Abstract: The intake system includes an intake path forming section having a downstream end in communication with an intake port included in each of cylinder heads of a pair of banks of an engine main body. The intake path connects to the common air chamber with an upstream end of the intake path being open in the air chamber. A fuel injection valve for injecting fuel toward the upstream end opening portion of each intake path is disposed in the air chamber. A path forming member constituting at least part of an intake path forming section by forming an upstream end of an intake path is connected to a first wall portion of an air chamber. A fuel injection valve is mounted from the outside in a second wall portion of the air chamber opposing the first wall portion with a leading end portion facing an inside of the air chamber.

Abstract: A method of controlling a device comprising an adjusting component which is associated in its operation with a means for actuating the movable element of said component, a means for sensing the actual position of the movable element and a control means, characterised in that it comprises, at the beginning of any operating cycle, initialising the adjusting device by determining the “fully clsoed” and “open to the maximum” positions of the movable element (1?), and indexing the control means (5) and setting its parameters accordingly then, during the consecutive running of the operating cycle, continously or at regular intervals putting the open/closed state of the adjusting component (1?) under the control of the reference signal (SIGN), by adjusting the control signal (IN) which is applied according to the result of comparing the indicated positions of the movable element (1?), obtained firstly from the reference signal (SIGN) and secondly from the (OUT) signal delivered by the sensing means (4).

Abstract: A cooling structure of a cylinder block includes a water jacket portion which is provided so as to surround an entire outer periphery of a bore wall; and a water jacket spacer which is inserted in the water jacket portion. A foreign matter collecting mechanism which collects foreign matter is provided in a bottom portion of the water jacket portion.

Abstract: In an outboard engine system, a first opening communicating with a cooling water discharge passage and a second opening communicating with a cooling water supply passage are formed adjacent to each other in an upper wall of a cooling water passage forming member. A relief valve is provided in a first opening at a position remote from a tilt shaft. The relief valve includes a valve seat provided at the upper wall and facing downward. A valve body is seated on the valve seat from below. Accordingly, any cooling water staying in an upper portion of the relief valve leaks through gaps between the valve seat and the valve body to be discharged easily. When the outboard engine system is tilted upward about the tilt shaft, the opening provided with the relief valve is moved upward so that the cooling water is discharged smoothly through the other opening.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine including structure for lubricating at least one bearing disposed therein. The engine includes an engine housing including a cylinder with a reciprocating piston of the engine and a crankcase volume with a crankshaft having the at least one bearing operatively connected thereto, wherein the crankcase volume contains at least air and a lubricant. Additionally, the engine includes a counterweight arrangement that provides an essentially solid circular profile, at least one passageway on the counterweight arrangement extending to a location adjacent to the engine housing, and at least one passageway extending through the engine housing from a location adjacent to the counterweight to the at least one bearing, wherein the two passageways are selectably aligned by movement of the piston to cause a lubricating flow between the at least one bearing and the crankcase volume.

Abstract: Cooled two-part piston for internal combustion engines having an upper piston part containing the piston ring grooves and piston pin bosses, and a piston skirt connected with the former exclusively by way of a piston pin. The upper piston part has a cooling oil annular channel that is open towards the piston skirt, into which channel the cooling oil is introduced, and discharged. There are collecting pockets attached at the upper end of the piston skirt, which faces the upper piston part. The pockets at least partially cover the cooling oil annular channel. When the engine and piston are arranged horizontally, a tub-shaped recess is provided in an interior bottom region of the piston skirt for accommodating cooling oil. The circumferential wall limitation of the recess is formed exclusively by a wall of the inside piston skirt.

Abstract: In an engine cooling structure, an engine cover defines together with a cylinder a space connected through a cooling air inlet to a cooling air supply device. An exhaust muffler has an exhaust gas discharge opening formed near a back end part of a side, which is opposite to a side facing the cylinder, of the exhaust muffler. The opening is positioned at a height included in a vertical dimension of the cylinder. A cooling air passage, through which a cooling air taken in the space defined by the engine cover and the cylinder through the cooling air inlet flows, is formed so as to cool the cylinder and the exhaust muffler. The cooling air passage includes a main cooling passage for guiding part of cooling air used for cooling the cylinder through a space around the exhaust muffler to a space around the opening, and a cooling air bypass passage for guiding part of cooling air used for cooling the cylinder directly to the space around the opening.

