Invention Grant
- Patent Title: V-type engine
- Patent Title (中): V型发动机
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Application No.: US11960049Application Date: 2007-12-19
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Publication No.: US08276560B2Publication Date: 2012-10-02
- Inventor: Hiroaki Hasebe , Keita Ito
- Applicant: Hiroaki Hasebe , Keita Ito
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Arent Fox LLP
- Priority: JP2006-346625 20061222
- Main IPC: F02M35/10
- IPC: F02M35/10 ; F02B75/22

Abstract:
A V-type engine includes: first and second banks which are arranged in a V-shape and which respectively have cylinder bores; a crankshaft which is shared by the first and second banks; a crankcase which supports the crankshaft, the first and second banks being connected to the crankcase; and a valley portion which is defined between the first and second banks, an engine auxiliary machine being disposed in the valley portion. The first and second banks are arranged so that a cylinder center line of the first bank and a cylinder center line of the second bank respectively pass through a point which is eccentric from a rotational center of the crankshaft to a side opposite from both the banks. Thus, it is possible to improve an auxiliary machine housing function of the valley portion defined between the first and second banks while maintaining a predetermined opening angle therebetween.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080156283A1 V-TYPE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2008-07-03
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