IP Library Granted Patent US 7,765,986
Granted Patent B2
US 7,765,986 · App. 11/978,721 · Granted Aug 3, 2010

Injector mounting structure of V-type internal combustion engine

Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,765,986
App. No.
11/978,721
Granted
Aug 3, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An injector mounting structure for a V-type internal combustion engine includes an intake manifold arranged in a V-bank. A fuel supply pipe extends linearly in parallel to a crankshaft and is disposed in the V-bank. A pair of injectors are branched in an inverted V-shape in side view from the direction of the axial line of the fuel supply pipe from two branch portions P, Q apart from each other in the direction of the axial line of the fuel supply pipe and extend in parallel to each other and obliquely at an acute angle α with respect to a segment PQ connecting the two branch portions P, Q in top view. The injectors are mounted by fitting distal end portions of the pair of injectors respectively into mounting holes formed on air-intake pipes of the intake manifold on the respective sides.

Claims (33)

1. An injector mounting structure for a V-type internal combustion engine in which an intake manifold is arranged in a V-bank formed between cylinders arranged on the respective sides so as to be inclined to form a V-shape for sucking air to the respective cylinders, comprising:

a fuel supply pipe disposed in the V-bank and being oriented in parallel to a crankshaft and extending linearly; and

a pair of injectors branched from two branch portions spaced apart from each other in the direction of an axial line of the fuel supply pipe into an inverted V-shape in a side view from a direction of the axial line of the fuel supply pipe and extending in parallel to each other and obliquely at an acute angle with respect to a segment connecting the two branch portions in top view;

wherein the injectors are mounted by fitting respective distal end portions of the pair of injectors respectively to mounting holes formed on front and rear air-intake pipes on the respective sides of the intake manifold,

wherein an intake channel of the front air-intake pipe has a length different from the length of an intake channel of the rear air-intake pipe.

2. The injector mounting structure for a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting holes formed on the air-intake pipes on the respective sides are formed with water drain holes respectively.

3. The injector mounting structure for a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein each of said air-intake pipes includes a front air-intake port upstream opening end of an air-intake port of the cylinders in communication with a combustion chamber of a front bank cylinder.

4. The injector mounting structure for a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 3 , wherein a front exhaust port downstream opening end of an exhaust port communicates with the front bank cylinder.

5. The injector mounting structure for a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein each of said air-intake pipes includes a rear air-intake port upstream opening end of an air-intake port of the cylinders in communication with a combustion chamber of a rear bank cylinder.

6. The injector mounting structure for a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 5 , wherein a rear exhaust port downstream opening end of an exhaust port communicates with the rear bank cylinder.

7. The injector mounting structure for a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 3 , wherein the intake manifold is connected to the front air-intake port upstream opening end and projects into the V-bank.

8. The injector mounting structure for a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 5 , wherein the intake manifold is connected to the rear air-intake port upstream opening end and projects into the V-bank.

9. The injector mounting structure for a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a common air-intake pipe extending parallel to the crankshaft,

wherein a front injector and a rear injector are arranged symmetric with respect to a center point with respect to a portion of the fuel supply pipe,

wherein the common air-intake pipe is closer to the one side of the V-bank than to the other side of the V-bank.

10. The injector mounting structure for a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein a front injector and a rear injector extend from the fuel supply pipe in an inverted V-shape.

11. An injector mounting structure for use with a V-type internal combustion engine comprising:

an air intake manifold arranged in a V-bank formed between cylinders;

a fuel supply pipe disposed in the V-bank and being oriented in parallel to a crankshaft and extending linearly; and

a pair of injectors branched from the fuel supply pipe and being spaced apart from each other in a direction of an axial line of the fuel supply pipe into an inverted V-shape in a side view from the direction of the axial line of the fuel supply pipe and extending in parallel to each other and obliquely at an acute angle with respect to a segment connecting the two branch portions in top view; and

a common air-intake pipe extending parallel to the crankshaft and located closer to one of two sides of the V-bank,

wherein said injectors being mounted by fitting respective distal end portions of the pair of injectors respectively to mounting holes formed on air-intake pipes on the respective sides of the intake manifold.

12. The injector mounting structure for use with a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 11 , wherein the mounting holes formed on the air-intake pipes on the respective sides are formed with water drain holes respectively.

13. The injector mounting structure for use with a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 11 , wherein each of said air-intake pipes includes a front air-intake port upstream opening end of an air-intake port of the cylinders in communication with a combustion chamber of a front bank cylinder.

14. The injector mounting structure for use with a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 13 , wherein a front exhaust port downstream opening end of an exhaust port communicates with the front bank cylinder.

15. The injector mounting structure for use with a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 11 , wherein each of said air-intake pipes includes a rear air-intake port upstream opening end of an air-intake port of the cylinders in communication with a combustion chamber of a rear bank cylinder.

16. The injector mounting structure for use with a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 15 , wherein a rear exhaust port downstream opening end of an exhaust port communicates with the rear bank cylinder.

17. The injector mounting structure for use with a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 13 , wherein the intake manifold is connected to the front air-intake port upstream opening end and projects into the V-bank.

18. The injector mounting structure for use with a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 15 , wherein the intake manifold is connected to the rear air-intake port upstream opening end and projects into the V-bank.

19. The injector mounting structure for use with a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 11 , wherein a front injector and a rear injector are arranged symmetric with respect to a center point with respect to a portion of the fuel supply pip;

wherein one of the fuel supply pipe and the common air-intake pipe is closer to the one side of the V-bank than to the other side of the V-bank.

20. The injector mounting structure for use with a V-type internal combustion engine according to claim 11 , wherein a front injector and a rear injector extend from the fuel supply pipe in an inverted V-shape.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2008
From: CHO, MASAKI; ARIGA, YOSUKE
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020373/0585 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-335855 · Dec 13, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080141980A1 · Jun 19, 2008