Abstract: A reinforcing structure is integrally formed on a front wall of a cylinder block of shallow water jacket type. The reinforcing structure comprises mutually crossing vertical and lateral ribs. The vertical rib extends vertically between upper and lower deck portions of the cylinder block, and the lateral rib is constructed to constitute a raised ridge of a front one of jacket bottom wall. Alternatively, the reinforcing structure comprises a raised bolt boss that is integrally formed on a front one of jacket bottom walls to catch a connecting bolt used for securing a middle portion of a front cover to the front wall.

Abstract: A four-stroke internal combustion engine is described, with at least one cylinder(9), a crankcase (3) which forms a crankcase pump and is connected via a valve (15, 18) each to an air manifold (16) for fresh air on the one hand and to an intake manifold (17) connecting the crankcase (3) with an intake port (11) of the cylinder (9) on the other hand, and with a reservoir (25) for lubricating oil arranged on a conveying device (26) for lubricating oil, with an oil circulation comprising the crankcase (3) as well as an oil separator (19) provided in the intake manifold (17) and with a device (23) for injecting fuel into the intake manifold (17) or into the combustion chamber (29) of the cylinder (9). In order to provide advantageous constructional conditions it is proposed that the conveying device (26) connected to the reservoir (25) comprises a duct (27) for injecting lubricating oil into the crankcase (3) and that the intake manifold leads to the oil separator (19) by circumventing the reservoir (25).

Abstract: A cooling water circuit system for an engine includes a radiator bypass passage through which cooling water of the engine bypasses a radiator, a heat exchanger disposed in the radiator bypass circuit to perform heat exchange between the cooling water and lubricant oil of an automatic transmission, and a radiator downstream passage through which the cooling water from the radiator flows into the heat exchanger. Further, a flow adjusting unit is disposed at a join portion where the radiator bypass passage and the radiator downstream passage are joined, to adjust a flow ratio between the cooling water flowing from the radiator downstream passage to the heat exchanger and the cooling water flowing from the radiator bypass passage to the heat exchanger. The flow adjusting unit is controlled by a control unit in accordance with the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit.

Abstract: A system for controlling the temperature of gaseous fuel for a coolant cooled engine having a liquid to gas converter where the coolant is adapted to heat the converter. The system includes a gas temperature sensor adapted to measure the temperature of gas exiting the converter and a valve means adapted to regulate the flow of coolant into the converter. A control means determined when said gas temperature falls below a pre-determined value and opens the valve to cause an increased flow of coolant into the converter thus heating it. The system further includes an embodiment where the control means causes the valve means to close only when the temperature of gas exiting the converter is greater than a pre-determined value. A coolant temperature sensor also ensures that the valve can not be completely closed off unless the coolant temperature is above a pre-set value such as 50 degrees Centigrade.

Abstract: A cooling water pipe is deformed so as to have outlet openings respectively placed in a position around a fuel injection nozzle and in a position between ports, and the cooling water pipe is inserted to be placed inside the cylinder head. Thereby, the position around the fuel injection nozzle and the position between the ports can be simultaneously and efficiently cooled, and the structure becomes simpler and the production becomes easier. In order to deform the cooling water pipe, for example, the cooling water pipe is bent first, and subsequently bulge forming by hydraulic pressure is performed. Preferably, the cooling water pipe is made of aluminum. Thereby, the cooling water pipe becomes easier to melt into when the cylinder head is cast.

Abstract: In a water-cooled multi-cylinder vertical engine for an outboard engine system, cooling water having passed through an exhaust-manifold cooling water jacket for cooling an exhaust passage within an engine room is supplied to a cylinder-block cooling water jacket provided in a cylinder block through water supply pipes, a branching member and two upper and lower couplings. In this case, the lower coupling is locked below the center of a lowermost cylinder to minimize unevenness in flow rate of the cooling water flowing through a water jacket on opposite left and right sides of a cylinder toward a cooling water outlet provided at an upper portion thereof, thereby making uniform the distribution of the temperature around a combustion chamber, leading to an enhancement in cooling effect.

