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EP2806133B1
EP2806133B1 EP14159005.9A EP14159005A EP2806133B1 EP 2806133 B1 EP2806133 B1 EP 2806133B1 EP 14159005 A EP14159005 A EP 14159005A EP 2806133 B1 EP2806133 B1 EP 2806133B1
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Yasutaka Yoshida
Jun Yuizono
Tetsu Miura
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P3/00—Liquid cooling
    • F01P3/02—Arrangements for cooling cylinders or cylinder heads
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00—Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/04—Arrangements of liquid pipes or hoses
    • 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
    • F02F1/00—Cylinders; Cylinder heads 
    • F02F1/02—Cylinders; Cylinder heads  having cooling means
    • F02F1/10—Cylinders; Cylinder heads  having cooling means for liquid cooling
    • F02F1/14—Cylinders with means for directing, guiding or distributing liquid stream
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P3/00—Liquid cooling
    • F01P3/02—Arrangements for cooling cylinders or cylinder heads
    • F01P2003/028—Cooling cylinders and cylinder heads in series
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P2050/00—Applications
    • F01P2050/16—Motor-cycles
    • 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
    • F02F1/00—Cylinders; Cylinder heads 
    • F02F1/24—Cylinder heads
    • F02F1/26—Cylinder heads having cooling means
    • F02F1/36—Cylinder heads having cooling means for liquid cooling
    • F02F1/40—Cylinder heads having cooling means for liquid cooling cylinder heads with means for directing, guiding, or distributing liquid stream 

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  • the present invention relates to a motorcycle according to the preamble of independent claim 1.
  • a motorcycle can be taken from the prior art documents US 2007/0101966 A1 or US 2007/0095305 A1 .
  • JP 2007-2678 A discloses a motorcycle including: an internal combustion engine supported by a body frame; a radiator disposed forward of the internal combustion engine; and water piping through which the internal combustion engine and the radiator are connected to each other.
  • a cooling passage through which cooling water flows is provided inside the internal combustion engine.
  • an outlet of the cooling passage is provided at a lateral portion of a cylinder head. Cooling water cooled by the radiator passes through the cooling passage of the internal combustion engine, and then flows out from the lateral portion of the cylinder head. Therefore, water piping through which the lateral portion of the cylinder head and the radiator are connected to each other is required in order to guide the cooling water from the cooling passage of the internal combustion engine to the radiator. However, such water piping is likely to increase in length because the radiator is disposed forward of the internal combustion engine.
  • JP 2007-107492 A discloses a motorcycle in which an outlet of a cooling passage of an internal combustion engine is provided at a front portion of a cylinder head. In such a structure, a distance between the outlet of the cooling passage and a radiator is reduced.
  • connection port of an exhaust pipe is often provided at a front portion of a cylinder head.
  • a connection port of an exhaust pipe is provided at a front portion of a cylinder head, space at the front portion of the cylinder head is reduced, which might make it difficult to provide a sufficiently large opening as an outlet of a cooling passage.
  • water piping and the exhaust pipe which extend from the front portion of the cylinder head have to be disposed so as not to interfere with each other. Therefore, layout flexibility of the water piping and the exhaust pipe is disadvantageously reduced.
  • a motorcycle includes: an internal combustion engine including a cylinder body that extends upward from a crankcase and internally includes a cylinder, and a cylinder head that is connected to the cylinder body; a water passage which is provided inside the internal combustion engine and through which cooling water flows; a radiator disposed forward of the internal combustion engine; an exhaust pipe connection port provided at a front surface of the cylinder head; an outlet which is provided at a front surface of the cylinder body and through which the cooling water flows out from the water passage; an exhaust pipe connected to the exhaust pipe connection port; and water piping connected to the outlet and the radiator.
  • the expression “extend(s) upward” is intended to include both of extending in a vertically upward direction and extending in a direction inclined with respect to the vertically upward direction.
  • the outlet of the water passage and the exhaust pipe connection port are both provided at a front surface of the internal combustion engine, but the outlet of the water passage is provided at the cylinder body while the exhaust pipe connection port is provided at the cylinder head. Therefore, the water piping through which the outlet of the water passage and the radiator are connected to each other is unlikely to interfere with the exhaust pipe. Hence, layout flexibility of the water piping and the exhaust pipe can be ensured.
  • the outlet of the water passage is provided at the front surface of the cylinder body, thus making it possible to shorten the water piping through which the outlet and the radiator are connected to each other.
  • the motorcycle preferably further includes an inlet which is provided in the cylinder body and through which the cooling water flows into the water passage.
  • the inlet of the water passage is provided in the cylinder body, thus making it possible to easily prevent interference between the exhaust pipe and a component such as water piping or a water pump connected to the inlet of the water passage (note that a water pump is also a component through which water flows, and therefore, a water pump is included in water piping in the following description unless they are distinguished from each other).
  • a water pump is also a component through which water flows, and therefore, a water pump is included in water piping in the following description unless they are distinguished from each other).
  • layout flexibility of the water piping and the exhaust pipe can be sufficiently ensured.
  • the inlet is preferably provided at a lateral portion of the cylinder body.
  • the water passage preferably includes: a cylinder head cooling passage provided in the cylinder head; a cylinder body cooling passage provided in the cylinder body; a connection passage through which the cylinder head cooling passage and the cylinder body cooling passage are connected to each other; and an introduction passage which is provided in the cylinder body and through which the cooling water is guided from the inlet to the cylinder head cooling passage.
  • the outlet is preferably arranged to allow the cooling water to flow out from the cylinder body cooling passage.
  • the cooling water is guided into the cylinder head cooling passage through the introduction passage, and then flows into the cylinder body cooling passage via the connection passage.
  • the cooling water flows through the cylinder head cooling passage before flowing through the cylinder body cooling passage, and therefore, the cylinder head can be effectively cooled. Since the introduction passage is provided in the cylinder body, there is no need to additionally provide water piping that constitutes the introduction passage.
  • the motorcycle preferably further includes a water pump that conveys the cooling water.
  • the inlet is preferably provided at a right portion of the cylinder body and the water pump is preferably attached to a right portion of the internal combustion engine in front view of the motorcycle, or the inlet is preferably provided at a left portion of the cylinder body and the water pump is preferably attached to a left portion of the internal combustion engine in front view of the motorcycle.
  • a distance between the water pump and the inlet of the water passage is short, and therefore, a passage through which the water pump and the inlet of the water passage are connected to each other can be shortened. As a result, layout flexibility of the water piping and the exhaust pipe can be increased.
  • the water pump is preferably attached to the crankcase.
  • the distance between the water pump and the inlet of the water passage can be further reduced.
