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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tatsuo Aruga, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshio Iwasa, Nagareyama, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B / ; F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 1231 / ; 123 9031 ;
Abstract
A cylinder block includes two cylinder banks angularly disposed to each other, and two cylinder heads are mounted on the two cylinder banks, respectively. Two idler gears are rotatably mounted to the two cylinder banks, respectively, and a crankshaft is rotatably mounted to the cylinder block. A chain drivingly interconnects the two idler gears and the crankshaft. The chain, the idler gears, and the crankshaft cooperate with each other to define a predetermined space adjacent to the cylinder block, wherein an auxiliary device is mounted.