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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2006
Yoshihiko Kubo, Wako, JP;
Kazuhisa Ogawa, Wako, JP;
Hiroshi Koyama, Wako, JP;
Akihisa Shinoda, Wako, JP;
Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Wako, JP;
Souhei Honda, Wako, JP;
Yoshihiko Kubo, Wako, JP;
Kazuhisa Ogawa, Wako, JP;
Hiroshi Koyama, Wako, JP;
Akihisa Shinoda, Wako, JP;
Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Wako, JP;
Souhei Honda, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An air-cooled engine () has a fan cover () for covering a cooling fan (). The cover () is composed of a fan-cover peripheral wall () for covering the outside of the cooling fan (), and a top board () for closing off one end of the fan-cover peripheral wall (). The fan-cover peripheral wall () has an internally disposed guiding duct () for guiding cooling air (Wi) from the cooling fan () to an engine main body (). A first fastening member () secures a portion of the external part of the fan-cover peripheral wall () that is proximal to the guiding duct () to a casing () of the engine main body (). A second fastening member () extends from the casing () and through the fan-cover peripheral wall (), and secures a top board () in a portion that is at a distance from the guiding duct ().