EP1903211B1 - Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor - Google Patents

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EP1903211B1
EP1903211B1 EP07253754.1A EP07253754A EP1903211B1 EP 1903211 B1 EP1903211 B1 EP 1903211B1 EP 07253754 A EP07253754 A EP 07253754A EP 1903211 B1 EP1903211 B1 EP 1903211B1
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Keisuke c/o Yamaha Hatsudoki K.K. Maruo
Koji c/o Yamaha Hatsudoki K.K. Takahashi
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M69/00—Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus ; Apparatus with both continuous and intermittent injection; Apparatus injecting different types of fuel
    • F02M69/46—Details, component parts or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus covered by groups F02M69/02 - F02M69/44
    • F02M69/462—Arrangement of fuel conduits, e.g. with valves for maintaining pressure in the pipes after the engine being shut-down
    • F02M69/465—Arrangement of fuel conduits, e.g. with valves for maintaining pressure in the pipes after the engine being shut-down of fuel rails
    • 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
    • F02B61/02—Adaptations of engines for driving vehicles or for driving propellers; Combinations of engines with gearing for driving cycles
    • 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
    • F02B75/18—Multi-cylinder engines
    • F02B75/22—Multi-cylinder engines with cylinders in V, fan, or star arrangement
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M35/00—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M35/10—Air intakes; Induction systems
    • F02M35/10006—Air intakes; Induction systems characterised by the position of elements of the air intake system in direction of the air intake flow, i.e. between ambient air inlet and supply to the combustion chamber
    • F02M35/10078—Connections of intake systems to the engine
    • F02M35/10085—Connections of intake systems to the engine having a connecting piece, e.g. a flange, between the engine and the air intake being foreseen with a throttle valve, fuel injector, mixture ducts or the like
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M35/00—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M35/10—Air intakes; Induction systems
    • F02M35/10209—Fluid connections to the air intake system; their arrangement of pipes, valves or the like
    • F02M35/10216—Fuel injectors; Fuel pipes or rails; Fuel pumps or pressure regulators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M35/00—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M35/16—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines characterised by use in vehicles
    • F02M35/162—Motorcycles; All-terrain vehicles, e.g. quads, snowmobiles; Small vehicles, e.g. forklifts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M37/00—Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatus; Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M37/0011—Constructional details; Manufacturing or assembly of elements of fuel systems; Materials therefor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M37/00—Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatus; Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M37/0047—Layout or arrangement of systems for feeding fuel
    • F02M37/007—Layout or arrangement of systems for feeding fuel characterised by its use in vehicles, in stationary plants or in small engines, e.g. hand held tools
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M69/00—Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus ; Apparatus with both continuous and intermittent injection; Apparatus injecting different types of fuel
    • F02M69/04—Injectors peculiar thereto
    • F02M69/042—Positioning of injectors with respect to engine, e.g. in the air intake conduit

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  • the present invention relates to a fuel supply system for an engine including fuel injectors installed in respective intake passages of an engine which has a plurality of cylinders, and a fuel supply rail supplying fuel to the fuel injectors.
  • intake passages for the respective cylinders are connected to a rear wall of a cylinder head in such a manner that the intake passages extend parallel to each other
  • fuel injectors are installed in the respective intake passages at downstream of locations throttle valves of the respective intake passages in such a manner that the fuel injectors extend parallel to each other
  • a fuel supply rail which is common to the respective fuel injectors is connected to the fuel injectors (see, for example, see JP-A-2002-256895 ).
  • each fuel injector has its own fuel supply rail.
  • the assembling workability may deteriorate.
  • EP 0 785 357 A1 describes a fuel supply system according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the apparatus has a first delivery pipe, a second delivery pipe and a fuel pipe, for supplying the fuel from a fuel tank to the first delivery pipe and the second delivery pipe.
  • Each delivery pipe has an injector for injecting the fuel from the delivery pipe to a cylinder of the engine.
  • the fuel pipe includes a supply pipe connected with an end of the first delivery pipe to supply the fuel from the fuel tank to the first delivery pipe and a communicating pipe for communicating the end of the first delivery pipe with an end of the second delivery pipe.
  • a first damping element is disposed at the end of the first delivery pipe to damp pressure fluctuation of the fuel supplied from the supply pipe.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a fuel supply system for an engine having a plurality of cylinders, intake passages connected to intake ports of the respective cylinders of the engine, fuel injectors installed in the respective intake passages, and a fuel supply rail connected to the fuel injectors.
  • the fuel supply rail includes a first fuel supply rail and a second fuel supply rail.
  • the fuel injectors are divided into a plurality of injector groups including a first injector group and a second injector group.