  • layout flexibility of the water piping and the exhaust pipe can be further increased.
  • the inlet is preferably disposed in the first region
  • the outlet is preferably disposed in the second region
  • the radiator preferably includes an inlet to which the water piping is connected.
  • the inlet of the radiator and the outlet are preferably disposed in the first region.
  • a distance between the outlet of the water passage and the inlet of the radiator is short, and therefore, the water piping through which the outlet of the water passage and the inlet of the radiator are connected to each other can be shortened. As a result, layout flexibility of the water piping and the exhaust pipe can be increased.
  • the internal combustion engine preferably includes one or more other cylinders arranged in alignment with the cylinder in a lateral direction of the motorcycle.
  • One or more other exhaust pipe connection ports is/are preferably provided at the front surface of the cylinder head so as to be arranged in alignment with the exhaust pipe connection port in a lateral direction of the motorcycle.
  • the motorcycle preferably includes one or more other exhaust pipes connected to said one or more other exhaust pipe connection ports.
  • the above-described effects can be obtained in a parallel multi-cylinder engine.
  • the inlet of the water passage is preferably disposed closer to the first end than the cylinders, and the outlet of the water passage is preferably disposed forward of the cylinder other than the cylinder closest to the first end among the cylinders.
  • a distance between the inlet and the outlet of the water passage is long, and therefore, interference between the water piping connected to the inlet and the water piping connected to the outlet can be easily prevented.
  • layout flexibility of the water piping and the exhaust pipes can be increased.
  • the outlet of the water passage is preferably provided forward of the cylinder closest to the second end among the cylinders.
  • the distance between the inlet and the outlet of the water passage is long, and therefore, interference between the water piping connected to the inlet and the water piping connected to the outlet can be easily prevented.
  • layout flexibility of the water piping and the exhaust pipes can be increased.
  • Various embodiments of the present teaching provide a motorcycle which includes a water-cooled internal combustion engine and in which water piping can be shortened without a reduction in layout flexibility of the water piping and an exhaust pipe.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle (vehicle) 1 according to one embodiment of the present teaching.
  • "front”, “rear”, “right”, “left”, “up” and “down” indicate front, rear, right, left, up and down with respect to a rider (not illustrated) sitting on a seat 11 of the motorcycle 1, respectively.
  • “Up” and “down” correspond to a vertically upward direction and a vertically downward direction when the motorcycle 1 is brought to a stop on a horizontal plane, respectively.
  • Reference signs “F”, “Re”, “R”, “L”, “Up” and “Dn” in the drawings represent front, rear, right, left, up and down, respectively.
  • directions defined as viewed from the front of the vehicle may also be used in the following description.
  • right and left are reversed.
  • left and right defined as viewed from the front of the vehicle correspond to right and left defined with respect to the rider sitting on the seat 11, respectively.
  • Reference signs "R"' and "L”' indicate right and left defined as viewed from the front of the vehicle.
  • the motorcycle 1 preferably includes a head pipe 2.
  • a handlebar 3 is supported by the head pipe 2 so that the handlebar 3 can be turned to the right and left.
  • a front fork 4 is connected to a lower end portion of the handlebar 3.
  • a front wheel 5 is rotatably supported by a lower end portion of the front fork 4.
  • a body frame 6 is fixed to the head pipe 2.
  • the body frame 6 preferably includes: a main frame 7 that extends obliquely downward and rearward from the head pipe 2 in side view of the vehicle; a seat frame 8 that extends obliquely upward and rearward from the main frame 7 in side view of the vehicle; and a back stay 9 connected to the main frame 7 and the seat frame 8.
  • a fuel tank 10 is disposed rearward of the head pipe 2, and the seat 11 is disposed rearward of the fuel tank 10.
  • the fuel tank 10 and the seat 11 are supported by the body frame 6.
  • a rear arm 13 is rotatably supported by the main frame 7.
  • a front end portion of the rear arm 13 is connected to the main frame 7 via a pivot shaft 12.
  • a rear wheel 14 is rotatably supported by a rear end portion of the rear arm 13.
  • the internal combustion engine 20 is supported by the body frame 6.
  • the internal combustion engine 20 preferably includes: a crankcase 22; a cylinder body 24 that extends obliquely upward and forward from the crankcase 22; a cylinder head 26 that extends obliquely upward and forward from the cylinder body 24; and a head cover 28 connected to a front end portion of the cylinder head 26.
  • the cylinder body 24 is integral with the crankcase 22.
  • the cylinder body 24 and the crankcase 22 may be separate components.
  • the internal combustion engine 20 preferably includes a drive shaft 46 that outputs a driving force.
  • the drive shaft 46 is connected to the rear wheel 14 via a chain 15.
  • the internal combustion engine 20 is a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine.
  • a first cylinder 31, a second cylinder 32 and a third cylinder 33 are provided inside the cylinder body 24.
  • the first, second and third cylinders 31, 32 and 33 are disposed in this order from the left to the right.
  • a piston 34 is contained in each of the first, second and third cylinders 31, 32 and 33.
  • Each piston 34 is connected to a crankshaft 36 via a connecting rod 35.
  • the crankshaft 36 is contained in the crankcase 22.
  • Concaves 27 are provided in portions of the cylinder head 26 which are located above the first, second and third cylinders 31, 32 and 33.
  • the cylinders 31 to 33, the pistons 34 and the concaves 27 define combustion chambers 43.
  • the cylinder head 26 is provided with intake ports 95 and exhaust ports 96 (see FIG. 7 ) which are communicated with the combustion chambers 43.
  • An intake pipe 120 (see FIG. 7 ) is connected to each intake port 95, and thus air is introduced into the combustion chambers 43 through the intake ports 95.
  • Exhaust pipes 101 to 103 which will be described later are connected to the exhaust ports 96, and thus exhaust gas is discharged from the combustion chambers 43 through the exhaust ports 96.
  • a generator 37 is attached to a left end portion of the crankshaft 36.
  • a sprocket 39 is attached to a right end portion of the crankshaft 36.
  • a cam chain 41 is wound around the sprocket 39.
  • a gear 42 is fixed to a portion of the crankshaft 36 which is located leftward of the sprocket 39.
  • the internal combustion engine 20 preferably includes a clutch 38.
  • the clutch 38 preferably includes a clutch housing 38a and a clutch boss 38b.
  • the clutch housing 38a is connected to the gear 42.
  • a torque of the crankshaft 36 is transmitted to the clutch housing 38a via the gear 42.
  • the clutch housing 38a rotates together with the crankshaft 36.
  • a main shaft 44 is fixed to the clutch boss 38b.
  • the internal combustion engine 20 preferably includes a transmission 40.
