Heat exchange support plate for engine carburetors
AssigneeSanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKazuhiro Okuzawa, Jun Nakata
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine includes at least one combustion chamber formed by at least a first member and a second member that moves relative to the first member. The second member is coupled to an output shaft such that movement of the second member causes the output shaft to rotate. The engine also includes a cooling system configured to circulate coolant into thermal communication with at least a portion of the engine. An induction system is also included for providing a fuel/air charge to the combustion chamber. The induction system includes a charge former configured to form the fuel/air charge and a mounting plate that is attached to the carburetor. The mounting plate includes a first coolant passage that is in communication with the cooling system.
Claims40
An internal combustion engine comprising at least one combustion chamber formed by at least a first member and a second member that moves relative to the first member, the second member being coupled to an output shaft such that movement of the second member causes the output shaft to rotate, a cooling system configured to circulate coolant into thermal communication with at least a portion of the engine, an induction system for providing a fuel/air charge to the combustion chamber which includes a charge former configured to form the fuel/air charge and a mounting plate that is attached to the charge former the mounting plate comprising a first coolant passage that is in communication with the cooling system, said first coolant passage being substantially isolated from any airflow through said induction system.
An internal combustion engine comprising at least one combustion chamber, formed by at least a first member and a second member that moves relative to the first member, the second member being coupled to an output shaft such that movement of the second member causes the output shaft to rotate, a cooling system configured to circulate coolant into thermal communication with at least a portion of the engine, an induction system for providing a fuel/air charge to the combustion chamber that includes a charge former configured to form the fuel/air charge and means for mounting the charge former comprising means for warming the charge former with coolant from the cooling system.
An internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder body, a cylinder head mounted to the cylinder body, a combustion chamber defined within said cylinder body, said cylinder body comprising a generally horizontally extending cylinder axis, a cooling passage extending through at least one of said cylinder body and said cylinder head, an induction system being in fluid communication with said combustion chamber, a charge former positioned along a portion of said induction system, said charge former being mounted to a mounting plate, said mounting plate comprising a first passage that is connected to said cooling passage with a hose.
An internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder body, a cylinder head mounted to the cylinder body, a combustion chamber defined within said cylinder body, a cooling passage extending through at least one of said cylinder body and said cylinder head, an induction system being in fluid communication with said combustion chamber, a charge former positioned along a portion of said induction system, said charge former being mounted to a mounting plate, said mounting plate comprising a first side and a second side, a bore extending through said mounting plate from said first side to said second side, said bore defining a first fluid passage, said first fluid passage being connected to said cooling passage with a hose, said mounting plate further comprising a hole that extends through said mounting plate and said hole defining a first airflow passage, said first airflow passage and said first fluid passage being configured to not intersect.
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