  • the first fuel supply rail is connected to the fuel injectors of the first injector group, and the second fuel supply rail is connected to the fuel injectors of the second injector group.
  • the first fuel supply rail and the second fuel supply rail are connected to each other through a connecting unit.
  • the fuel injectors are divided into the first and second injector groups, the first fuel supply rail is connected to the first injector group, and the second fuel supply rail is connected to the second injector group. Therefore, for example, even though each fuel injector has an attaching angle different from one another, the differences between the attaching angles of the respective fuel injectors can be small because of the division of the fuel injectors into the plurality of injector groups, in comparison with a situation in which the fuel injectors are not divided. The assembling workability of the fuel supply rail is enhanced, accordingly.
  • first and second fuel supply rails are connected to each other through the connecting unit, those rails can be joined together without any problem, even though axial directions of the first and second fuel supply rails are consistent with the first and second injector groups, respectively. Assembling and attaching work of the fuel supply rail thus can be easily done.
  • FIGs. 1 through 11 are illustrations for depicting a fuel supply system for an engine constructed in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the terms "front,” “rear,” “right” and “left” mean front, rear, right and left positions or portions which the rider sitting on a seat perceives.
  • reference numeral 1 indicates a motorcycle.
  • the motorcycle 1 has a vehicle frame 2 which is a double cradle type, an engine 3 mounted inside the cradle configuration of the vehicle frame 2, an intake system 4 connected to the engine 3, an exhaust system 5, and a fuel supply system 62 supplying fuel to the engine 3.
  • a head pipe 6 positioned at a front end of the vehicle frame 2 supports a front fork unit 7 for right and left steering movement.
  • a lower end portion of the front fork unit 7 has a front wheel 8, while a top end portion of the front fork unit 7 has steering handle bars 9.
  • a rear portion of the vehicle frame 2 supports a rear arm via a pivot shaft 12 for up and down swing movement.
  • a rear end portion of the rear arm 10 has a rear wheel.
  • a fuel tank 14 is disposed at a portion of the vehicle frame 2 above the engine 3.
  • a straddle type seat 15 is disposed in the rear of the fuel tank 14.
  • the vehicle frame 2 includes right and left upper tubes 16, 16 having tank rail sections 16a, 16a which extend slightly downward rearward from a top portion of the head pipe 6 and a rear arm support sections 16b, 16b extending obliquely downward rearward from rear ends of the tank rail sections 16a, and right and left down tubes 17, 17 having inclining sections 17a, 17a extending obliquely downward rearward from a bottom portion of the head pipe 6 and horizontal sections 17b, 17b extending generally horizontally rearward from bottom ends of the inclining sections 17a.
  • the vehicle frame 2 also includes right and left seat rails 18, 18 extending obliquely upward rearward from top ends of the right and left rear arm support sections 16b, and right and left seat stays 19, 19 coupling middle portions of the seat rails 18 in a fore to aft direction and lower portions of the rear arm support sections 16b.
  • the engine 3 is an air-cooled, four-stroke, in-line, four-cylinder engine.
  • the engine 3 is mounted with a cylinder axis inclining forward and is suspended and supported by the right and left upper tubes 16 and the right and left down tubes 17.
  • the engine 3 has a structure in which a cylinder block 23 and a cylinder head 24 both having cooling fins 23c, 24c which extend therefrom are piled up on a top mating surface of a crankcase 22 accommodating a crankshaft 21 which extends horizontally in a vehicle width direction, a head cover 25 is attached to the cylinder head 24, and a transmission case 22a accommodating a transmission mechanism (not shown) is unitarily coupled with a rear portion of the crankcase 22.
  • the cylinder block 23 has four cylinders 23' disposed parallel to each other in a crankshaft direction. Although not shown, pistons inserted into and disposed in the respective cylinders 23'are coupled with the crankshaft 21 through connecting rods.
  • portions of a bottom mating surface 24a' of the cylinder head 24 corresponding to the first through fourth cylinders form combustion recesses 24d defining combustion chambers.
  • a rear portion of each combustion recess 24d which is one of the portions that interpose the cylinder axis a therebetween has two intake valve openings 24e, 24e which are allotted every cylinder, and a front portion thereof has two exhaust valve openings 24f, 24f.
  • the intake valve opening 24e and the exhaust valve opening 24f each has a circular valve seat 31, 32 fitted thereinto to seal up a space between an intake valve 33 and the intake valve opening 24e or a space between an exhaust valve 34 and the exhaust valve opening 24f, the intake and exhaust valves 33, 34 being described later.
  • the respective single exhaust merger ports 24g' thus open at a front wall 24a of the cylinder head 24.
