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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Ken Saito, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yasuhiro Okasako, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/08 (2006.01); F02B 77/11 (2006.01); B60K 11/06 (2006.01); B60K 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/08 (2013.01); F02B 77/11 (2013.01); B60K 11/06 (2013.01); B60K 13/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a rear exhaust engine, an upper portion of a rear portion of a head cover is provided with a first flow redirecting member facing upward and extending rearward and downward toward an exhaust device. A shield cover extending in a width direction of a vehicle is provided behind the first flow redirecting member. The shield cover has a shield surface extending from an upper end portion of the head cover toward a hood and directed rearward. The shield cover is designed such that its upper end is located below a rear end of the first flow redirecting member.