V-type engine
US7114480B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B75/22
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a V-type engine in which banks of an engine block are offset in the same direction as the rotational direction of a crankshaft so that the banks may be displaced toward an end of a vehicle body. On the offset side, engine accessory is mounted on a side of the engine block and below the banks. The width between the end of the engine accessory to which an impact is input first among component parts of the engine block and the end of the rear bank where the engine block moved due to the impact is abutted first on a vehicle body member is set to be shorter than in a conventional engine. Therefore, the crushable zone may be increased even in a limited engine compartment.
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