  • Intake ports 24H extending from the respective intake valve openings 24e, 24e open at a rear wall 24b of the cylinder head 24.
  • Each intake port 24H communicates with the respective intake valve opening 24e, and includes an outer intake branch port 24h' positioned close to a shaft end of the crankshaft, i.e., outside in an engine width direction, an inner intake branch port 24h'' positioned opposite to the shaft end of the crankshaft, i.e., close to a center thereof in the engine width direction, and a merger port 24h into which the outer and inner intake branch ports merge together.
  • An externally connecting opening 24b' of each merger port 24h opens at the rear wall 24b.
  • the outer and inner intake branch ports 24h' , 24h" and the merger port 24h are formed in such a manner that a merger axis (axis of the intake port H) f1' extending through a center of branch axes f1o, f1i which extend from centers of the respective intake valve openings 24e to a center of the externally connecting opening 24b' inclines.
  • the merger axis f1' inclines so that an upstream portion flu of the merger axis f1' corresponding to the merger port 24h is positioned at a location opposite to the shaft end of the crankshaft, i.e., at a location close to the center b in the engine width direction, more than a downstream portion f1d corresponding to the branch ports 24h' , 24h''.
  • an angle ⁇ 1' made between the merger axis f1' of each merger port 24h of the first and fourth cylinders positioned outside in the vehicle width direction (crankshaft direction) and a straight line b' extending parallel to an engine center line b which extends normal to the crankshaft is set to be an inclining angle larger than an angle ⁇ 2' made between the merger axis f2' of each merger port 24h of the second and third cylinders positioned inside in the vehicle width direction and a straight line b'' extending parallel to the engine center line b (see FIG. 9 ).
  • an inclining angle ⁇ 1o of a branch axis f1o of each outer branch port 24h' of the first and fourth cylinders relative to the straight line b' extending parallel to the engine center line b is set to be larger than an inclining angle ⁇ 1i of an axis f1i of each inner branch port 24h'' relative to the straight line b'.
  • an inclining angle ⁇ 2o of a branch axis f2o of each outer branch port 24h' relative to the straight line b'' is set to be larger than an inclining angle ⁇ 2i of an axis f2i of each inner branch port 24h'' relative to the straight line b''.
  • reference symbols C1 and C2 indicate center lines of intake conduits connected to the externally connecting opening 24b'. Inclining angles ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2 relative to the straight lines b' , b'' of the center lines C1, C2 are smaller than the inclining angles ⁇ 1', ⁇ 2', respectively.
  • the cylinder head 24 has the intake valves 33 and the exhaust valves 34 that open and close the intake openings 24e and the exhaust openings 24f, respectively.
  • Each of the intake valves 33 and exhaust valves 34 is urged to its closed position by a valve spring 36, 36 and includes a valve plate 33a, 34a abutting a valve seat 31, 32 and a valve stem 33b, 34b unitarily formed with the valve plate 33a, 34a.
  • Each valve stem 33b, 34b wears, at its top end, a valve lifter 35, 35 slidably supporting the associated intake valve 33 or exhaust valve 34.
  • the intake valves 33 and the exhaust valves 34 are driven between open and closed positions by an intake camshaft 37 and an exhaust camshaft 38, respectively, which are arranged to press the valve lifters 35.
  • the intake camshaft 37 and the exhaust camshaft 38 extend parallel to the crankshaft 22 and are rotated by the crankshaft 22 via a cam chain 39.
  • the cam chain 39 extends between the second and third cylinders, more specifically, extends through the center of the crankshaft 22 in its axial direction to be generally consistent with the engine center line b that extends normal to the crankshaft 22, in the plan view (see FIG. 9 ).
  • the exhaust system 5 is coupled with the front wall 24a of the cylinder head 24 to communicate with the respective exhaust ports 24g.
  • the exhaust system 5 includes four exhaust conduits 26 extending downward from the front wall 24a and then rearward below the engine 3, a left side manifold 27a into which two exhaust conduits 26, 26 placed on the left side in the vehicle width direction merge together and a right side manifold 27b into which two exhaust conduits 26, 26 placed on the right side in the vehicle width direction merge together, a main manifold 28 into which the left and right side manifolds 27a, 27b merge together, and a single muffler 29 connected to the main manifold 28 (see FIG. 1 ).
  • the intake system 4 is coupled with the rear wall 24b of the cylinder head 24 to communicate with the respective intake merger ports 24h.
  • the intake system 4 includes, viewed in the camshaft direction, first through fourth downstream intake conduits 40-43 extending rearward from the rear wall 24b and generally normal to the cylinder axis a, first through fourth upstream intake conduits 45-48 continuously extending rearward from the respective downstream intake conduits 40-43, and a common air cleaner 49 connected to the first through fourth upstream intake conduits 45-48 via a joint 55.
