US6409558B1
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Turbocharged engine structure for small-sized boat
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 2000-11-17
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Granted: 2002-06-25
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Expires: 2020-11-17
Abstract
Abstract To provide a small-sized boat wherein a sufficient supercharging effect can be achieved. An engine having an exhaust manifold is disposed such that a crankshaft thereof extends in forward and rearward directions of a boat body, and an exhaust gas turbo charger which is driven to rotate by exhaust gas from the exhaust manifold is provided rearwardly of and adjacent to the exhaust manifold and rearwardly of and adjacent to the engine. The exhaust gas turbo charger is disposed such that a shaft which connects a turbine and a compressor is directed in leftward and rightward directions of the boat body, and the turbine is disposed adjacent to the exhaust manifold and the compressor is disposed adjacent to an intake port of the engine. An inter cooler is provided sidewardly of the compressor and disposed below an intake chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshitsugu Gokan
- 👤 Naoto Hara
- 👤 Masatoshi Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:07
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63H; B63H21/00; B63H21/12; B63H21/14; B63B; B63B34/00; B63B34/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A small-sized boat comprising: an engine having an exhaust manifold; a crankshaft extending in forward and backward directions of a boat body; an exhaust gas turbo charger which is driven to rotate by exhaust gas from said exhaust manifold, said exhaust gas turbo charger being provided rearwardly of said exhaust manifold; and an inter cooler which is connected to a compressor of said exhaust gas turbo charger and disposed below an intake chamber which follows said inter cooler, said inter cooler being provided sidewardly of said engine and said compressor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A small-sized boat comprising: an engine having an exhaust manifold; a crankshaft extending in forward and backward directions of a boat body; an exhaust gas turbo charger which is driven to rotate by exhaust gas from said exhaust manifold, said exhaust gas turbo charger being provided rearwardly of said exhaust manifold; and an inter cooler which is connected to a compressor of said exhaust gas turbo charger and disposed below an intake chamber which follows said inter cooler, said inter cooler being provided sidewardly of said engine and said compressor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 1 , wherein an exhaust gas exit for the exhaust gas from said exhaust gas turbo charger is disposed rearwardly of said turbo charger for exhausting to the outside of said boat body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 1 , wherein said exhaust gas turbo charger is provided rearwardly of and adjacent to said exhaust manifold.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 2 , wherein said exhaust gas turbo charger is provided rearwardly of and adjacent to said exhaust manifold.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 1 , wherein said exhaust gas turbo charger is disposed rearwardly of and adjacent to said engine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 2 , wherein said exhaust gas turbo charger is disposed rearwardly of and adjacent to said engine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 3 , wherein said exhaust gas turbo charger is disposed rearwardly of and adjacent to said engine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 5 , wherein said exhaust gas turbo charger is operatively arranged relative to a shaft which connects a turbine and a compressor thereof to each other, said shaft is directed in leftward and rightward directions of said boat body, and said turbine is disposed adjacent to said exhaust manifold and said compressor is disposed adjacent to an intake port of said engine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 8 , wherein an inter cooler is connected to said compressor of said exhaust gas turbo charger and is provided sidewardly of said compressor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 2 , wherein an inter cooler is connected to a compressor of said exhaust gas turbo charger and disposed below an intake chamber which follows said inter cooler and is provided sidewardly of said engine.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 3 , wherein an inter cooler is connected to a compressor of said exhaust gas turbo charger and disposed below an intake chamber which follows said inter cooler and is provided sidewardly of said engine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 5 , wherein an inter cooler is connected to a compressor of said exhaust gas turbo charger and disposed below an intake chamber which follows said inter cooler and is provided sidewardly of said engine.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 8 , wherein an inter cooler is connected to a compressor of said exhaust gas turbo charger and disposed below an intake chamber which follows said inter cooler and is provided sidewardly of said engine.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
The small-sized boat according to claim 9 , wherein an inter cooler is connected to a compressor of said exhaust gas turbo charger and disposed below an intake chamber which follows said inter cooler and is provided sidewardly of said engine.
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