Outboard engine

An in-line multicylinder outboard engine for an outboard engine unit including a vertical array of cylinders, a vertically extending crankshaft, a flywheel mounted on the upper end of the crankshaft, and a camshaft driver unit positioned between the flywheel and an upper surface of an engine block....

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Main Authors YAMAMOTO; HIROSHI, SUZUKI; HITOSHI, ITAI; YASUSHI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.08.1991
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Summary:An in-line multicylinder outboard engine for an outboard engine unit including a vertical array of cylinders, a vertically extending crankshaft, a flywheel mounted on the upper end of the crankshaft, and a camshaft driver unit positioned between the flywheel and an upper surface of an engine block. The engine also includes a vertical array of intake/fuel supply devices connected respectively to pipes of an intake manifold. The uppermost intake/fuel supply device has at least a portion of it positioned below a plane in which the flywheel is rotatable and within a region defined laterally of the camshaft driver unit. The pipes of the intake manifold have equal lengths.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19900509747