  • Each of the first through fourth upstream intake conduits 45-48 has a butterfly type main throttle valve 44a and a sub throttle valve 44b disposed inside thereof.
  • the respective main throttle valves 44a are coupled together by a common valve shaft 44c to move between open and closed positions, while the respective sub throttle valves 44b are coupled together by another common valve shaft 44d to move between open and closed positions.
  • the first through fourth downstream intake conduits 40-43 and the first through fourth upstream intake conduits 45-48 define intake passages.
  • the first through fourth downstream and upstream intake conduits 40-43, 45 ⁇ 48 are arranged to make straight lines together with each other counterpart.
  • the first through fourth downstream intake conduits 40-43 and the first through fourth upstream intake conduits 45-48 are connected to each other counterpart via joints 53 made of rubber and are fixed by bands 54 which are attached to the respective joints 53.
  • the first through fourth downstream and upstream intake conduits 40-43, 45-48 are symmetrically arranged on both sides interposing the engine center line b therebetween.
  • the first and second downstream intake conduits 40, 41 are unitarily formed together with an attaching base 50, while the third and fourth downstream intake conduits 42, 43 are unitarily formed together with another attaching base 51.
  • the respective bases 50, 51 are fixed to the rear wall 24b by bolts.
  • reference numeral 52 indicates a heat insulating plate. The heat insulating plates 52 are attached to the engine rear wall 24b together with the attaching bases 50, 51.
  • the first through fourth downstream intake conduits 40-43 and the first through fourth upstream intake conduits 45-48 are arranged, when viewed in the direction of the cylinder axis a, i.e., from a location thereabove, to form obliquely extending axes C1-C4 whereby upstream portions of the axes of the respective intake conduits 40-43, 45-48 are positioned inside in the crankshaft direction more than downstream portions thereof.
  • angles ⁇ 1, ⁇ 4 of the obliquely extending axes C1-C4 of the first and fourth downstream intake conduits 40, 43 positioned outside in the vehicle width direction relative to the engine center line b is set to be larger than the angles ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3 of the obliquely extending axes C2, C3 of the second and third downstream intake conduits 41, 42 positioned inside more than the first and fourth downstream intake conduits 40, 43. That is, the intake conduits 40, 43 positioned outside incline more than the intake conduits 41, 42 positioned inside to contribute to narrowing the engine width.
  • each of the angles ⁇ 1, ⁇ 4 of the obliquely extending axes C1, C4 of the first and fourth downstream intake conduits 40, 43 relative to the engine center line b is approximately ten degrees.
  • each of the angles ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3 of the obliquely extending axes C2, C3 of the second and third downstream intake conduits 41, 42 relative to the engine center line b is approximately five degrees.
  • Each of the first through fourth upstream intake conduits 45-48 has the same angle as the counterpart of the first through fourth downstream intake conduits.
  • the inclining angles ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2 of the axes C1, C2 of the intake conduits are set to be smaller than the inclining angles ⁇ 1', ⁇ 2' of the merger axes f1', f2' of the merger ports 24h on the intake side. Accordingly, the inclining angle of each intake conduit 40, 41 is gentler than the inclining angle of each merger ports 24h, 24h.
  • Bosses 40a-43a defining injector holes 40b-43b therein swell out at upper wall portions of the respective first through fourth downstream conduits 40-43 to extend along the axes C1-C4.
  • First through fourth fuel injectors 57-60 are mounted to the respective bosses 40a-43a. When viewed in the direction of the cylinder axis, the respective first through fourth fuel injectors 57-60 are arranged to extend between the joints 53, which are disposed at the mating surfaces of the downstream intake conduits 40-43 and the upstream intake conduits 45-48, and the attaching bases 50, 51 of the downstream intake conduits 40-43.
  • the first and fourth fuel injectors 57, 60 positioned outside in the vehicle width direction are arranged to extend generally along the axes C1, C4 of the first and fourth downstream intake conduits 40, 43 and the axes f1', f1' of the intake merger ports 24h, and also to be positioned inside more than the axes C1, C4, f1', f1' in the vehicle width direction.
  • the second and third fuel injectors 58, 59 positioned inside in the vehicle width direction are arranged to extend generally along the obliquely extending axes C2, C3 of the second and third downstream intake conduits 41, 42 and the obliquely extending axes f2', f2' of the intake merger ports 24h, and also to be positioned outside more than the axes C2, C3, f2', f2' in the vehicle width direction.
  • the first and second fuel injectors 57, 58 are arranged to extend in directions in which axis angles thereof are different from each other, while the third and fourth fuel injectors 59, 60 are arranged to extend in directions in which axis angles thereof are different from each other.
