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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2004
Minoru Matsuda, Saitama, JP;
Shumpei Hasegawa, Saitama, JP;
Minoru Matsuda, Saitama, JP;
Shumpei Hasegawa, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To simplify the connection of a cylinder barrel and a cylinder head to, a crankcase and to reduce the weight of an engine. A liquid-cooled engine is provided with the crankcase wherein a cylinder barrel having a water jacket on the cylinder side for cooling is connected to the crankcase. A cylinder head is connected to the cylinder barrel. A plurality of mounting bosses extend from fitting planes to a crankcase of the cylinder barrels and to cylinder heads that are integrated with cylinder blocks. The cylinder barrels and the cylinder heads are integrated in a state in which the mounting bosses encircle the cylinder bores and the cylinder blocks are fastened to the crankcase by bolts inserted into each mounting boss.