US4920825A
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Vehicle engine
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-03-04
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Granted: 1990-05-01
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Expires: 2008-03-04
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle engine, particularly adapted for motorcycle application, includes a housing structure in which the cylinder block, the crankcase and the transmission case are integrally formed and openings are provided in separate, angularly displaced walls of the housing for accessing the crankcase and transmission case respectively to permit the crankshaft and the transmission to be independently installed or demounted with respect to each other. Also, the detachable cover for closing one of the side openings of the housing is formed as a stopper for preventing axial disengagement of the starter apparatus ring gear from the crankcase.
Inventors
- 👤 Kouji Okazaki
- 👤 Tsugio Ikeda
- 👤 Takashi Inagaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 18:30
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02F; F02F7/00; F02F7/0043; F02F7/0046; F02B; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/027; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/1816; F02B61/00; F02B61/02; F02B75/20; F05; F05C; F05C2251/00; F05C2251/04; F05C2251/042; F16; F16H; F16H3/00; F16H3/02; F16H3/08; F16H3/087; F16H3/089; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2186
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A vehicle engine including walls forming a housing structure defining an integrally formed cylinder block, crankcase and transmission case, mounting means in said crankcase for rotatably mounting a crankshaft, a transmission rotatably mounted in said transmission case, said transmission case being transversely disposed with respect to said crankcase and means forming a first closable opening in a wall of said crankcase below said crankshaft sized to permit installation and withdrawal of said crankshaft from said crankcase and means forming a second closable opening in a wall of said transmission case separate from said crankcase wall sized to permit installation and withdrawal of said transmission from said transmission case.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A vehicle engine including walls forming a housing structure defining an integrally formed cylinder block, crankcase and transmission case, mounting means in said crankcase for rotatably mounting a crankshaft, a transmission rotatably mounted in said transmission case, said transmission case being transversely disposed with respect to said crankcase and means forming a first closable opening in a wall of said crankcase below said crankshaft sized to permit installation and withdrawal of said crankshaft from said crankcase and means forming a second closable opening in a wall of said transmission case separate from said crankcase wall sized to permit installation and withdrawal of said transmission from said transmission case.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The vehicle engine according to claim 1 in which said housing structure includes an oil pan, and means for detachably connecting said oil pan about said crankcase opening below said crankshaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
92 words
The vehicle engine according to claim 1 including side wall openings in said crankcase at oppositely spaced ends of said crankshaft mounting means, and detachable side wall covers closing said side wall openings, a head cover over said cylinder block, a camshaft rotatably mounted in said head cover, a gear train including an idler gear pin-connected for rotation to said housing structure, the connecting pin for said idler gear being disposed adjacent said side wall opening and accessible for release upon detachment of said side wall cover covering said side wall opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The vehicle engine according to claim 8 including mounting hangers formed on said housing structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
94 words
The vehicle engine according to claim 1 including side wall openings in said crankcase at oppositely spaced ends of said crankshaft mounting means, and detachable side wall covers closing said side wall openings, a starting device including a ring gear supported for rotation on one end of said crankshaft, a starter motor engageable with said ring gear and clutch gear for connecting said ring gear to said crankshaft, and means on one of said crankcase side wall covers engageable with said ring gear for preventing axial disengagement of said ring gear from said crankshaft.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A vehicle engine according to claim 1 in which said transmission case wall containing said second opening is angularly displaced from said crankcase wall containing said first opening.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A vehicle engine according to claim 1 in which said transmission case wall containing said second opening is an end wall and said second opening is disposed in the wall of said crankcase beneath said crankshaft.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A vehicle engine according to claim 1 including a plurality of pistons each being operatively connected to said crankshaft by a connecting rod, and said crankshaft mounting means including openings for passage of said connecting rods and pistons with removal of said crankshaft.
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