  • the first and fourth fuel injectors 57, 60 are arranged in such a manner that the axes thereof cross the obliquely extending C1, C4 of the first and fourth downstream intake conduits 40, 43 and the axes f1', f1' of the intake merger ports from inside locations to outside locations in the vehicle width direction.
  • the second and third fuel injectors 58, 59 are arranged in such a manner that the axes thereof extend parallel to the axes f2', f2' of the second and third intake merger ports and slightly cross the axes f2', f2' from outside locations to inside locations in the vehicle width direction.
  • fuel injected from fuel injection nozzles 57a-60a of the first and fourth fuel injectors 57-60 are injected toward rear sides of the respective valve plates 33a of the right and left intake valves 33 through the inside of the intake branch ports 24h, 24h.
  • hatched sections A where the hatching, which looks like a mesh indicate impingement areas of the fuel injected into the exhaust ports 24H. The fuel, after impinging these areas, moves toward the valve plates of the respective intake valves.
  • the fuel supply system 62 is connected to the first through fourth fuel injectors 57-60.
  • the fuel supply system 62 has the following construction.
  • the first through fourth fuel injectors 57-60 are divided into a first fuel injector group 65 including the first fuel injector 57 positioned outside on the left side in the vehicle width direction (crankshaft direction) and the second fuel injector 58 positioned inside more than the first fuel injector 57, and a second fuel injector group 66 including the fourth fuel injector 60 positioned outside on the right side in the vehicle width direction and the third fuel injector 59 positioned inside more than the fourth fuel injector 57.
  • the first through fourth downstream intake conduits 40-43 are divided into a first intake passage group 67 including the first downstream intake conduit 40 positioned outside on the left side in the vehicle width direction and the second downstream intake conduit 41 positioned inside more than the first downstream intake conduit 40, and a second intake passage group 68 including the fourth downstream intake conduit 43 positioned outside on the right side in the vehicle width direction and the third downstream intake conduit 42 positioned inside more than the fourth downstream intake conduit 43.
  • the first injector group 65 is allotted to the first intake passage group 67, while the second injector group 66 is allotted to the second intake passage group 68.
  • the first intake passage group 67 and the second intake passage group 68 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the engine center line b (see FIG. 7 ).
  • a first fuel supply rail 72 made of an aluminum alloy casting is connected to the first and second fuel injectors 57, 58 of the first injector group 65, while a second fuel supply rail 73 made of an aluminum alloy casting is connected to the third and fourth fuel injectors 59, 60 of the second injector group 66.
  • the first injector group 65, the first intake passage group 67 and the first fuel supply rail 72 are previously assembled together as an assembly to be mounted to the engine 3.
  • the second injector group 66, the second intake passage group 68 and the second fuel supply rail 73 are previously assembled together as another assembly to be mounted to the engine 3. Because, as thus described, the respective components are divided into right and left assemblies and the components are mounted as such individual assemblies, easiness in assembling and attaching work to the engine 3 can be improved, and also accuracy in assembling and attaching work of the respective components can be enhanced.
  • the first and second fuel supply rails 72, 73 are arranged to extend in the vehicle width direction in such a manner that each axis e thereof slightly inclines rearward relative to a straight line extending normal to the engine center line b.
  • the first and second fuel supply rails 72, 73 are attached to attaching bosses 50a, 51a which are formed at the respective attaching bases 50, 51 to rise up rearward.
  • the inclining angles of the first and second fuel supply rails 72, 73 are set to correspond to the different attaching angles between the first and second fuel injectors 57, 58 and the third and fourth fuel injectors 59, 60. More specifically, the first and second fuel supply rails 72, 73 are arranged to incline in such a manner that their outside portions in the vehicle width direction are positioned rearward in the vehicle more than their inside portions and are also positioned lower than the inside portions.
  • a fuel supply conduit 70 is connected to an outer end of the first fuel supply rail 72 in the vehicle width direction.
  • a fuel supply hose 71 is connected to the fuel supply conduit 70 to supply fuel in the fuel tank 14 thereto through a fuel pump (not shown) .
  • a regulator 78 adjusting fuel pressure is connected to an inner end of the second fuel supply rail 73 in its axial direction.
  • the regulator 78 is connected to the fuel tank 14 through a fuel return hose 79.
  • reference numeral 80 indicates a boost hose and a reference numeral 81 indicates a breather hose connected to a breather tank 82, respectively.
  • the first fuel supply rail 72 and the second fuel supply rail 73 are connected to each other through a connecting unit 75.
