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US 4,180,137 AGranted
Liquid-cooled engine arrangement for a two-wheeled vehicle
AssigneeFichtel & Sachs AG
InventorGerolf Wagner
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Abstract
The motor unit of cylinder, cylinder head, and crankcase of an engine arrangement for a two-wheeled vehicle is provided with fastening means for fastening the same to the vehicle frame. A radiator is fixedly fastened to the unit and exposed to the atmosphere and connected by conduits to the cylinder for circulation of a cooling liquid. The radiator is connected to the vehicle frame only through the motor unit.
Claims12
A liquid-cooled engine arrangement for a two-wheeled vehicle and the like including a frame, the arrangement comprising:
- (a) a motor unit including a cylinder having an axis, a cylinder head fixedly fastened to one axially terminal portion of said cylinder and a crankcase fixedly fastened to the other axially terminal portion of said cylinder, said unit being formed with a recess therein;
- (b) fastening means for fastening said motor unit to said frame;
- (c) a radiator fixedly fastened to said unit in said recess and exposed to the ambient atmosphere during movement of said vehicle;
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- (d) conduit means connecting said radiator to said cylinder for circulating a cooling liquid between said cylinder and said radiator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.