V-type engine comprising a pair of cylinder head members which are the same in shape and oriented in opposite directions and which are provided in each of the front and rear end wall portions with an opening. Camshafts are ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4615308 | Auxiliary mechanism driving device in a V-type engine An improved, compact auxiliary mechanism driving device in a V-type, overhead-camshaft engine in which a driving section for engine auxiliary mechanism is mounted on a camshaft without increasing the overall size of the engine by utilizing a vacant or unu... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4565163 | V-Type engine A V-type engine comprises a cylinder block forming first and second cylinder banks arranged in V-shape. Each cylinder bank is provided with a row of cylinders extending in the axial direction of the crankshaft between the front and rear ends of the engine... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4494494 | V-Type engine A V-type engine comprises a cylinder block, and first and second cylinder heads mounted on the cylinder block to form first and second cylinder banks arranged in V-shape, the front end face of the cylinder block at the first cylinder bank being substantia... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4455975 | V-Type multi-cylinder internal combustion engine A V-type multi-cylinder internal combustion engine has a horizontal joint plane between the cylinder block and the intake manifold. Cylinder heads are mounted on the two banks of cylinders and each cylinder head has an inclined surface cooperating with a ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4448159 | V-Type internal combustion engine A V-type internal combustion engine has a timing gear mechanism positioned in front of the cylinder block for driving the camshaft from the crankshaft. A coolant pump is secured to the cylinder block laterally offset from the crankshaft and adjacent one b... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4370953 | Cylinder two stroke engine with torsional resonance control The two stroke engine includes a V engine block having first and second cylinder banks each with first, second, and third cylinders, which banks are located at a bank angle within the range of from about 60° to about 90°, a cylinder firing order wherein... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4346676 | Two-cycle V-engine with integrally cast exhaust manifold The exhaust manifold for a water cooled, two-cycle, V-6, crankcase compression, outboard motor engine is cast integrally with the engine cylinder block. The manifold forms one wall of a central cooling passage.... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4312304 | V-Engine cooling system particularly for outboard motors In a water cooled, two-cycle, crankcase compression, V-6, outboard motor engine, cooling passages are provided on the outside of the V, near the crankcase. The engine uses an exhaust manifold cooling jacket to preheat the coolant before supplying it to th... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4305351 | Two-cycle engine with fuel injection The invention contemplates electronically controlled fuel-injection for a multiple-cylinder two-cycle internal-combustion engine wherein each cylinder has its own independent crankcase region in which to receive and compress inlet air and fuel, prior to d... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4290394 | Two-cycle engine with fuel injection The invention contemplates electronically controlled fuel-injection for a single or multiple-cylinder two-cycle internal-combustion engine wherein each cylinder has its own independent crankcase region in which to receive and compress inlet air and fuel, ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4266514 | Intake manifold system for a two-cycle V-engine The inlet manifold for a V-6, two-cycle outboard motor engine is arranged with one inlet passage for each cylinder. The inlet passages form a V with each passage substantially in line with the cylinder it feeds, but sloping downward.... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4194469 | Compact V-type internal combustion engine A V-type internal combustion engine including a plurality of pistons and cylinders acting on a crankshaft and having a common cylinder head. The pistons and cylinders are arranged in two banks, the cylinders of the first bank arranged interstitially with ... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4184462 | Internal combustion engine A sixty degree, V-6 engine for an outboard motor includes loop scavenging and charging with a pair of oppositely located input passageways with differently angles sidewalls and which provide progressive, smooth constriction to the charging port to establi... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4092958 | Internal combustion engine A sixty degree, V-6 engine for an outboard motor includes loop scavenging and charging with a pair of oppositely located input passageways with differently angles sidewalls and which provide progressive, smooth constriction to the charging port to establi... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4080945 | Structure of V type internal combustion engine A construction for V type internal combustion engines having a pair of banks arranged in a V shaped form. An intake duct is composed of a metal sheet bottom portion and a metal sheet body formed with an intake passage both of which are coupled to each oth... | 03/28/1978 |