Abstract: A system for reducing the time that it takes a vehicle fuel cell engine to reach its operating temperature at vehicle start-up. The system includes a radiator and a fan, where a cooling fluid from the engine is directed through the radiator where it is cooled by airflow from the fan during high load conditions. The radiator also receives ambient air through a front grill from movement of the vehicle. During vehicle start-up, when the engine is below its optimal operating temperature, the fan is operated in a reverse direction at variable speeds depending on the speed of the vehicle, so that the airflow through the grill that may otherwise convectively cool the engine is significantly reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: A frost plug adapter assembly having a locking mechanism that provides a positive capture through an existing frost plug aperture. A cylindrical body is engaged within a frost plug aperture and is maintained in place by a bolt, a locking element and a wing nut. The bolt is advantageously positioned through the cylindrical body with a bolt head at the outer end. The wing nut is screwed onto a threaded end of the bolt so that the wings engage channels of arms of the locking element to spread the arms until they contact an inner annulus of the frost plug aperture. The frost plug adapter assembly is also capable of providing access to engine fluid by providing channels through the inner end of the cylindrical body. The frost plug adapter assembly is easy to install and the locking mechanism prevents the assembly from falling out under severe conditions.

Abstract: A piston cooling spray jet, installation tool there for, and method for the installation of the spray jet in an engine cylinder block are provided. A piston cooling nozzle has a hollow main body portion adapted to be press fit into a through bore of the engine cylinder block. A first end of the through bore is located in a piston gallery and a second end of the through bore is located in the main bearing journal. The through bore intersects with an oil circuit in the cylinder block. The main body portion of the nozzle has an orientation feature. An installation tool has a main body portion adapted to mateably engage a surface of the main bearing journal. A cap screw extends through an aperture in the main body portion, and an orientation key affixed to the main body portion partially surrounds the cap screw.

Abstract: In an engine-driven handheld vacuum/blower, a first grip is provided as one part of an outer shape of an engine casing in which an engine is mounted, and a second grip is formed on a fuel tank which forms another part of the outer shape of the engine casing. The first grip and the second grip are positioned on the opposite sides of the center axis of the engine. Therefore, since there is no unbalanced load applied on either of both the hands, an operator can easily maintain the posture during operation, and can work with the vacuum/blower under good efficiency.

Abstract: A cover is used to integrate two thermostat valves in a compact set, wherein the cover has a hollowed body (1) projected from a flange (2) converging to a center part in which a vertical tubular element (5) is fitted to interconnect with a radiator via a hose. In the interior of the hollowed body (1), there are two adjacent galleries (7) shaped with independent end entrances (8 and 9) that are open in the base of the flange (2), and which share a single exit (10) defined by the tubular element (5). The mouthpieces of the two independent entrances are surrounded by grooves (11) that receive sealing rings (12).

Abstract: A fuel supply apparatus reduces fuel vaporization and leakage the positions of vaporization and leakage and their amount in the fuel tank and the fuel pipe is detected properly in case of using a low boiling point fuel having a vapor phase in the normal temperatures and atmospheric pressures, and the fuel state is controlled based on those detected values. By providing another container made of elastomatic material having an expandable mechanical characteristic inside the fuel storing container, the low boiling point fuel is stored in the separate container. A flow rate controlling apparatus heat or cools the fuel pipe leading the low boiling point fuel stored in the fuel storing container to the engine. A flow rate controlling apparatus adjusts the flow rate of the fuel in the fuel pipe for leading the low boiling point fuel stored in the fuel storing container to the engine.

Abstract: A device for use in an air intake path of an internal combustion engine to improve the engine performance. The device body has a top surface, bottom surface and at least one air passage defined about an axis from the top surface-to the bottom surface, containing a chamfer at each end. The upper portion of the passage surface contains a plurality of V-shaped veins about the axis of the passage. The lower portion of the passage narrows in diameter to a point equal to or greater than the vein extension in the upper portion. The lower portion also defines a grooved surface starting at it's beginning having a 60 degree slope edge and a flat bottom major diameter spaced in such a manner as to have a helical shape and to circumscribe the passage wall terminating prior to the end of the lower passage.