V-type engine
US5673655A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M35/10045
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a V-type engine, a pair of cylinder blocks are arranged in V-shape to form a V-bank therebetween, and a suction device and an exhaust device are arranged in the V-bank. An exhaust passage constituting the exhaust device is formed to the most inner side of the bottom portion of the V-bank and the inlet manifold constituting the suction device is arranged in the space formed by the V-bank and the engine cover, outside the exhaust passage.
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