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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Tomohiro Koguchi, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yuichi Ayukawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/04 (2006.01); F01P 11/04 (2006.01); B60K 11/02 (2006.01); F02B 67/00 (2006.01); F02B 67/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 11/04 (2013.01); B60K 11/02 (2013.01); B60K 11/04 (2013.01); F02B 67/00 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/114 (2013.01); F02B 67/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transverse engine adjacent to a drive shaft includes an engine body having a crankshaft, a first pipe connected to the engine body and running such that an engine coolant flows therethrough, and an accessory drive system. The accessory drive system includes an endless outer belt wound between a crankshaft pulley and an alternator drive pulley. A portion of the first pipe forms a water protector located between the drive shaft and the outer belt and overlapping with the outer belt as viewed from the front or rear of the vehicle.