Reciprocating engine for a motor vehicle

US5094203A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG · DE

Inventor

• Hans Mezger · Freiberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 13, 1991
• Grant date: Mar 10, 1992
• Expiry date: Mar 13, 2011

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F02B2275/18
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In the case of a reciprocating engine of V-construction, a generator is arranged in the V-center. The outer walls of the engine power section bounding the V-cutout are adapted to the cylindrical housing of the generator and surround it at a radial distance.