  • the transmission 40 preferably includes: a plurality of gears 45 provided at the main shaft 44; a plurality of gears 47 provided at the drive shaft 46; a shift cam 48; and a shift fork 49.
  • the shift fork 49 causes the gears 45 and/or the gears 47 to move axially, thus changing a combination of the gears 45 and 47 which intermesh with each other. As a result, a transmission gear ratio is changed.
  • the internal combustion engine 20 preferably includes a balancer 90.
  • the balancer 90 preferably includes: a balancer shaft 91; and a balancer weight 92 provided at the balancer shaft 91.
  • a gear 93 that intermeshes with the gear 42 is fixed to a right portion of the balancer shaft 91.
  • the balancer shaft 91 is connected to the crankshaft 36 via the gear 42 and the gear 93.
  • the balancer shaft 91 is driven by the crankshaft 36, and is rotated together with the crankshaft 36.
  • a gear 94 is fixed to a left end portion of the balancer shaft 91.
  • the gear 42 is press-fitted to the crankshaft 36. As mentioned above, the gear 42 intermeshes with both of the clutch housing 38a of the clutch 38 and the gear 93 of the balancer 90.
  • the gear 42 is provided by a press-fitted gear, thus making it possible to reduce an outer diameter of the gear 42. A reduction in the outer diameter of the gear 42 can reduce a distance between the crankshaft 36 and the main shaft 44 and a distance between the crankshaft 36 and the balancer shaft 91. Note that the crankshaft 36, the main shaft 44, the drive shaft 46 and the balancer shaft 91 extend laterally (namely, extend in a right-left direction), and are disposed in parallel with each other.
  • the internal combustion engine 20 is a water-cooled internal combustion engine, at least a portion of which is cooled by cooling water.
  • the motorcycle 1 preferably includes a cooling apparatus 50 that cools the internal combustion engine 20. Next, the cooling apparatus 50 will be described.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the cooling water circuit of the cooling apparatus 50.
  • the cooling apparatus 50 preferably includes: a water pump 52; a cooling passage 80 provided inside the internal combustion engine 20; a radiator 54; a thermostat 58; and an oil cooler 56.
  • the water pump 52 preferably includes: a discharge port 52o through which cooling water is discharged; and a suction port 52i through which the cooling water is sucked.
  • the cooling passage 80 preferably includes: an inlet 80i through which the cooling water flows in; and an outlet 80o through which the cooling water flows out.
  • the radiator 54 preferably includes: a radiator main body 54a through which heat is exchanged between the cooling water and air; an inlet tank 54b; and an outlet tank 54c.
  • the inlet tank 54b is provided with an inlet 54i through which the cooling water flows in.
  • the outlet tank 54c is provided with an outlet 54o through which the cooling water flows out.
  • the oil cooler 56 is provided with: an inlet 56i through which the cooling water flows in; and an outlet 56o through which the cooling water flows out.
  • the cooling apparatus 50 preferably includes: a first passage 71 connected to the discharge port 52o of the water pump 52 and the inlet 80i of the cooling passage 80; a second passage 72 connected to the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 and the inlet 54i of the radiator 54; a third passage 73 connected to the outlet 54o of the radiator 54 and the suction port 52i of the water pump 52; and an oil cooler passage 74.
  • the oil cooler passage 74 preferably includes: a first end portion 74i connected to the second passage 72; and a second end portion 74o connected to the third passage 73.
  • the oil cooler 56 is provided in the oil cooler passage 74.
  • the thermostat 58 is provided in a portion of the third passage 73 which is located between the outlet 54o of the radiator 54 and the second end portion 74o.
  • the thermostat 58 preferably includes: a thermostat case 59 provided with a first inlet 59i1, a second inlet 59i2 and an outlet 59o; and a valve body 57 contained inside the thermostat case 59 to open and close communication between the first inlet 59i1 and the outlet 59o.
  • the third passage 73 preferably includes: an upstream passage 73a connected to the outlet 54o of the radiator 54 and the first inlet 59i1 of the thermostat case 59; and a downstream passage 73b connected to the outlet 59o of the thermostat case 59 and the suction port 52i of the water pump 52.
  • the oil cooler passage 74 preferably includes: an upstream passage 74a connected to the first end portion 74i and the inlet 56i of the oil cooler 56; and a downstream passage 74b connected to the outlet 56o of the oil cooler 56 and the second inlet 59i2 of the thermostat case 59. Note that the second inlet 59i2 of the thermostat case 59 constitutes the second end portion 74o.
  • the thermostat 58 is an "in-line type" thermostat, and the second inlet 59i2 and the outlet 59o of the thermostat case 59 are always communicated with each other.
  • the thermostat 58 is arranged to shut off communication between the first inlet 59i1 and the outlet 59o by the valve body 57 and allow communication between the second inlet 59i2 and the outlet 59o when an internal temperature of the thermostat case 59 is lower than a reference temperature.
  • the thermostat 58 is arranged to allow communication between the first inlet 59i1 and the outlet 59o and allow communication between the second inlet 59i2 and the outlet 59o when the internal temperature of the thermostat case 59 is equal to or higher than the reference temperature.
  • the second inlet 59i2 and the outlet 59o are always communicated with each other irrespective of a value of the internal temperature of the thermostat case 59, and thus the cooling water always flows through the oil cooler passage 74. Therefore, the cooling water always flows through the oil cooler 56.
  • the reference temperature is uniquely determined depending on the thermostat 58, but is not limited to any particular temperature.
  • the particular thermostat 58 may be selected from a plurality of the thermostats 58 having different reference temperatures, so that a suitable reference temperature can be set.
  • the water pump 52 is fixed to the internal combustion engine 20.
  • the water pump 52 is fixed to the cylinder body 24.
  • the water pump 52 may be fixed to the crankcase 22, for example.
  • the water pump 52 is fixed to a left side wall of the cylinder body 24.
  • the water pump 52 is disposed rightward of a vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle.
  • vehicle center line CL refers to a line that passes through a lateral center of the motorcycle 1 and coincides with a center line of the front wheel 5 and a center line of the rear wheel 14.
  • the water pump 52 preferably includes: a pump housing 52B; a pump cover 52A disposed leftward of the pump housing 52B; an impeller 61 disposed inside the pump housing 52B; and a pump shaft 62 fixed to the impeller 61.
  • the pump cover 52A preferably includes a suction portion 60a through which the cooling water is sucked toward the impeller 61.
  • the pump housing 52B preferably includes: a discharge portion 60b through which the cooling water ejected from the impeller 61 is discharged; and a passage portion 60c (see FIG. 7 ) through which the cooling water is guided from the discharge portion 60b toward the internal combustion engine 20.
