Outboard machine
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTatsuya Kuroda, Yoshihiro Harada, Tetsuro Ikeno, Koji Kasai
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Abstract
This outboard machine has: a V-type engine (engine) in which a plurality of cylinders are arranged in a V-shape when viewed in a plan view; and a cover that covers the engine. The engine has a plurality of intake ports that form pairs in a V-shape inside the plurality of cylinders in a plan view and a concave space is formed between the plurality of intake ports. The cover has therein an intake path that guides air to the intake port, and is also provided with, at a position that is adjacent to the intake path and enters the concave space, a silencer that attenuates the sound during intake.
Claims10
An outboard motor, comprising:
- a V-type engine in which a plurality of cylinders are arranged laterally, and the plurality of cylinders exhibit a V-shape in plan view;
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- a cover configured to cover the V-type engine,
- wherein the V-type engine includes a plurality of air intake ports paired in a V-shape on an inner side of the plurality of cylinders, and a concave space is formed between the plurality of air intake ports,
- the cover includes, on an outer side of the air intake ports and the concave space, an air intake path configured to guide air to the air intake ports, and
- the outboard motor further comprises, at a position adjacent to the air intake path and within the concave space, a silencer configured to attenuate sound at a time of air intake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.