IP Library Granted Patent US 7,694,655
Granted Patent B2
US 7,694,655 · App. 11/572,341 · Granted Apr 13, 2010

Engine

Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,694,655
App. No.
11/572,341
Granted
Apr 13, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to improve cooling efficiency of a cylinder head of an air-cooled engine. With regard to the construction that a cooling fan is provided at one of ends of a crankshaft, and cooling air from the cooling fan is guided to a cylinder head 4 so as to cool the cylinder head 4 , an intake manifold 8 is arranged above the cooling fan, a duct 51 is provided at the lateral center of the intake manifold 8 so as to suck air from an air cleaner, cooling air is sent from both sides of the duct 51 to an intake valve, an exhaust valve and an injection nozzle arranged in the cylinder head 4 , and a shielding plate 55 is provided at one of lateral sides of the duct 51.

Claims (11)

1. An engine comprising:

a crankshaft;

a cylinder;

a cylinder head above the cylinder,

a cooling fan provided at one of ends of the crankshaft, wherein cooling air from the cooling fan is guided to the cylinder or the cylinder head so as to cool the cylinder or the cylinder head;

a cover guiding the cooling air from the cooling fan, wherein the cover is provided at an outside of the cylinder oppositely to the cooling fan, and

two air guide plates arranged on a reverse side of the cover facing the cylinder, so that a gap between the air guide plate is widened fanwise.

2. The engine as set forth in claim 1 , wherein one of the two air guide plates is extended higher than the other air guide plate.

3. The engine as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a horizontal shielding plate is arranged integrally with the cover at upper position of the cylinder above the air guide plates.

4. The engine as set forth in claim 1 , wherein both sides of the cover are bent following shape of a fin provided on an outer perimeter of the cylinder.

5. The engine as set forth in claim 1 , wherein an upper portion of the cover is extended upward so as to cover an exhaust manifold, and an upper end of the cover is connected to an upper cover covering a top of the cylinder head.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2020
From: YANMAR CO., LTD.
To: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054162/0112 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2007
From: SHIOTA, KATSUYUKI; FURUTA, TOMOHIKO; SAGARA, MASASHI; KANAZU, YASUHIRO; YOSHII, MASAMI
To: YANMAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018949/0665 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2004-213749 · Jul 22, 2004 · national
JP 2004-231389 · Aug 6, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080105220A1 · May 8, 2008