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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eiichi Kamiyama, Mishima, JP;
Tatehito Ueda, Susono, JP;
Toshio Itoh, Susono, JP;
Hiroshi Tada, Mishima, JP;
Hideo Nagaosa, Susono, JP;
Shinichi Sano, Susono, JP;
Katsuhiko Aoyama, Nukata-gun, JP;
Tetsu Yamada, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 123 9031 ;
Abstract
An engine including an intermediate shaft which is driven by the crankshaft and drives the camshaft. The intermediate shaft directly drives an oil pump arranged above the trans-axle and drives an alternator and compressor through a pulley connected to the intermediate shaft and a belt. The intermediate shaft is arranged shifted in the lateral direction from the plane containing the axes of the cylinders.