Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Engine unit
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Application No.: US14608315Application Date: 2015-01-29
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Publication No.: US09863295B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Naoki Harada
- Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Shizuoka
- Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Shizuoka
- Agency: Keating and Bennett, LLP
- Priority: JP2014-148123 20140718
- Main IPC: F02F7/00
- IPC: F02F7/00 ; F02M25/00 ; F01M11/00 ; F02F1/10 ; F01M1/12 ; B63B35/73

Abstract:
An engine unit includes an engine body, a crankshaft, and an oil tank. The engine body includes a cylinder unit and a crankcase. The crankshaft is accommodated in the crankcase and extends in the horizontal or substantially horizontal direction. The oil tank is located at a lateral portion of the engine body. The oil tank includes a tank body, a first component, and a second component. The first component is separate from the tank body and is joined to the tank body. The second component is separate from the tank body and is joined to the tank body. A first joint surface between the tank body and the first component extends in a direction different from that of a second joint surface between the tank body and the second component.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160017840A1 ENGINE UNIT Public/Granted day:2016-01-21
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