  • the connecting unit 75 includes one flexible connecting hose 76 and right and left coupling members 77, 77 coupling the connecting hose 67 and the first and second fuel supply rails 72, 73.
  • Each of the right and left coupling members 77 includes a flange section 77a detachably attached to a boss section 72a, 73a, which is unitarily formed with the first or second fuel supply rail 72, 73, by bolts 83, 83, a cylindrical section 77b formed to be coupled with the flange section 77a, and a joint section 77c formed to project from the cylindrical section 77b.
  • Each boss section 72a, 73a is formed to extend in a direction in which the boss section 72a, 73a normally crosses the axis e of the first or second fuel supply rail 72, 73.
  • Each of the right and left flange sections 77a is, similarly to each of the boss sections 72a, 73a, formed to extend in the direction in which the flange section 77a crosses the axis e of the first or second fuel supply rail 72, 73 at right angles. Also, each of the right and left joint sections 77c is formed to extend obliquely upward to cross a line connecting the respective bolts 83 of the flange section 77a to each other, and is also formed to face the outside in the crankshaft direction, i.e., to face the outside in the vehicle width direction.
  • the right and left joint sections 77c are detachably coupled with the connecting hose 76 through detachable connectors 85, 85.
  • each of the right and left detachable connectors 85 includes an insertion section 85a inserted into one of the ends of the connecting hose 76, a housing section 85b extending from the insertion section 85 and bending so that its axis turns at a right angle, and a clamping member 86 attached to the housing section 85b.
  • An engaging hook 85c with which a brim 77d formed at the joint section 77c engages is formed by being notched so as to be resiliently deformable. Also, the clamping member 86 has stoppers 86a that can contact with an outer circumferential surface of the joint section 77c.
  • the housing section 85b is putted onto the joint section 77c from a rear location (see FIG. 11 (a) ) and is pushed until the brim 77d of the joint section 77c engages with the engaging hook 85c (see FIG. 11 (b) ). Further, the clamping member 86 is pushed until the stoppers 86a contact with the joint section 77c (see FIG. 11 (b), (c) ). Disassembling them requires that the clamping member 86 is pulled up outward under a resiliently deformed condition.
  • the fuel injectors are divided into the first fuel injector group 65 including the first and second fuel injectors 57, 58 and the second fuel injector group 66 including the third and fourth fuel injectors 59, 60
  • the first supply rail 72 is connected to the fuel injectors 59, 60 of the first fuel injector group
  • the second fuel supply rail 73 is connected to the fuel injectors 59, 60 of the second fuel injector group 66
  • the fuel injectors 57-60 having different attaching angles are divided into two groups.
  • the fuel supply rails 72, 73 can be easily assembled and attached, accordingly. Incidentally, even if a single common straight fuel supply rail is attempted to be connected without the fuel injectors 57-60 being divided, it is impossible to make the fuel supply rail extend straightly in view of its construction. However, in the situation such that the fuel injectors are divided into the two injector groups as described with the embodiment, the common fuel rails for each group can be connected to each other even though the attaching angles of the injectors of the respective groups are different.
  • the first and second injector groups 65, 66 can be easily and surely connected to each other even though the axial directions of the respective supply rails 72, 72 are greatly different from each other. The assembling workability can be improved, accordingly.
  • the flange section 77a of each coupling member 77 is formed to extend normal to the axis e of the fuel supply rail 72, 73.
  • Each boss section 72a, 73a for connecting the associated flange section 77a to the fuel supply rail 72, 73 thus can be the minimum size.
  • the flange section 77a inclines obliquely relative to the axis e, bolt hole intervals of the flange section 77a need to be large because the attaching bolts holes are positioned outside more than fuel holes of the fuel supply rails 72, 73.
  • the coupling members 77 can be upsizing.
  • each joint section 77c protrudes in the direction in which the joint section 77c crosses the flange section 77a, the joint section 77c does not interfere with a tool for fastening the bolts 83 when the flange section 77a is attached to the associated boss section 72a, 73a by the bolts 83.
  • the assembling workability thus can be improved.
  • the connecting hose 76 can be attached to the joint sections 77c in a one-touch work. The workability can be improved, accordingly.
  • the distance between the right and left joint sections 77c, 77c needs to be relatively long because of structural problems of the detachable connectors 85 and in accordance with a magnitude of the flexibility of the connecting hose 76.
  • the connecting unit 75 can be easily assembled and attached, and the distance necessary for using the detachable connectors 85 can be ensured.
  • the intake passages are divided into the first intake passage group 67 including the first and second downstream intake conduits (outer intake passages) 40, 41 and where the first fuel injector group 65 is disposed, and the second intake passage group 68 including the third and fourth downstream intake conduits 42, 43 and where the second fuel injector group 66 is disposed.
