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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Atsuki Sugihara, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 75/22 (2006.01); F01N 13/10 (2010.01); F01N 3/28 (2006.01); F02B 75/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 75/22 (2013.01); F01N 13/10 (2013.01); F01N 3/28 (2013.01); F02B 2075/1808 (2013.01);
Abstract
A V-type engine includes an engine body including a crankcase configured to rotatably support a crankshaft, and a first and second cylinder banks extending from the crankcase, an exhaust collecting pipe connected to the first and second cylinder banks, a catalyst accommodated in the exhaust collecting pipe, and a muffler detachably connected to the exhaust collecting pipe, wherein when viewed in an axial direction of the crankshaft, the catalyst is arranged within an area between axial lines of the first and second cylinder banks.