Abstract:
A single-cylinder internal combustion engine having a knock sensor mounted thereto can suppress a temperature rise of the knock sensor and at the same time detect knocking with high accuracy. An engine (10) has a cylinder block (12) having a cylinder (15) formed therein, and a cylinder head (13) connected to the cylinder block (12). On a surface of the cylinder block (12) and the cylinder head (13), one or more fins (33) protruding from the surface are provided. On the surface of the cylinder block (12), a sensor mounting boss (40) protruding from the surface and being continuous to a portion of the one or more fins (33) is provided. A knock sensor for detecting knocking is mounted to the sensor mounting boss (40).
Abstract:
An air cleaner system for small internal combustion engines (20), including a removable or replaceable air cleaner element (72) detachably mounted within an air cleaner cavity (70) which is defined at least in part by the shroud (26) of the engine. The air cleaner element includes engagement structure (82) for releasable engagement with a wall (44) of the air cleaner cavity to permit mounting of the air cleaner element within the cavity, and removal of the air cleaner element from the cavity, without the use of tools. In addition, a cover (60) is provided for releasably engaging the air cleaner cavity to cover the air cleaner element.
Abstract:
A small four cycle engine (10) is enclosed having a cylinder head assembly (12) which comprises a cylinder head (48) which cooperates with a cylinder block (16), and a rocker box (50) connected to the cylinder head (48) so as to define an air passage (64) therebetween through which air may pass. The cylinder head (48) has cooling fins (70) projecting into the air passage (64) between the head (48) and box (50) and aligned transversely to a line extending between the axes of the intake and exhaust valves (18, 20). The air passage (64) preferably extends between an intake port (66) and an exhaust port (68), and above an exhaust gas recirculation port (77). A pair of push rod tubes (78, 80) are integral with the rocker box (50) and extend between the box (50) and a crankcase (24) externally of the cylinder block (16). The engine (10) of the present invention also includes a cam tower assembly comprising a base member (86) and a pair of parallel shafts (32, 84) extending from the base member (86).
Abstract:
The aforesaid first breather passage (94) opens in the vicinity of the spring retainer (8f) for the aforesaid intake valve (14a) on the surface of the aforesaid cylinder head (8) which faces the aforesaid valve operating mechanism chamber (92) for the valve operating mechanism (74). The opening (8K,8s) of the said first passage (94) and the vicinity of the aforesaid exhaust valve (14b) are connected by a second breather passage (95). This second passage (95) comprises a groove (8p,8u) formed by cutting in the valve operating mechanism chamber surface of the aforesaid cylinder head (8), and a tunnel formed between an oil guide wall (8j) which goes up from the valve operating mechanism chamber surface of the aforesaid cylinder head (8) and the peripheral wall (8a) of the head. One end of this groove (8p,8u) connects to the opening of the aforesaid first breather passage (94).
Abstract:
In an air-cooled internal combustion engine a cylinder (14) positioned above a crank case (9) and a cylinder head (15) positioned above the cylinder are formed with a large number of radiation fins (16) arranged at predetermined intervals. A cooling fan (19) is integrally mounted on the rightmost end of a crank shaft (10). A synthetic resin shroud (20) which covers both the air-cooled type internal combustion engine (3) and the cooling fan (19) comprises a cylinder-side shroud (21) which covers both the cooling fan (19) of the engine (3) and the cylinder (14), a head-side shroud (22) which covers the cylinder head (15), and a shroud outer plate (23) which covers the outside of the cylinder-side shroud (21). In the cylinder-side shroud (21) there is formed a cylindrical opening (25), and an inner louver (26) is formed in the cylindrical opening (25). The inner louver comprises wide fins (27) which are inclined from the rear to the front in the outside direction from the inside and arranged longitudinally at wide intervals. In the shroud outer plate (23) there is formed a cylindrical opening (28) which is sideways projecting outwards, and an outer louver (29) is formed in the cylindrical opening (28). The outer louver (29) comprises relatively narrow fins (30) which are inclined from above to below in the outside direction form the inside and arranged vertically at narrow intervals.
Abstract:
In an air cooled internal combustion engine (3) a cylinder (14) positioned above a crank case (9) and a cylinder head (15) positioned above the cylinder are formed with a large number of radiation fins (16) arranged at predetermined intervals. A cooling fan (19) is integrally mounted on the rightmost end of a crank shaft (10). A synthetic resin shroud (20) which covers both the air-cooled type internal combustion engine (3) and the cooling fan (19) comprises a cylinder-side shroud (21) which covers both the cooling fan (19) of the engine (3) and the cylinder (14), a head-side shroud (22) which covers the cylinder head (15), and a shroud outer plate (23) which covers the outside of the cylinder-side shroud (21). A noise-absorbing material (33) is interposed between the cylinder-side shroud (21) and the shroud outer plate (23) and it is engaged and fixed by engaging lugs formed on the outer surface of the shroud (21).
Abstract:
There is provided an air-cooling type internal combustion engine including a cylinder head body which has a cooling air duct with a sufficient cross-sectional area and which can be suitably molded by die casting. An air-cooling type internal combustion engine according to the present invention includes a cylinder head body 100, the cylinder head body 100 including: a plurality of cooling fins 10; a cam chamber wall 20 defining a cam chamber 109; a combustion chamber wall 30 defining a combustion chamber 110; an intake duct 40 through which air intake into the combustion chamber 110 is to occur; an exhaust duct 50 through which exhaust from the combustion chamber 110 is to occur; and a cooling air duct 60 for allowing cooling air o pass through the cam chamber wall 20 and the combustion chamber wall 30. The cylinder head body 100 is integrally molded from an aluminum alloy by die casting. The cylinder head body 100 further includes a cam chain chamber 70 for accommodating a cam chain 113. When viewed in the cylinder axis direction D1, the exhaust duct 50 extends in such a manner that the exhaust duct 50 becomes more distant from the cam chain chamber 70 when going from the inlet side toward the outlet side, and the exhaust duct 50 is formed so that an axis 50x of the exhaust duct 50 is linear.
Abstract:
A twin cylinder engine (50, 300), includes a pair of cylinder members (74a, 74b) mounted to mounting surfaces (72a and 72b) of a crankcase (52), and cylinder heads (96, 324) mounted to the cylinder members. The cylinder members are modular components, which may be pre-assembled with components of the valve train as packaged units before the cylinder members are attached to the crankcase. Each cylinder member rotatably supports a cam gear (156) which extends into the crankcase for driving engagement with the crankshaft (58). The cylinder members may be configured for either side valve-type ("L-head"), or overhead valve-type ("OHV") engines, and the cylinder members may also be used in single cylinder engines.