V-type engine, outboard motor, and ship
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsShohei Kono, Hirosuke Niwa, Hayate Araki
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Abstract
A V-type engine, an outboard motor, and a ship capable of restricting exposure of a catalyst to water. Cylinders where pistons operate are arranged in a V-shape, a crankshaft driven by driving of the pistons is disposed vertically, and exhaust pipes communicating with exhaust openings in the respective banks of a cylinder head and a catalyst holder that holds a catalyst in a merge portion where the exhaust pipes are merged in a site located on an upper side of the banks are included.
Claims12
A V-type engine in which cylinders where pistons operate are arranged in a V-shape and a crankshaft driven by driving of the pistons is disposed vertically, the V-type engine comprising:
- exhaust pipes each communicating with exhaust openings in respective banks of a cylinder head;
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- a catalyst holder that is provided in each of the exhaust pipes and that holds a catalyst on an upper side of each of the banks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.