Patent · US Expired

Internal combustion engine

US4054108A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1976
Grant dateOct 18, 1977
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Expiry dateAug 2, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A V-type automotive diesel engine having a high pressure fuel injection pump mounted between the cylinder heads and intake manifolds and above a tappet gallery cover that is integral with the intake manifolds. The pump is supported on the cylinder block by an extension through the gallery cover and the pump drive angles downwardly through the support to a compact bevel drive gear connection with the engine camshaft. The manifold and cover member includes a water crossover connection between the cylinder heads, and the intake manifolds in the cover are interconnected by a distribution fitting that extends over the injection pump and supports an air cleaner. The arrangement provides a compact engine construction capable of being interchanged in a vehicle with gasoline engines of similar general arrangement and piston displacement.

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