  • a gear 63 is fixed to the pump shaft 62.
  • the gear 63 intermeshes with the gear 94 fixed to the balancer shaft 91.
  • the gear 94 is press-fitted to the balancer shaft 91.
  • the pump shaft 62 is connected to the balancer shaft 91 via the gear 63 and the gear 94.
  • the water pump 52 is driven by the balancer shaft 91.
  • the impeller 61 rotates.
  • the balancer shaft 91 is driven by the crankshaft 36.
  • the water pump 52 is driven by the balancer shaft 91 directly, and is driven by the crankshaft 36 indirectly.
  • a shaft center of the pump shaft 62 is located above a shaft center of the crankshaft 36 in side view of the vehicle.
  • the shaft center of the pump shaft 62 is located forward of the shaft center of the crankshaft 36 in side view of the vehicle.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII of FIG. 7 .
  • a portion of the water pump 52 is attached via bolts 53 to the cylinder body 24 together with the ACM cover 64.
  • a portion of the pump cover 52A, a portion of the pump housing 52B and a portion of the ACM cover 64 are fixed to the cylinder body 24 via the same bolts 53.
  • the cooling apparatus 50 preferably includes: the first passage 71; and the cooling passage 80 provided inside the internal combustion engine 20.
  • the first passage 71 is provided inside the internal combustion engine 20.
  • the first passage 71 constitutes an introduction passage through which the cooling water is introduced from the water pump 52 to the cooling passage 80.
  • the first passage 71 may also be referred to as the "introduction passage 71".
  • the cooling passage 80 preferably includes: a cylinder head cooling passage 81 provided in the cylinder head 26; a cylinder body cooling passage 82 provided in the cylinder body 24; and a connection passage 83 through which the cylinder head cooling passage 81 and the cylinder body cooling passage 82 are connected to each other.
  • the cylinder head cooling passage 81 is provided around the concaves 27 (see FIG. 2 ) of the combustion chambers 43 of the first, second and third cylinders 31, 32 and 33.
  • the cylinder head cooling passage 81 is provided so that the cooling water flows from the right to the left in front view of the vehicle.
  • the cylinder body cooling passage 82 consists of a water jacket provided around the first, second and third cylinders 31, 32 and 33.
  • the cylinder body cooling passage 82 is provided so that the cooling water flows from the right to the left in front view of the vehicle.
  • a gasket 25 is sandwiched between the cylinder head 26 and the cylinder body 24.
  • the gasket 25 is provided with a plurality of holes 25b located above the cylinder body cooling passage 82 and below the cylinder head cooling passage 81.
  • the holes 25b constitute the connection passage 83.
  • the locations and number of the holes 25b constituting the connection passage 83 are not limited to any particular locations and number.
  • the gasket 25 is provided with: the two holes 25b located leftward of the third cylinder 33; the two holes 25b located rearward of the third cylinder 33; the two holes 25b located rearward of the second cylinder 32; the two holes 25b located rearward of the first cylinder 31; and the single hole 25b located rightward of the first cylinder 31.
  • the first passage 71 is provided in the cylinder body 24.
  • the first passage 71 is disposed rightward of the rightmost first cylinder 31 in front view of the vehicle.
  • the first passage 71 preferably includes: an inlet 71i opened rightward; an outlet 71o opened at an upper surface of the cylinder body 24; a lateral portion 71 a extending leftward from the inlet 71i; and a longitudinal portion 71 b extending parallel to cylinder axes from the lateral portion 71 a toward the outlet 71o.
  • the longitudinal portion 71 b has a lateral cross section in the form of a segment of a circle, the center of which is an axial center (cylinder axis) 31 c of the first cylinder 31.
  • reference signs "32c" and “33c” denote axes of the second cylinder 32 and the third cylinder 33, respectively.
  • the first passage 71 and the cooling passage 80 are both provided inside the internal combustion engine 20, and serve as water passages through which the cooling water flows.
  • the cooling passage 80 is provided to allow the cooling water to flow therethrough in order to cool the internal combustion engine 20
  • the first passage 71 is provided in order to guide the cooling water to the cylinder head cooling passage 81 but not to cool the internal combustion engine 20.
  • the first passage 71 and the cylinder body cooling passage 82 are both provided in the cylinder body 24, but the first passage 71 and the cylinder body cooling passage 82 define different spaces. Inside the cylinder body 24, the first passage 71 and the cylinder body cooling passage 82 are not connected to each other.
  • the first passage 71 is provided at a position located farther away from the cylinders 31 to 33 than the cylinder body cooling passage 82. A portion of the cylinder body cooling passage 82 is provided between the cylinders 31 to 33 and the first passage 71. As illustrated in FIG. 10 , the first passage 71 has a lateral width 71W greater than a lateral width 82W of the cylinder body cooling passage 82, but has a longitudinal width 71 L smaller than a length of an entire circumference of the cylinder body cooling passage 82. The first passage 71 has a flow passage cross-sectional area smaller than a flow passage cross-sectional area of the cylinder body cooling passage 82.
  • the first passage 71 is provided in the form of a segment of a circle, the center of which is the cylinder axis 31 c, and therefore, the longitudinal width 71 L corresponds to a maximum length of the first passage 71 in a cross section orthogonal to the cylinder axis 31 c.
  • the longitudinal width 71 L of the first passage 71 is smaller than an inner diameter 31 D of the first cylinder 31 in the cross section orthogonal to the cylinder axis 31 c.
  • the first to third cylinders 31 to 33 have the same inner diameter.
  • the first passage 71 has a passage length shorter than a passage length of the cylinder body cooling passage 82.
  • the first passage 71 has a surface area smaller than a surface area of the cylinder body cooling passage 82.
  • a hole 25a is provided in a portion of the gasket 25 which is located above the first passage 71 and below the cylinder head cooling passage 81.
  • the first passage 71 and the cylinder head cooling passage 81 are communicated with each other through the hole 25a.
  • the hole 25a constitutes a connection passage through which the first passage 71 and the cylinder head cooling passage 81 are connected to each other.
  • the inlet 80i of the cooling passage 80 is provided in a portion of the cylinder head 26 which is located above the hole 25a.
  • the cylinder body 24 is provided with the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80.
  • the outlet 80o is connected to the cylinder body cooling passage 82.
  • the outlet 80o is disposed leftward of the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle.
  • the outlet 80o is disposed forward of the third cylinder 33.
  • the outlet 80o is opened obliquely downward and forward. Up to this point, how the water passages of the internal combustion engine 20 are arranged has been described.
  • the radiator 54 is disposed forward of the internal combustion engine 20.
