Engine and motorcycle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9964025-B2
Application number	US-201615331367-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 21, 2016
Priority date	Oct 27, 2015
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

There is provided an engine. An exhaust manifold is attached to an exhaust port of a cylinder head. A supercharger has a turbine housing accommodating therein a turbine configured to rotate by an exhaust air from the exhaust port. A balancer is disposed at a front side in a crank case. A radiator is disposed in front of the engine. The exhaust manifold and the turbine housing are integrally formed. The supercharger is disposed above the balancer. The radiator is disposed above the supercharger.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine comprising:
an exhaust manifold attached to an exhaust port of a cylinder head;
a supercharger having a turbine housing accommodating therein a turbine configured to rotate by an exhaust air from the exhaust port;
a balancer disposed at a front side in a crank case; and
a radiator disposed in front of the engine,
wherein the exhaust manifold and the turbine housing are integrally formed,
wherein the supercharger is disposed above the balancer, and
wherein the radiator is disposed above the supercharger.

2. The engine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the radiator is attached with an electric fan, and
wherein the electric fan is disposed above the exhaust manifold.

3. The engine according to claim 1 , wherein the radiator is disposed above the exhaust manifold and below a cylinder head cover.

4. The engine according to claim 1 , wherein an oil cooler and/or an oil filter is disposed below the balancer.

5. The engine according to claim 1 , wherein the exhaust manifold is connected above the turbine housing.

6. The engine according to claim 1 , wherein the exhaust manifold is positioned at the rear of a front surface of the turbine housing.

7. A motorcycle comprising the engine according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Suzuki Motor Corp

Inventors

• Okita Kazuhiro
• Suzuki Takaya

Classifications

• F02B61/02

  for driving cycles · CPC title

• F01M5/002

  Cooling · CPC title

• F01P2050/16

  Motor-cycles · CPC title

• F01M11/03

  Mounting or connecting of lubricant purifying means relative to the machine or engine; Details of lubricant purifying means (filters B01D) · CPC title

• F01M2011/033

  comprising coolers or heat exchangers · CPC title