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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takamitsu Suzuki, Iwata, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1235591 ;
Abstract
Several embodiments of supercharged V-type engines wherein at least one plenum chamber is provided that is disposed adjacent at least one of the banks of the cylinders. A supercharger is positioned at the transmission end of the engine and is interconnected with the plenum chamber through a relatively short conduit. In some embodiments, the supercharger is driven from the transmission and in other embodiments, the supercharger is driven from the opposite end of the engine. In one embodiment, there are a pair of plenum chambers, each disposed above a respective cylinder bank.