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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Yasushi Fujimoto, Saitama, JP;
Katsuhiko Ito, Saitama, JP;
Kinya Mizuno, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Sotani, Saitama, JP;
Masako Takahashi, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Yasushi Fujimoto, Saitama, JP;
Katsuhiko Ito, Saitama, JP;
Kinya Mizuno, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Sotani, Saitama, JP;
Masako Takahashi, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A water-cooled internal combustion engine includes a water pump having a short pump drive shaft for reducing the weight and size thereof. In a water-cooled internal engine equipped with a clutch at the end of a crankshaft, a water pump having a water pump drive shaft parallel to the crankshaft is disposed on the axial inside of the clutch, that is, on a central side of the crankshaft.