Patent ID: 7690356
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
1. An internal combustion engine, comprising: at least one cylinder head fastened to a cylinder block and having a plurality of intake ports; a plurality of throttle devices each including an intake passage with a throttle valve therein, said intake passages communicating with said respective intake ports; a plurality of fuel injection valves for injecting fuel into said corresponding intake passages; a fuel pipe adapted to supply fuel to said plurality of fuel injection valves and including a plurality of branch portions; a pulsation damper connected to said fuel pipe to damp fuel pressure pulsation; and a connection pipe coupled to said pulsation damper and said fuel pipe, said connection pipe being formed between at least two of said plurality of branch portions with respect a longitudinal direction of said fuel pipe, wherein said connection pipe at least partially overlaps at least one of said plurality of fuel injection valves, as viewed from the longitudinal direction of the fuel pipe.