  • the radiator 54 is disposed forward of the cylinder body 24, the cylinder head 26 and the head cover 28.
  • the radiator 54 is inclined forward.
  • An upper end portion 54t of the radiator 54 is located forward of a lower end portion 54s of the radiator 54.
  • a fan 55 is disposed rearward of the radiator 54.
  • the inlet tank 54b is disposed leftward of the radiator main body 54a
  • the outlet tank 54c is disposed rightward of the radiator main body 54a.
  • the inlet tank 54b is disposed leftward of the vehicle center line CL
  • the outlet tank 54c is disposed rightward of the vehicle center line CL.
  • the inlet 54i of the radiator 54 is provided at a lower end portion of the inlet tank 54b.
  • the outlet 54o of the radiator 54 is provided at a lower end portion of the outlet tank 54c.
  • the thermostat 58 is disposed rightward of the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle.
  • the thermostat 58 is disposed forward of the internal combustion engine 20.
  • the thermostat 58 is disposed forward of the crankcase 22 and the cylinder body 24.
  • the thermostat 58 is disposed below the radiator 54 in front view of the vehicle.
  • the thermostat case 59 of the thermostat 58 has a vertically long and substantially cylindrical shape.
  • the first inlet 59i1 and the outlet 59o are provided at a right portion of the thermostat case 59
  • the second inlet 59i2 is provided at a left portion of the thermostat case 59.
  • the first inlet 59i1 is provided below the second inlet 59i2, and the outlet 59o is provided above the second inlet 59i2.
  • the oil cooler 56 cools oil inside the crankcase 22 with the cooling water.
  • the oil cooler 56 is arranged so that heat is exchanged between the cooling water and oil.
  • the oil cooler 56 is attached to the crankcase 22. As illustrated in FIG. 6 , the oil cooler 56 is disposed forward of the crankcase 22.
  • the oil cooler 56 has a substantially tubular shape that extends forward.
  • the oil cooler 56 is disposed on the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle.
  • a center 56c of the oil cooler 56 is located below the thermostat 58.
  • An upper end 56t of the oil cooler 56 is located below an upper end 58t of the thermostat 58, and a lower end 56s of the oil cooler 56 is located below a lower end 58s of the thermostat 58.
  • the inlet 56i of the oil cooler 56 is provided rightward of the outlet 56o and above the outlet 56o in front view of the vehicle.
  • water piping 72A includes, for example, a pipe, a hose, a tube, a joint, and a combination thereof.
  • the water piping 72A is disposed leftward of the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle.
  • the outlet 54o of the radiator 54 and the first inlet 59i1 of the thermostat 58 are connected to each other through water piping 73A.
  • the outlet 59o of the thermostat 58 and the suction port 52i of the water pump 52 are connected to each other through water piping 73B.
  • the water piping 73A and the water piping 73B are disposed rightward of the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle.
  • a portion 73A1 of the water piping 73A overlaps with the water piping 73B in front view of the vehicle.
  • the portion 73A1 of the water piping 73A is disposed forward of the water piping 73B.
  • Another portion 73A2 of the water piping 73A is disposed below the water piping 73B.
  • the portion 73A2 of the water piping 73A overlaps with the water piping 73B in plan view of the vehicle.
  • the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 of the internal combustion engine 20 and the inlet 56i of the oil cooler 56 are connected to each other through water piping 74A.
  • the outlet 56o of the oil cooler 56 and the second inlet 59i2 of the thermostat 58 are connected to each other through water piping 74B.
  • the water piping 74A is first extended downward from the outlet 80o, and then the water piping 74A is bent rightward and subsequently bent downward so as to be connected to the inlet 56i.
  • the water piping 74B is first extended leftward from the outlet 56o, and then the water piping 74B is bent upward, extended upward and subsequently bent rightward so as to be connected to the second inlet 59i2.
  • a portion 74B1 of the water piping 74B overlaps with the water piping 74A in front view of the vehicle.
  • the portion 74B1 of the water piping 74B is disposed forward of the water piping 74A.
  • Another portion 74B2 of the water piping 74B is disposed below the water piping 74A.
  • the portion 74B2 of the water piping 74B overlaps with the water piping 74A in plan view of the vehicle.
  • the above-mentioned second passage 72 preferably includes the water piping 72A.
  • the upstream passage 73a and the downstream passage 73b of the third passage 73 preferably include the water piping 73A and the water piping 73B, respectively.
  • the upstream passage 74a and the downstream passage 74b of the oil cooler passage 74 preferably include the water piping 74A and the water piping 74B, respectively.
  • one end of the water piping 74A is connected to the outlet 80o, which means that the upstream passage 74a of the oil cooler passage 74 is connected to an upstream end of the second passage 72.
  • one end of the water piping 74A may be connected to the water piping 72A instead of being connected to the outlet 80o.
  • the water piping 74A and the water piping 74B are thinner than the water piping 72A, the water piping 73A and the water piping 73B.
  • the oil cooler passage 74 has a flow passage cross-sectional area smaller than flow passage cross-sectional areas of the second passage 72 and the third passage 73.
  • reference signs "78" and "79” denote a recovery tank and an oil filter, respectively.
  • the recovery tank 78 and the oil filter 79 are disposed forward of the internal combustion engine 20 similarly to the thermostat 58 and the oil cooler 56.
  • the oil cooler 56 is disposed rightward of the recovery tank 78 and leftward of the oil filter 79 in front view of the vehicle.
  • the oil cooler 56 is disposed between the recovery tank 78 and the oil filter 79 in front view of the vehicle.
  • the cylinder head 26 is provided with exhaust pipe connection ports 97 connected to the exhaust ports 96.
  • the internal combustion engine 20 preferably includes the first exhaust pipe 101, the second exhaust pipe 102 and the third exhaust pipe 103 which are connected to the exhaust pipe connection ports 97.
  • the first, second and third exhaust pipes 101, 102 and 103 are communicated with the combustion chambers 43 (see FIG. 2 ) of the first, second and third cylinders 31, 32 and 33, respectively.
  • the exhaust pipe connection ports 97 are provided at a front surface of the cylinder head 26, and therefore, the first, second and third exhaust pipes 101, 102 and 103 are connected to the front surface of the cylinder head 26. As illustrated in FIG.
  • the first exhaust pipe 101 preferably includes: an upper portion 101 A extending obliquely downward and forward from the cylinder head 26; first and second intermediate portions 101B and 101C extending obliquely downward and rearward from the upper portion 101A: and a lower portion 101D extending rearward from the second intermediate portion 101C.
  • the second exhaust pipe 102 preferably includes: an upper portion 102A extending obliquely downward and forward from the cylinder head 26; first and second intermediate portions 102B and 102C extending obliquely downward and rearward from the upper portion 102A; and a lower portion 102D extending rearward from the second intermediate portion 102C.
