Water cooled internal combustion engine for vehicle

US9163552B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9163552-B2
Application numberUS-201313919221-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 17, 2013
Priority dateAug 31, 2012
Publication dateOct 20, 2015
Grant dateOct 20, 2015

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Abstract

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A compact water cooled internal combustion engine for a vehicle wherein a water pump operated by a pump driving shaft is arranged on a crankcase cover for covering a lateral side of a crankcase, such that an axis of rotation of the water pump is coaxial with the pump driving shaft. A case member that forms a pump case of a water pump, together with a crankcase cover, and that rotatably supports a pump shaft of the water pump, is attached on an inner surface side of the crankcase cover.

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What is claimed is: 1. A water cooled internal combustion engine for a vehicle comprising: a crankcase constituting a portion of an engine main body mounted on a vehicle body frame, and rotatably supporting a crankshaft; a crankcase cover for covering a lateral side of the crankcase, said crankcase cover being attached to the crankcase; a pump driving shaft operated by power transmitted from the crankshaft, said pump driving shaft being rotatably supported on an axis parallel…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F01P5/10Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9163552B2 cover?
A compact water cooled internal combustion engine for a vehicle wherein a water pump operated by a pump driving shaft is arranged on a crankcase cover for covering a lateral side of a crankcase, such that an axis of rotation of the water pump is coaxial with the pump driving shaft. A case member that forms a pump case of a water pump, together with a crankcase cover, and that rotatably supports…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Honda Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F01P5/10. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).