US6676464B2
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Supercharger cooling structure for small watercraft
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 2002-06-19
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Granted: 2004-01-13
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Expires: 2022-06-19
Abstract
Abstract To provide a supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft which can sufficiently cool the supercharger. In a small watercraft in which an engine with a supercharger is incorporated, cooling water from a jet pump is supplied to the supercharger through a different supercharger cooling water passage independent of any other cooling water passage. The cooling water from the supercharger cooling water passage is first supplied to the supercharger to cool the supercharger and then supplied to an exhaust system provided on the downstream with respect to the supercharger in an exhaust system for the engine, whereafter it is discharged to the outside of the watercraft together with exhaust gas. Oil is supplied to the supercharger for lubrication of a bearing portion of the supercharger and is supplied to an oil jacket formed in a bearing casing to cool the bearing casing.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshitsugu Gokan
- 👤 Kazunori Okada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 18:40
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B39/00; F02B39/005; B; B63; B63B; B63B34/00; B63B34/10; B63H; B63H21/00; B63H21/12; B63H21/14; B63H21/38; B63H21/383; F01; F01M; F01M1/00; F01M1/02; F01M5/00; F01M5/002; F01P; F01P3/00; F01P3/20; F01P3/207; F01P7/00; F01P7/14; F01P7/16; F01P7/165; F02B29/00; F02B29/04; F02B29/0406; F02B29/0437; F02B29/045; F02B29/0475; F02B39/14; F02B61/00; F02B61/04; F02B61/045; B63H21/24; F01P2050/00; F01P2050/02; F01P2050/06; F01P2060/00; F01P2060/02; F01P2060/12; F01P2060/16; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
A supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft in which an engine with a supercharger is incorporated, said supercharger cooling structure comprising: a supercharger cooling water passage for supplying cooling water from a jet pump to the supercharger, said supercharger cooling water passage being independent of any other cooling water passage, wherein the supercharger cooling structure is independent of a cooling structure of the engine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
A supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft in which an engine with a supercharger is incorporated, said supercharger cooling structure comprising: a supercharger cooling water passage for supplying cooling water from a jet pump to the supercharger, said supercharger cooling water passage being independent of any other cooling water passage, wherein the supercharger cooling structure is independent of a cooling structure of the engine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling water from said supercharger cooling water passage is first supplied to said supercharger to cool said supercharger and then supplied to an exhaust system of the engine provided downstream from the supercharger.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 2 , wherein the cooling water from the supercharger is supplied to an exhaust pipe of the exhaust system of the engine provided downstream from the supercharger and is then discharged to an outside of said watercraft together with exhaust gas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 3 , wherein oil is supplied to the supercharger, the oil being used for lubrication of a bearing portion of the supercharger and being supplied to an oil jacket formed in a bearing casing to cool the bearing casing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 2 , wherein oil is supplied to the supercharger, the oil being used for lubrication of a bearing portion of the supercharger and being supplied to an oil jacket formed in a bearing casing to cool the bearing casing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling water from the supercharger is supplied to an exhaust pipe of an exhaust system of the engine provided downstream from the supercharger and is then discharged to an outside of said watercraft together with exhaust gas.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 6 , wherein oil is supplied to the supercharger, the oil being used for lubrication of a bearing portion of the supercharger and being supplied to an oil jacket formed in a bearing casing to cool the bearing casing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 1 , wherein oil is supplied to the supercharger, the oil being used for lubrication of a bearing portion of the supercharger and being supplied to an oil jacket formed in a bearing casing to cool the bearing casing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
A supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft, said small watercraft including an engine having a supercharger incorporated therein, said supercharger cooling structure comprising: a supercharger cooling water passage for supplying cooling water from a jet pump to the supercharger, said supercharger cooling water passage for directly connecting the jet pump to the supercharger, wherein the supercharger cooling structure is independent of a cooling structure of the engine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
68 words
A supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft, said small watercraft including an engine having a supercharger incorporated therein, said supercharger cooling structure comprising: a supercharger cooling water passage for supplying cooling water from a jet pump to the supercharger, said supercharger cooling water passage for directly connecting the jet pump to the supercharger, wherein the supercharger cooling structure is independent of a cooling structure of the engine.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 9 , wherein the cooling water from said supercharger cooling water passage is first supplied to said supercharger to cool said supercharger and then supplied to an exhaust system of the engine provided downstream from the supercharger.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
52 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 10 , wherein the cooling water from the supercharger is supplied to an exhaust pipe of the exhaust system of the engine provided downstream from the supercharger and is then discharged to an outside of said watercraft together with exhaust gas.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 11 , wherein oil is supplied to the supercharger, the oil being used for lubrication of a bearing portion of the supercharger and being supplied to an oil jacket formed in a bearing casing to cool the bearing casing.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
50 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 10 , wherein oil is supplied to the supercharger, the oil being used for lubrication of a bearing portion of the supercharger and being supplied to an oil jacket formed in a bearing casing to cool the bearing casing.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 9 , wherein the cooling water from the supercharger is supplied to an exhaust pipe of an exhaust system of the engine provided downstream from the supercharger and is then discharged to an outside of said watercraft together with exhaust gas.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
50 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 14 , wherein oil is supplied to the supercharger, the oil being used for lubrication of a bearing portion of the supercharger and being supplied to an oil jacket formed in a bearing casing to cool the bearing casing.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
50 words
The supercharger cooling structure for a small watercraft according to claim 9 , wherein oil is supplied to the supercharger, the oil being used for lubrication of a bearing portion of the supercharger and being supplied to an oil jacket formed in a bearing casing to cool the bearing casing.
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