  • the third exhaust pipe 103 preferably includes: an upper portion 103A extending obliquely downward and forward from the cylinder head 26; first and second intermediate portions 103B and 103C extending obliquely downward and rearward from the upper portion 103A; and a lower portion 103D extending rearward from the second intermediate portion 103C.
  • the first intermediate portions 101 B, 102B and 103B extend obliquely downward and rightward
  • the second intermediate portions 101C, 102C and 103C extend obliquely downward and leftward.
  • the thermostat 58 and the oil cooler 56 are disposed rearward of the first, second and third exhaust pipes 101, 102 and 103. More specifically, the thermostat 58 and the oil cooler 56 are disposed rearward of the intermediate portions 101 Band 101C of the first exhaust pipe 101, the intermediate portions 102B and 102C of the second exhaust pipe 102, and the intermediate portions 103B and 103C of the third exhaust pipe 103.
  • the thermostat 58 is disposed between the crankcase 22 and the exhaust pipes 101 to 103 in a front-rear direction.
  • the water piping 73B is disposed between the crankcase 22 and the first to third exhaust pipes 101 to 103, and between the cylinder body 24 and the first to third exhaust pipes 101 to 103.
  • the water piping 74A and the water piping 74B are also disposed between the crankcase 22 and the first to third exhaust pipes 101 to 103, and between the cylinder body 24 and the first to third exhaust pipes 101 to 103.
  • FIG. 11 in side view of the vehicle, the water piping 74A and the water piping 74B are also disposed between the crankcase 22 and the first to third exhaust pipes 101 to 103, and between the cylinder body 24 and the first to third exhaust pipes 101 to 103.
  • the water piping 73B in side view of the vehicle, is disposed compactly within a space defined by the crankcase 22, the cylinder body 24, and the upper portion 101A and the first intermediate portion 101 B of the first exhaust pipe 101.
  • a portion of the water piping 72A is disposed rearward of the upper portions 101 A to 103A and the first intermediate portions 101 B to 103B of the first to third exhaust pipes 101 to 103, and another portion of the water piping 72A intersects with the first to third exhaust pipes 101 to 103 and then connects with the inlet 54i of the radiator 54.
  • FIG. 11 in side view of the vehicle, a portion of the water piping 72A is disposed rearward of the upper portions 101 A to 103A and the first intermediate portions 101 B to 103B of the first to third exhaust pipes 101 to 103, and another portion of the water piping 72A intersects with the first to third exhaust pipes 101 to 103 and then connects with the inlet 54i of the radiator 54.
  • a portion of the water piping 73A is disposed rearward of the first intermediate portions 101 B to 103B of the first to third exhaust pipes 101 to 103, and another portion of the water piping 73A intersects with the first to third exhaust pipes 101 to 103 and then connects with the outlet 54o of the radiator 54.
  • the cooling water has a low temperature.
  • the temperature of the cooling water is lower than the reference temperature of the thermostat 58, and the communication between the first inlet 59i1 and the outlet 59o of the thermostat 58 is shut off.
  • the first inlet 59i1 and the outlet 59o of the thermostat 58 are communicated with each other, thus performing an operation of allowing the cooling water that has cooled the internal combustion engine 20 to radiate heat through the radiator 54 (which will hereinafter be referred to as a "normal operation").
  • the cooling water discharged from the water pump 52 goes into the introduction passage 71, and then flows into the cylinder head cooling passage 81 from the introduction passage 71.
  • the cooling water which has flowed into the cylinder head cooling passage 81, flows leftward through the cylinder head cooling passage 81 in front view of the vehicle.
  • some of the cooling water flows into the cylinder body cooling passage 82 through the hole 25b located rightward of the first cylinder 31 and the holes 25b located rearward of the first, second and third cylinders 31, 32 and 33 in front view of the vehicle.
  • the remainder of the cooling water flows into the cylinder body cooling passage 82 through the holes 25b located leftward of the third cylinder 33 in front view of the vehicle.
  • the cooling water inside the cylinder head cooling passage 81 sequentially flows into the cylinder body cooling passage 82 while flowing leftward in front view of the vehicle.
  • the cooling water inside the cylinder body cooling passage 82 flows leftward in front view of the vehicle.
  • the cooling water that has reached a region surrounding the third cylinder 33 then flows out forward from the outlet 80o.
  • the cooling water Since the communication between the first inlet 59i1 and the outlet 59o of the thermostat 58 is shut off, the cooling water, which has flowed out from the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80, does not flow into the radiator 54. As indicated by solid arrows in FIG. 6 , the cooling water, which has flowed out from the outlet 80o, flows through the water piping 74A, the oil cooler 56 and the water piping 74B, and then flows into the thermostat 58 from the second inlet 59i2. The cooling water, which has flowed into the thermostat 58, flows out from the outlet 59o, flows through the water piping 73B, and is then sucked into the water pump 52. From then onwards, the cooling water circulates in a similar manner.
  • the cooling water discharged from the water pump 52 passes through the introduction passage 71 and the cooling passage 80, and then flows out from the outlet 80o (see FIG. 9 ).
  • the first inlet 59i1 and the outlet 59o are communicated with each other, and the second inlet 59i2 and the outlet 59o are communicated with each other.
  • some of the cooling water that has flowed out from the outlet 80o flows into the inlet tank 54b of the radiator 54 through the water piping 72A.
  • the cooling water, which has flowed into the inlet tank 54b flows through the radiator main body 54a rightward in front view of the vehicle.
  • the cooling water inside the radiator main body 54a exchanges heat with air outside the radiator main body 54a, and is thus cooled by this air.
  • the cooling water, which has flowed through the radiator main body 54a flows into the outlet tank 54c.
  • the cooling water inside the outlet tank 54c flows through the water piping 73A, and then flows into the thermostat 58 from the first inlet 59i1.
  • the remainder of the cooling water that has flowed out from the outlet 80o flows through the oil cooler passage 74. Specifically, this cooling water flows through the water piping 74A, and then flows into the oil cooler 56. The cooling water cools the oil in the oil cooler 56. The cooling water that has flowed out from the oil cooler 56 flows through the water piping 74B, and then flows into the thermostat 58 from the second inlet 59i2.
  • the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 of the internal combustion engine 20 and the exhaust pipe connection ports 97 are all provided at a front surface of the internal combustion engine 20, but the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 is provided at the cylinder body 24 while the exhaust pipe connection ports 97 are provided at the cylinder head 26 as illustrated in FIG. 12 . Therefore, the water piping 72A (see FIG. 6 ) through which the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 and the inlet 54i of the radiator 54 are connected to each other is unlikely to interfere with the exhaust pipes 101 to 103. Hence, in the motorcycle 1, layout flexibility of the water piping 72A and the exhaust pipes 101 to 103 can be ensured.
