Patent ID: 8191515
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: F01L,F02B,F02M

Abstract:
1. A V-type internal combustion engine, comprising: a hollow crankcase and a crankshaft rotatably disposed in said crankcase; a first bank and a second bank operatively attached to said crankcase and arranged in a V-shaped profile defining a bank central plane therebetween, an intake apparatus comprising: a first valve train system and a second valve train system provided on the cylinder heads of the first bank and the second bank, respectively, for operating an intake valve and an exhaust valve of each of the respective banks; and a first valve train timing mechanism and a second valve train timing mechanism provided on the first bank and the second bank, respectively, for operating the first valve train system and the second valve train system, respectively; wherein the throttle actuator includes an actuator and a force-transmitting device for transmitting drive force produced by the actuator to the throttle valve; wherein the throttle body, the actuator and the force-transmitting device are disposed between the first bank and the second bank; and wherein the force-transmitting device is disposed at a position adjacent the first bank with respect to the throttle body, and on a side opposite the first valve train timing mechanism.