EP1092866A3 - Internal combustion engine - Google Patents

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EP1092866A3
EP1092866A3 EP00122173A EP00122173A EP1092866A3 EP 1092866 A3 EP1092866 A3 EP 1092866A3 EP 00122173 A EP00122173 A EP 00122173A EP 00122173 A EP00122173 A EP 00122173A EP 1092866 A3 EP1092866 A3 EP 1092866A3
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combustion engine
internal combustion
flywheel
dimension
height direction
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EP00122173A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1092866B1 (en
EP1092866A2 (en
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Eiichiro Tsujii
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Yamaha Marine Co Ltd
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Sanshin Kogyo KK
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Priority claimed from JP28902999A external-priority patent/JP2001107800A/en
Priority claimed from JP29227899A external-priority patent/JP2001115932A/en
Application filed by Sanshin Kogyo KK filed Critical Sanshin Kogyo KK
Publication of EP1092866A2 publication Critical patent/EP1092866A2/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F7/00—Casings, e.g. crankcases or frames
    • F02F7/0002—Cylinder arrangements
    • F02F7/0019—Cylinders and crankshaft not in one plane (deaxation)
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B61/00—Adaptations of engines for driving vehicles or for driving propellers; Combinations of engines with gearing
    • F02B61/04—Adaptations of engines for driving vehicles or for driving propellers; Combinations of engines with gearing for driving propellers
    • F02B61/045—Adaptations of engines for driving vehicles or for driving propellers; Combinations of engines with gearing for driving propellers for marine engines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B75/00—Other engines
    • F02B75/16—Engines characterised by number of cylinders, e.g. single-cylinder engines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B75/00—Other engines
    • F02B75/02—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke
    • F02B2075/022—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke having less than six strokes per cycle
    • F02B2075/027—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke having less than six strokes per cycle four
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05C—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F05C2201/00—Metals
    • F05C2201/02—Light metals
    • F05C2201/021—Aluminium

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Valve-Gear Or Valve Arrangements (AREA)
  • Pulleys (AREA)

Abstract

Internal combustion engine for an outboard motor comprising a pulley, a flywheel, and a recoil starter capable of engaging with the pulley secured to the top end of a crankshaft, the dimension H1 of the flywheel in the height direction is made to overlap with the dimension H2 of the recoil starter in the height direction.
EP20000122173 1999-10-12 2000-10-12 Internal combustion engine Expired - Lifetime EP1092866B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP28902999 1999-10-12
JP28902999A JP2001107800A (en) 1999-10-12 1999-10-12 Four cycle engine
JP29227899A JP2001115932A (en) 1999-10-14 1999-10-14 Engine structure for outboard motor
JP29227899 1999-10-14

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EP1092866A2 EP1092866A2 (en) 2001-04-18
EP1092866A3 true EP1092866A3 (en) 2002-04-17
EP1092866B1 EP1092866B1 (en) 2005-08-10

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8490594B2 (en) 2008-12-03 2013-07-23 Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha Outboard motor

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4846124A (en) * 1987-02-03 1989-07-11 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Engine with a balancer mechanism
US5031591A (en) * 1989-01-30 1991-07-16 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha OHC vertical crankshaft engine
US5049100A (en) * 1989-04-17 1991-09-17 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Outboard engine unit
JPH10238359A (en) * 1997-02-28 1998-09-08 Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd Small planing boat
EP0902174A2 (en) * 1997-09-12 1999-03-17 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Outboard marine drive powered by an air-cooled internal combustion engine

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4846124A (en) * 1987-02-03 1989-07-11 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Engine with a balancer mechanism
US5031591A (en) * 1989-01-30 1991-07-16 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha OHC vertical crankshaft engine
US5049100A (en) * 1989-04-17 1991-09-17 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Outboard engine unit
JPH10238359A (en) * 1997-02-28 1998-09-08 Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd Small planing boat
EP0902174A2 (en) * 1997-09-12 1999-03-17 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Outboard marine drive powered by an air-cooled internal combustion engine

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 14 31 December 1998 (1998-12-31) *

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