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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2015
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo, JP;
Shohei Naruoka, Kakogawa, JP;
Yoshiharu Matsuda, Akashi, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A supercharger-equipped combustion engine includes a crankcase supporting a crankshaft extending in a widthwise direction of a vehicle, and a cylinder block disposed above the crankcase. A supercharger is disposed above the crankcase and rearward of the cylinder block and driven by power of the crankshaft. The power of the crankshaft is transmitted to the supercharger through a counter shaft which rotatably supports a counter gear. The counter shaft extends parallel with the crankshaft, and a starter gear is arranged on the counter shaft so as to be aligned in the widthwise direction. The counter shaft is disposed rearward of the crankshaft, and the supercharger is disposed rearward of the counter shaft. A starter motor meshing with the starter gear is disposed frontward of the supercharger.