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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2006
Hiroyoshi Kochi, Sagamihara, JP;
Manabu Sekimukai, Sagamihara, JP;
Yosuke Maruta, Sagamihara, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A forced-air-cooled engine has a main blow-out opening provided to a back plate of a cooling fan cover at a position facing a cylinder part for blowing out cooling air for cooling a cylinder part and a secondary blow-out opening provided to the back plate at a position opposite to the main blow-out opening in regard to the crankshaft center for cooling a part of a crankcase part, wherein a cooling air guide cover is equipped which is composed of a cylinder air-guide cover part which guides air blown out from the main blow-out opening to flow to cool the cylinder part and cylinder head, and a top cover part which guides air blown out from the secondary blow-out opening to flow along a side face of the crankcase part to cool there and then flow into midstream of the cooling air flow blown out from the main blow-out opening and cooling the cylinder part and cylinder head.