Intake configuration for a vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakeji KAWAZUMI, Yoshiaki NAKASHIMA, Shinya IIHOSHI
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a vehicle in which an intake device including a throttle body is connected to a rear-side surface of a cylinder head which constitutes a part of an engine body which is mounted on a vehicle-body frame in a state where an axis of a crankshaft is arranged along the longitudinal direction, wherein a sufficient clearance can be ensured between the intake device and a member which is arranged above the throttle body. A posture of the throttle body 30 is set such that an axis C2 of an intake passage formed in the throttle body 30 extends in the rearward and downward direction.
Claims7
A vehicle, comprising:
- an engine body mounted on a vehicle body frame with an axis of a crankshaft arranged in a longitudinal direction;
- and
- an intake device comprising a throttle body, wherein the intake device is connected to a rear-side surface of a cylinder head which constitutes a part of the engine body, and wherein a posture of the throttle body is set such that an axis of an intake passage which is formed in the throttle body extends in a rearward and downward direction.
A vehicle, comprising:
- engine means for providing motive force for the vehicle, the engine means mounted on a vehicle body frame with an axis of a crankshaft arranged in a longitudinal direction;
- and
- intake means for providing air to the engine means, the intake means comprising a throttle means for controlling an amount of air provided to the engine means, wherein the intake means is connected to a rear-side surface of a cylinder head which constitutes a part of the engine means, and wherein a posture of the throttle means is set such that an axis of an intake passage which is formed in the throttle means extends in a rearward and downward direction.
A method, comprising:
- providing, by an engine body, motive force for the vehicle, the engine body mounted on a vehicle body frame with an axis of a crankshaft arranged in a longitudinal direction;
- providing air, by an intake device, to the engine body, the intake device comprising a throttle body;
- controlling, by the throttle body, an amount of the air provided to the engine body;
- connecting the intake device to a rear-side surface of a cylinder head which constitutes a part of the engine body;
- and
- setting a posture of the throttle body such that an axis of an intake passage which is formed in the throttle body extends in a rearward and downward direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.