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V-type engine
Assignee: Mazda Motor Corp
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Filing: 1987-09-10
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Granted: 1989-04-18
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Expires: 2007-09-10
Abstract
Abstract In a V-type engine which is laterally mounted on the vehicle body, an auxiliary mechanism driven by the engine output shaft such as an oil pump for a power steering system is disposed above one of the cylinder banks which is positioned where an engine cover, e.g., a hood is higher as compared with the other cylinder bank.
Inventors
- 👤 Keisyo Tasaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:15
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/10; F02M35/10006; F02M35/10026; F02M35/10045; F02B; F02B67/00; F02B75/00; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B75/22; F02M35/10052; F02M35/104; F02M35/116; F02M35/16; F02M35/161; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/1824; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
194 words
A V-type engine mounted in an engine compartment of a vehicle body such that an engine output shaft extends substantially in the transverse direction of said vehicle body, said engine compartment being provided at the front of said vehicle body and having a top wall defined by a cover member generally inclined downward from the rear of said engine compartment in the longitudinal direction of said vehicle body to the front of said vehicle body, at least above said engine, comprising: front and rear cylinder banks, each of said banks having a plurality of cylinders, said cylinder banks being disposed substantially in parallel with said engine output shaft, a surge tank located directly atop said rear cylinder bank, said surge tank being connected to said cylinders of each said cylinder bank by a plurality of intake passages; and at least a first auxiliary mechanism, said first auxiliary mechanism disposed directly atop said rear cylinder bank in spaced relationship with said surge tank in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said engine output shaft, said first auxiliary mechanism being driven from an end of said engine output shaft via a driving force transmission means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
194 words
A V-type engine mounted in an engine compartment of a vehicle body such that an engine output shaft extends substantially in the transverse direction of said vehicle body, said engine compartment being provided at the front of said vehicle body and having a top wall defined by a cover member generally inclined downward from the rear of said engine compartment in the longitudinal direction of said vehicle body to the front of said vehicle body, at least above said engine, comprising: front and rear cylinder banks, each of said banks having a plurality of cylinders, said cylinder banks being disposed substantially in parallel with said engine output shaft, a surge tank located directly atop said rear cylinder bank, said surge tank being connected to said cylinders of each said cylinder bank by a plurality of intake passages; and at least a first auxiliary mechanism, said first auxiliary mechanism disposed directly atop said rear cylinder bank in spaced relationship with said surge tank in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said engine output shaft, said first auxiliary mechanism being driven from an end of said engine output shaft via a driving force transmission means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A V-type engine as defined in claim 1 in which said surge tank and said first auxiliary mechanism are substantially aligned in parallel with the longitudinal axis of said engine output shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A V-type engine as defined in claim 1 in which said surge tank pens to the atmosphere by way of an upstream side intake passage connected to said surge tank at the end thereof opposite to said first auxiliary mechanism.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A V-type engine as defined in claim 1 in which said rear cylinder bank is displaced with respect to said front cylinder bank in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said engine output shaft toward said end of said engine output shaft from which said first auxiliary mechanism is driven.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
A V-type engine as defined in claim 1 in which said driving force transmission means includes an engine output shaft pulley, a first driving pulley for driving said first auxiliary mechanism, and a belt passed round said engine output shaft pulley and said first driving pulley.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A V-type engine as defined in claim 5 in which said first auxiliary mechanism is an alternator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A V-type engine as defined in claim 5, in which said first auxiliary mechanism is an oil pump for driving a power steering system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A V-type engine as defined in claim 7 in which auxiliary mechanisms in addition to said first auxiliary mechanism are vertically disposed lower than said first auxiliary mechanism at the same end of said cylinder banks as said first auxiliary mechanism.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A V-type engine as defined in claim 5 in which said driving force transmission means further includes a second driving pulley for driving a water pump, said belt further passed around said second driving pulley.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A V-type engine as defined in claim 5 in which said first auxiliary mechanism is provided with a mechanism for changing the mounting position thereof to adjust the tension of said belt.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A V-type engine as defined in claim 10, in which said first auxiliary mechanism is an oil pump for driving a power steering system.
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