  • the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 is provided at a front surface of the cylinder body 24, thus making it possible to shorten the water piping 72A through which the outlet 80o and the inlet 54i of the radiator 54 are connected to each other. Accordingly, the present embodiment can provide the motorcycle 1 in which the water piping 72A can be shortened without a reduction in layout flexibility of the water piping 72A and the exhaust pipes 101 to 103.
  • the first passage 71 is provided inside the internal combustion engine 20, and the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 is provided in the cylinder body 24. Since the inlet 71 i is provided in the cylinder body 24, interference between the water pump 52 connected to the inlet 71 i and the exhaust pipes 101 to 103, and interference between the water piping 73B connected to the water pump 52 and the exhaust pipes 101 to 103 can be easily prevented.
  • the discharge port 52o of the water pump 52 and the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 are directly connected to each other in the present embodiment, but when the discharge port 52o and the inlet 71 i are connected to each other through water piping, interference between this water piping and the exhaust pipes 101 to 103 can be easily prevented. Hence, layout flexibility of a component such as the water pump 52 and the exhaust pipes 101 to 103 can be sufficiently ensured.
  • the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 is provided at a lateral portion of the cylinder body 24, and therefore, there is no need to allow space for providing the inlet 71 i at the front surface of the cylinder body 24. Therefore, mutual interference between the water pump 52 connected to the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71, the water piping 72A connected to the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80, and the exhaust pipes 101 to 103 can be easily prevented. As a result, layout flexibility of the water pump 52, the water piping 72A and the exhaust pipes 101 to 103 can be sufficiently ensured.
  • the cooling water discharged from the water pump 52 is guided into the cylinder head cooling passage 81 through the first passage 71 serving as the introduction passage, and then flows into the cylinder body cooling passage 82 via the connection passage 83.
  • the cooling water flows through the cylinder head cooling passage 81 before flowing through the cylinder body cooling passage 82, and therefore, the cooling water having a low temperature is supplied to the cylinder head cooling passage 81.
  • the cylinder head 26 can be effectively cooled.
  • the cylinder head 26 is located close to the combustion chambers 43. Accordingly, in the motorcycle 1, adjacent regions of the combustion chambers 43 of the internal combustion engine 20 can be effectively cooled, thus making it possible to suppress knocking.
  • the first passage 71 is provided in the cylinder body 24, there is no need to additionally provide water piping that constitutes the first passage 71. As a result, the number of pieces of water piping can be reduced.
  • the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 is provided at a right portion of the cylinder body 24, and the water pump 52 is attached to a right portion of the internal combustion engine 20 in front view of the vehicle.
  • a distance between the water pump 52 and the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 is short, and therefore, a passage through which the discharge port 52o of the water pump 52 and the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 are connected to each other can be shortened.
  • the discharge port 52o of the water pump 52 and the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 are directly connected to each other, thus eliminating the passage through which the discharge port 52o and the inlet 71 i are connected to each other.
  • the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 may alternatively be provided at a left portion of the cylinder body 24, and the water pump 52 may alternatively be attached to a left portion of the internal combustion engine 20 in front view of the vehicle. Also in that case, effects similar to those mentioned above are obtainable.
  • the water pump 52 is attached to the crankcase 22 as illustrated in FIG. 6 .
  • the distance between the water pump 52 and the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 can be reduced, thus making it possible to increase layout flexibility of the water pump 52, the water piping 73A, the water piping 73B and the exhaust pipes 101 to 103.
  • the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 is disposed rightward of the vehicle center line CL, and the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 is disposed leftward of the vehicle center line CL.
  • a region located rightward of the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle and a region located leftward of the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle are defined as a first region and a second region, respectively, the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 is disposed in the first region, and the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 is disposed in the second region.
  • the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 may be disposed leftward of the vehicle center line CL, and the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 may be disposed rightward of the vehicle center line CL.
  • the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 may be disposed in the first region, and the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 may be disposed in the second region. Also in that case, effects similar to those mentioned above are obtainable.
  • the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 and the inlet 54i of the radiator 54 are disposed leftward of the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle.
  • the region located leftward of the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle and the region located rightward of the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle are defined as the first region and the second region, respectively, the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 and the inlet 54i of the radiator 54 are disposed in the first region.
  • a distance between the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 and the inlet 54i of the radiator 54 is short, and therefore, the water piping 72A through which the outlet 80o and the inlet 54i are connected to each other can be shortened.
  • the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 and the inlet 54i of the radiator 54 may be disposed rightward of the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle.
  • the region located rightward of the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle and the region located leftward of the vehicle center line CL in front view of the vehicle are defined as the first region and the second region, respectively, the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 and the inlet 54i of the radiator 54 may be disposed in the first region. Also in that case, effects similar to those mentioned above are obtainable.
  • the inlet 71i of the first passage 71 is disposed rightward of the cylinders 31 to 33, and the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 is disposed forward of the cylinder 33, i.e., the cylinder other than the rightmost cylinder 31.
  • the outlet 80o may be disposed forward of the cylinder 32. In this manner, the outlet 80o is disposed forward of the cylinder 32 or 33 other than the cylinder 31, thus making it possible to increase a distance between the inlet 71i and the outlet 80o.
  • the inlet 71i of the first passage 71 may be disposed leftward of the cylinders 31 to 33, and the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 may be disposed forward of the cylinder 31 or 32 other than the leftmost cylinder 33. Also in that case, effects similar to those mentioned above are obtainable.
  • the inlet 71 i of the first passage 71 should be disposed rightward of the cylinders 31 to 33 and the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 should be disposed forward of the leftmost cylinder 33 in front view of the vehicle as in the present embodiment.
  • the inlet 71i of the first passage 71 should be disposed leftward of the cylinders 31 to 33 and the outlet 80o of the cooling passage 80 should be disposed forward of the rightmost cylinder 31 in front view of the vehicle.
  • the distance between the inlet 71i and the outlet 80o can be considerably increased, thus further facilitating prevention of interference between the water pump 52 connected to the inlet 71i and the water piping 72A connected to the outlet 80o, and interference between the water piping 73B connected to the water pump 52 and the water piping 72A connected to the outlet 80o.