  • the easiness in assembling and attaching work to the engine 3 can thus be enhanced, and also accuracy in assembling and attaching work of the respective fuel injectors 57-60, etc. can be enhanced.
  • the first through fourth downstream and upstream intake conduits 40-43, 45-48 are formed to define the obliquely extending axes C1-C4 along which the upstream portions of the respective intake conduits 40-43, 45-48 are offset toward the inside in the crankshaft direction more than the downstream portions thereof. Therefore, the widths of the first through fourth downstream and upstream intake conduits 40-43, 45-48 in the crankshaft direction can be small, and, to the extent, the entire size of the engine 3 in the vehicle width direction can be reduced. Thereby, the knees (see the chain double-dashed line of FIG. 7 ) of the rider can be prevented from interfering with the intake passages when the rider sits on the seat 15 to make the knee-grip. The riding position thus can be stabilized.
  • the first through fourth fuel injectors 57-60 are arranged in the direction in which the fuel injectors 57-60 extend generally along the obliquely extending intake merger axes C1-C4 of the first through fourth downstream intake conduits 40-43 and the intake merger axes f1', f2' of the intake merger ports and are also directed toward the rear sides of the valve plates 33a of the respective intake valves 33. Therefore, fuel can be injected and supplied in such a manner that the fuel impinges the rear surfaces of the valve plates of the intake valves 33, while the respective intake conduits 40-43 and the intake ports 24H are inclined inside. Thereby, cooling ability of the valve seats 31 that seal the intake valves 33 can be ensured. Wear of the valve seats 31 can be reduced, accordingly.
  • the temperature of the valve seat 31 portions may not be sufficiently lowered in some situations relating to arrangement positions of the respective fuel injectors 57-60.
  • the temperature of the valve seat 31 portions can be lowered by the fuel injected and supplied from the respective fuel injectors 57-60, and the wear of the valve seats 31 can be reduced.
  • angles ⁇ 1, ⁇ 4 of the obliquely extending axes C1, C4 of the first and fourth downstream intake conduits 40, 43 and upstream intake conduits 45, 48 positioned outside in the crankshaft direction are set to be larger than the angles ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3 of the respective second and third intake conduits 41, 42 and 46, 47 positioned inside.
  • the engine width thus can be made small.

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  1. Ein Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor (3), der eine Mehrzahl von Zylindern (23') und Ansaugtrakten (40-48), die mit Ansaugöffnungen (24H) der jeweiligen Zylinder (23') des Motors (3) verbunden sind, aufweist, wobei das Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem folgende Merkmale aufweist:
    Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtungen (57-60), die in den jeweiligen Ansaugtrakten (40-48) installiert sind; und
    eine Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung, die mit den Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtungen (57-60) verbunden ist, wobei
    die Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung eine erste Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung (72) und eine zweite Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung (73) umfasst,
    die Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtungen (57-60) eine erste Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtungsgruppe (65) und eine zweite Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtungsgruppe (66) umfassen,
    die erste Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung (72) mit der ersten Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtungsgruppe (65) verbunden ist und die zweite Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung (73) mit der zweigten Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtungsgruppe (66) verbunden ist, und
    die erste Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung (72) und die zweite Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung (73) durch eine Verbindungseinheit (75) miteinander verbunden sind,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die erste und die zweite Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung (72, 73) dahin gehend angeordnet sind, sich in einer Fahrzeugbreitenrichtung derart zu erstrecken, sich dass jede Achse (e) derselben relativ zu einer Geraden, die sich senkrecht zu einer Motormittellinie (b) erstreckt, nach hinten neigt, und
    die erste und die zweite Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung (72, 73) dahin gehend angeordnet sind, sich derart zu neigen, dass ihre Außenabschnitte in der Fahrzeugbreitenrichtung in dem Fahrzeug weiter hinten angeordnet sind als ihre Innenabschnitte, und weiter unten positioniert sind als die Innenabschnitte.
  2. Das Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor (3) gemäß Anspruch 1, bei dem die Verbindungseinheit (75) einen flexiblen Verbindungsschlauch (76) und ein Kopplungsbauglied (77), das zwischen dem Verbindungsschlauch (76) und der Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung angeordnet ist, umfasst.
  3. Das Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor (3) gemäß Anspruch 2, bei dem das Kopplungsbauglied (77) ein Flanschsegment (77a) aufweist, das lösbar an einem Befestigungsvorsprungssegment (72a, 73a) befestigt ist, das in der Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung gebildet ist, und das Flanschsegment (77a) dahin gehend gebildet ist, sich allgemein senkrecht zu einer Achse der Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung zu erstrecken.
