Patent · US Expired

Heated intake manifold for four stroke outboard motor

US5392742A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
12References
2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 13, 1993
Grant dateFeb 28, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 13, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S277/91
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a four stroke internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder head fabricated of metal and including an intake manifold mounting surface, and an intake passage including a port in the intake manifold mounting surface, an intake manifold fabricated of metal and including a cylinder head mounting surface, and an intake passage including a port in the cylinder head mounting surface, a fastener connecting the intake manifold to the cylinder head with the ports in registration and with the cylinder head mounting surface and the intake manifold mounting surface in metallic surface-to-surface contact, and a seal between the intake manifold mounting surface and the cylinder head mounting surface.

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