Engine

US9328673B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9328673-B2
Application numberUS-201414478054-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 5, 2014
Priority dateSep 9, 2013
Publication dateMay 3, 2016
Grant dateMay 3, 2016

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Abstract

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It is an object of the present invention to provide an engine which can easily be produced. In an engine including an electronic throttle device, a control unit for controlling the electronic throttle device, and a gas fuel supply unit, a gaseous-fuel mixer is used as the gas fuel supply unit, and when an extending direction of a crankshaft is defined as a longitudinal direction and an engine cooling fan is defined as existing on a front side and a side opposite from the front side is defined as a rear side, a collector of an intake manifold extends in the longitudinal direction, the electronic throttle device is mounted on the rear side of the collector, and the gaseous-fuel mixer is mounted on the rear side of the electronic throttle device.

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We claim: 1. An engine comprising, an electronic throttle device including a throttle suction passage and a butterfly throttle valve having a laterally extending throttle valve shaft, a control unit for controlling the electronic throttle device, a gaseous fuel supply unit, a gaseous-fuel mixer is used as the gaseous fuel supply unit, including a venturi passage and a gaseous fuel inlet facing the venturi passage, a crankshaft defining a longitudinal direction in an extend…

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What does patent US9328673B2 cover?
It is an object of the present invention to provide an engine which can easily be produced. In an engine including an electronic throttle device, a control unit for controlling the electronic throttle device, and a gas fuel supply unit, a gaseous-fuel mixer is used as the gas fuel supply unit, and when an extending direction of a crankshaft is defined as a longitudinal direction and an engine c…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kubota Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F02D19/0615. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 03 2016 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).