  4. Das Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor (3) gemäß Anspruch 3, bei dem das Kopplungsbauglied (77) ein Anfügungssegment (77c), an das der Verbindungsschlauch (76) angefügt ist, aufweist und sich das Anfügungssegment (77c) in einer Richtung erstreckt, in der das Anfügungssegment (77c) das Flanschsegment (77a) kreuzt.
  5. Das Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor (3) gemäß Anspruch 3, bei dem sich eine Kurbelwelle (21) des Motors (3) horizontal erstreckt, das Kopplungsbauglied (77) ein Anfügungssegment (77c) aufweist, an das der Verbindungsschlauch (76) angefügt ist, und das Anfügungssegment (77c) dahin gehend gebildet ist, sich zu einem Wellenende der Kurbelwelle (21) hin zu erstrecken.
  6. Das Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor (3) gemäß Anspruch 3, bei dem das Kopplungsbauglied (77) ein Anfügungssegment (77c) aufweist, an das der Verbindungsschlauch (76) angefügt ist, und das Anfügungssegment (77c) und der Verbindungsschlauch (76) durch einen lösbaren Verbinder (85) lösbar miteinander verbunden sind.
  7. Das Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor (3) gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem jeder der Ansaugtrakte (40-48) derart gebildet ist, dass von einer Verbrennungskammer des zugeordneten Ansaugtrakts aus betrachtet ein vorgeschalteter Abschnitt (45-48) einer Achse des Ansaugtrakts stärker gegenüber einem Wellenende einer Kurbelwelle (20) positioniert ist als ein nachgeschalteter Abschnitt (40-43) der Achse des Ansaugtrakts.
  8. Das Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor (3) gemäß Anspruch 7, bei dem jede der Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtungen (57-60) dahin gehend positioniert ist, einen Kraftstoff allgemein entlang des nachgeschalteten Abschnitts (40-43) der Achse des zugeordneten Ansaugtrakts und hin zu einer Verbrennungskammer-Seitenöffnung des zugeordneten Ansaugtrakts (24H) einzuspritzen.
  9. Das Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor (3) gemäß Anspruch 7 oder Anspruch 8, bei dem jeder der Ansaugtrakte (40-48) einen äußeren Ansaugtrakt (40, 45), der nahe dem Wellenende der Kurbelwelle (21) positioniert ist, und einen inneren Ansaugtrakt (41, 46), der gegenüber dem Wellenende der Kurbelwelle (21) positioniert ist, umfasst, und ein Neigungswinkel der Achse (Θ1) des äußeren Ansaugtrakts (40, 45) relativ zu der Motormittellinie (b), die sich senkrecht zu der Kurbelwelle (21) erstreckt, größer ist als ein Neigungswinkel der Achse (Θ2) des inneren Ansaugtrakts (41, 46) relativ zu der Motormittellinie (b), die sich senkrecht zu der Kurbelwelle (21) erstreckt.
  10. Das Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor (3) gemäß Anspruch 9, bei dem die Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtungen (57-60) eine äußere Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtung (57, 60), die an dem äußeren Ansaugtrakt (40, 45) positioniert ist, und eine innere Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtung (58, 59), die an dem inneren Ansaugtrakt (41, 46) positioniert ist, umfassen, wobei sich ein Winkel der inneren Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtung (58, 59) relativ zu dem zugeordneten inneren Ansaugtrakt (41, 46) von einem Winkel der äußeren Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtung (57, 60) relativ zu dem zugeordneten äußeren Ansaugtrakt (40, 45) unterscheidet und die äußere Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtung (57, 60) und die innere Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtung (58, 59) durch die Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung miteinander verbunden sind.
  11. Das Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor (3) gemäß Anspruch 7, bei dem jeder der Ansaugtrakte (40-48) einen ersten Ansaugtraktabschnitt, an dem die Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtung (57-60) angeordnet ist, und einen zweiten Ansaugtraktabschnitt, an dem ein erstes Öffnungs-/Schließventil (44a) und ein zweites Öffnungs/Schließventil (44b) angeordnet sind, umfasst.
  12. Das Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem für einen Motor (3) gemäß Anspruch 11, bei dem die erste Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung (72) auf einer Seite der Motormittellinie (b), die sich senkrecht zu der Kurbelwelle (21) erstreckt, positioniert ist, und die zweite Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung (73) auf der anderen Seite der Motormittellinie (b) positioniert ist, so dass die erste und die zweite Kraftstoffzufuhrleitung (72, 73) zueinander symmetrisch sind.
  13. Ein Motorrad, das folgende Merkmale aufweist:
    einen Motor (3); und
    ein Kraftstoffzufuhrsystem gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12, das an dem Motor (3) angebracht ist.
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