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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
May. 15, 2015
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Aisin Takaoka Co., Ltd., Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Osamu Maeda, Toyota, JP;
Tatsuo Iida, Anjo, JP;
Koichi Yonezawa, Toyota, JP;
Tomoya Kato, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
AISIN TAKAOKA CO., LTD., Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine includes: a cylinder block including multiple cylinders; a cylinder head; and a turbocharger including an inlet port connected to an exhaust outlet of the cylinder head. The inlet port includes a first wall portion located between one cylinder out of the two outermost cylinders and the central axis of the inlet port in the cylinder array direction, and a second wall portion located on the opposite side of the central axis of the inlet port from the first wall portion. The first wall portion includes a thick-walled portion that is greater in thickness than the second wall portion, and a thin-walled portion that is smaller in thickness than the thick-walled portion and is located upstream of the thick-walled portion in the direction of exhaust gas flow.