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  1. Ein Motorrad (1), das umfasst:
    eine Brenn-Kraft-Maschine (20) mit innerer Verbrennung, die einen Zylinder-Körper (24) umfasst, der sich nach oben von einem Kurbelgehäuse (22) erstreckt, und intern einen Zylinder (31) umfasst, und einen Zylinder-Kopf (26), der mit dem Zylinder-Körper (24) verbunden ist;
    einen Wasser-Durchgang (80), der im Inneren der Brenn-Kraft-Maschine (20) mit innerer Verbrennung vorgesehen ist und durch den Kühlwasser strömt;
    einen Kühler (54), angeordnet vor der Brenn-Kraft-Maschine (20) mit innerer Verbrennung;
    einen Abgas-Leitungs-Verbindungs-Anschluss (97), vorgesehen an einer Vorder-Fläche des Zylinder-Kopfs (26);
    einen Auslass (80o), durch den das Kühlwasser von dem Wasser-Durchgang (80) ausströmt;
    eine Abgas-Leitung (101), verbunden mit dem Abgas-Leitungs-Verbindungs-Anschluss (97); und
    eine Wasser-Leitung (72A), verbunden mit dem Auslass (80o) und dem Kühler (54), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Auslass (80o) an einer Vorder-Fläche des Zylinder-Körpers (24) vorgesehen ist.
  2. Ein Motorrad (1) gemäß Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet durch einen Einlass (71 i), der in dem Zylinder-Körper (24) vorgesehen ist und durch den das Kühlwasser in den Wasser-Durchgang (80) einströmt.
  3. Ein Motorrad (1) gemäß Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Einlass (71 i) an einem Querabschnitt des Zylinder-Körpers (24) vorgesehen ist.
  4. Ein Motorrad (1) gemäß Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Wasser-Durchgang (80) umfasst: einen Zylinder-Kopf-Kühlungs-Durchgang (81), vorgesehen in dem Zylinder-Kopf (26); einen Zylinder-Körper-Kühlungs-Durchgang (82), vorgesehen in dem Zylinder-Körper (24); einen Verbindungs-Durchgang (83) durch den der Zylinder-Kopf-Kühlungs-Durchgang (81) und der Zylinder-Körper-Kühlungs-Durchgang (82) miteinander verbunden sind; und einen Einführungs-Durchgang (71), der in dem Zylinder-Körper (24) vorgesehen ist und durch den das Kühlwasser von dem Einlass (71 i) zu dem Zylinder-Kopf-Kühlungs-Durchgang (81) geführt ist, und
    wobei der Auslass (80o) angeordnet ist, um zu gestatten, dass das Kühlwasser von dem Zylinder-Körper-Kühlungs-Durchgang (82) ausströmt.
  5. Ein Motorrad (1) gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, gekennzeichnet durch eine Wasserpumpe (52), welche das Kühlwasser fördert, und
    wobei der Einlass (71 i) an einem linken Abschnitt des Zylinder-Körpers (24) vorgesehen ist und die Wasserpumpe (52) ist an einem linken Abschnitt der Brenn-Kraft-Maschine (20) mit innerer Verbrennung angebracht mit Bezug auf einem Fahrer, der auf dem Motorrad sitzt, oder der Einlass (71 i) ist an einem rechten Abschnitt des Zylinder-Körpers (24) vorgesehen und die Wasserpumpe (52) ist an einem rechten Abschnitt der Brenn-Kraft-Maschine (20) mit innerer Verbrennung mit Bezug auf einen Fahrer, der auf dem Motorrad sitzt, angebracht.
  6. Ein Motorrad (1) gemäß Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Wasserpumpe (52) an dem Kurbelgehäuse (22) angebracht ist.
  7. Ein Motorrad (1) gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 2 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Einlass (71 i) in einem Bereich, angeordnet links von einer Motorrad-Mittellinie (CL) mit Bezug auf einen Fahrer, der auf dem Motorrad sitzt, positioniert ist, und der Auslass (80o) ist in einem Bereich, angeordnet rechts von der Motorrad-Mittellinie (CL) mit Bezug auf den Fahrer, der auf dem Motorrad sitzt, positioniert, oder
    der Einlass (71 i) ist in einem Bereich, angeordnet rechts von der Motorrad-Mittellinie (CL) mit Bezug auf den Fahrer, der auf dem Motorrad sitzt, angeordnet, und der Auslass (80o) ist in dem Bereich, angeordnet links von der Motorrad-Mittellinie (CL) mit Bezug auf den Fahrer, der auf dem Motorrad sitzt, positioniert.
  8. Ein Motorrad (1) gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Kühler (54) einen Einlass (54i) umfasst, mit dem die Wasser-Leitung (72A) verbunden ist, und wobei beide, von dem Einlass (54i) des Kühlers (54) und dem Auslass (80o), in einem Bereich, angeordnet links von einer Motorrad-Mittellinie (CL) mit Bezug auf einen Fahrer, der auf dem Motorrad sitzt, oder in einem Bereich, angeordnet rechts von der Motorrad-Mittellinie (CL) mit Bezug auf den Fahrer, der auf dem Motorrad sitzt, positioniert sind.
  9. Ein Motorrad (1) gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Brenn-Kraft-Maschine (20) mit innerer Verbrennung einen oder mehrere andere Zylinder (32, 33) umfasst, angeordnet in Ausrichtung auf den Zylinder (31) in einer Querrichtung des Motorrads (1),
    wobei ein oder mehrere andere Abgas-Leitungs-Verbindungs-Anschlüsse (97) an der vorderen Fläche des Zylinder-Kopfs (26) vorgesehen sind, sodass diese in Ausrichtung mit dem Abgas-Leitungs-Verbindungs-Anschluss (97) in einer Querrichtung des Motorrads (1) angeordnet sind, und
    wobei das Motorrad (1) eine oder mehrere andere Abgas-Leitungen (102, 103) umfasst, die mit diesem einen oder mehreren anderen Abgas-Leitungs-VerbindungsAnschlüssen (97) verbunden sind.
  10. Ein Motorrad (1) gemäß Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass, wenn eines von einem linken Ende und einem rechten Ende mit Bezug auf einen Fahrer, der auf dem Motorrad sitzt, als ein erstes Ende definiert ist und das andere Ende als ein zweites Ende definiert ist, ist der Einlass (71 i) des Wasser-Durchgangs (80) näher zu dem ersten Ende positioniert als die Zylinder (31, 32, 33), und der Auslass (80o) des Wasser-Durchgangs (80) ist vor dem Zylinder (32, 33) anders als der Zylinder (31) am nächsten zu dem ersten Ende von den Zylindern (31, 32, 33) positioniert.
  11. Ein Motorrad (1) gemäß Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Auslass (80o) des Wasser-Durchgangs (80) vor dem Zylinder (33) am nächsten zu dem zweiten Ende von den Zylindern (31, 32, 33) vorgesehen ist.
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