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US 2023/0109196 A1Published application
V8 engine
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakeshi Okada, Tatsuya Kuroda, Masami Okubo
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Abstract
A V8 engine, each bank of which is configured such that four crank pins connected to four piston pins via a connecting rod are positioned at 90° intervals when viewed from one end of a crankshaft. The four crank pins on the bank side are offset by 60° relative to the four crank pins on the bank side when viewed from the one end.
Claims8
A V8 engine in which a bank angle between two banks is 60°, the V8 engine comprising:
- a crankshaft;
- eight pistons disposed in respective cylinders of the banks;
- and
- eight connecting rods having small end portions engaged with piston pins provided on the respective pistons, and having large end portions engaged with crank pins provided on the crankshaft, wherein
- for each of the banks, four of the crank pins, which are connected via the connecting rods to four of the piston pins, are disposed at an interval of 90° as viewed from one end portion of the crankshaft, and
- with respect to the four crank pins on a side of one of the banks, the four crank pins on a side of another of the banks are offset by 60°, when viewed from the one end portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.