Supercharger-equipped internal combustion engine for saddle-ride type vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsShinichi Karube, Takaaki Shomura
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine for a vehicle can include a crankcase, and a supercharger disposed behind the crankcase in a front-to-rear direction of the vehicle body. A throttle body and an intercooler are connected in the front-to-rear direction, to an intake passage of the engine. The intake passage extends a rearward from a cylinder head, and the cylinder head protrudes substantially upward from the crankcase. The throttle body and the intercooler are connected in this order, in the front-to-rear direction.
Claims12
An internal combustion engine for a saddle-ride type vehicle, comprising:
- a crankcase;
- a supercharger disposed entirely behind the crankcase in a front-to-rear direction of a vehicle body;
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- a throttle body and an intercooler connected in the front-to-rear direction, to an intake passage of the engine, said intake passage extending directly rearward, directly from a cylinder head, said cylinder head protruding substantially upward from the crankcase,
- wherein the throttle body and the intercooler are connected in this order in the front-to-rear direction, the intercooler is configured between the throttle body on one side thereof and an air cleaner on another side thereof, the intercooler is disposed between left and right paired frames of a vehicle body frame of the vehicle body, with the left and right paired frames being oriented in the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle, the left and right paired frames extend in the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle body, center frame parts and the left and right paired frames form at least one parallelogram, in a side view, and the left and right paired frames and the center frame parts surround the supercharger and the throttle body.
An internal combustion engine for a vehicle, comprising:
- crankcase means for housing engine components therein;
- supercharger means for compressing intake air, said supercharger means disposed entirely behind the crankcase means in a front-to-rear direction of a vehicle body;
- throttle-body means for controlling intake air to the internal combustion engine;
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- intercooler means for cooling the intake air, said throttle body means and said intercooler means connected in the front-to-rear direction, to an intake passage of the engine, wherein said intake passage extends directly rearward, directly from a cylinder head, said cylinder head protruding substantially upward from the crankcase means,
- wherein the throttle body means and the intercooler means are connected in this order in the front-to-rear direction, the intercooler means is disposed between the throttle body means on one side thereof and an air cleaner means for cleaning intake air on another side thereof, the intercooler is disposed between left and right paired frames of a vehicle body frame of the vehicle body, the left and right paired frames extend in the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle body, center frame parts and the left and right paired frames form at least one parallelogram, in a side view, and the left and right paired frames and the center frame parts surround the supercharger and the throttle body.
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