US4756280A
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Cooling system for vertical shaft V-type engine
Assignee: Kawasaki Motors Ltd
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Filing: 1987-07-01
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Granted: 1988-07-12
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Expires: 2007-07-01
Abstract
Abstract A cooling system for V-type engine comprises rows of left and right cylinders arranged in V-type and having coolant jackets, respectively. A coolant pump having a pump shaft parallel to a crankshaft is arranged with a V-bank and at a place away from each cylinder in an axial direction of said crankshaft, and coolant jacket inlets are provided on the side of the coolant pump of each cylinder. Alternately, the coolant jacket inlets of the cylinders are opened respectively at one end face in the direction of the crankshaft of a crankcase-forming member, and a distributing exit passage is defined by joint faces of said crankcase-forming member, a pump casing and a pump casing cover respectively.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinichi Tamba
- 👤 Noboru Fukui
- 👤 Akio Miguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:15
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B75/00; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B75/22; F01; F01P; F01P5/00; F01P5/10; F02B61/00; F02B61/04; F02B61/045; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/027; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/1808; F02B75/007; F02F; F02F2200/00; F02F2200/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A cooling system in a V-type engine having a crankcase with cylinders arranged horizontally and so as to form a V therebetween, a bottom wall attached to said crankcase at a level lower than said cylinders, and a vertically arranged crankshaft substantially at the junction of the V; said cooling system comprising: a coolant pump having a pump shaft arranged parallel to said crankshaft, within the V spaced from the junction, and spaced from said cylinders vertically in axial direction of said crankshaft; said coolant pump being joined to a first face of said bottom wall of said crankcase and having outlet passages extending orthogonal to said crankshaft and ending at said first face of said bottom wall, separate cooling jackets mounted at said cylinders and having therein separate inlets at a second face of said bottom wall of said crankcase, and intermediate coolant passages provided within said bottom wall between said first and second faces and joining said outlet passages to said inlets of said cooling jackets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A cooling system in a V-type engine having a crankcase with cylinders arranged horizontally and so as to form a V therebetween, a bottom wall attached to said crankcase at a level lower than said cylinders, and a vertically arranged crankshaft substantially at the junction of the V; said cooling system comprising: a coolant pump having a pump shaft arranged parallel to said crankshaft, within the V spaced from the junction, and spaced from said cylinders vertically in axial direction of said crankshaft; said coolant pump being joined to a first face of said bottom wall of said crankcase and having outlet passages extending orthogonal to said crankshaft and ending at said first face of said bottom wall, separate cooling jackets mounted at said cylinders and having therein separate inlets at a second face of said bottom wall of said crankcase, and intermediate coolant passages provided within said bottom wall between said first and second faces and joining said outlet passages to said inlets of said cooling jackets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
105 words
A cooling system according to claim 1, wherein said first and second faces are opposite sides of said bottom wall of said crankcase, said coolant pump having a pump casing that encloses said coolant pump, said pump casing having one side thereof attached to said first face of said end wall and having a suction port to receive therethrough between coolant from an external source to supply said coolant pump; and distributing passages mounted between said first face of said bottom wall of said crankcase and said coolant pump and connected to join said intermediate coolant passages to an exit port of said coolant pump.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A cooling system according to claim 1, wherein said coolant pump is driven by a camshaft mounted in said crankcase at a location within the V spaced from the junction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
176 words
A cooling system in a V-type engine having a crankcase with cylinders arranged horizontally and so as to form a V therebetween, a bottom wall attached to said crankcase; and a vertically extending crankshaft substantially at the junction of the V; said cooling system comprising: a coolant pump having a pump shaft arranged parallel to, and being driven by, said crankshaft and mounted in said crankcase at a location within the V spaced from the junction, and at a lower level than said cylinders when looking in axial direction of said crankshaft; said coolant pump being joined to a first face of said bottom wall and having an outlet passage extending orthogonal to said crankshaft, and ending at said first face of said end wall, separate coolant jackets mounted at said cylinders and having therein separate inlets mounted at a second face of said bottom wall; and intermediate coolant passages mounted within said bottom wall between said first and second faces thereof and adapted to join said outlet passages to said inlets of said cooling jackets.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
176 words
A cooling system in a V-type engine having a crankcase with cylinders arranged horizontally and so as to form a V therebetween, a bottom wall attached to said crankcase; and a vertically extending crankshaft substantially at the junction of the V; said cooling system comprising: a coolant pump having a pump shaft arranged parallel to, and being driven by, said crankshaft and mounted in said crankcase at a location within the V spaced from the junction, and at a lower level than said cylinders when looking in axial direction of said crankshaft; said coolant pump being joined to a first face of said bottom wall and having an outlet passage extending orthogonal to said crankshaft, and ending at said first face of said end wall, separate coolant jackets mounted at said cylinders and having therein separate inlets mounted at a second face of said bottom wall; and intermediate coolant passages mounted within said bottom wall between said first and second faces thereof and adapted to join said outlet passages to said inlets of said cooling jackets.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cooling system according to claim 1 or 4, wherein said bottom wall is integrally formed with said crankcase.
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