Patent ID: 6357401
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: F01M,F02B,F02F

Abstract:
A V-2 engine comprising:a crankshaft rotatably supported in a crankcase, the crankcase having a centerline passing through the axis of the crankshaft; two cylinder blocks each having one head cover and mounted to the crankcase such that the respective cylinder axes of the cylinder blocks extend at an angle to each other and merge together at the axis of the crankshaft with the angle formed between the cylinder axes being divided into two angle parts by the centerline of the crankcase; and an auxiliary machine mounted to the crankcase on the same side as one of the cylinder blocks when viewed from the axis of the crankshaft, wherein the cylinder blocks are offset from a symmetric position with respect to the centerline of the crankcase to such an extent that a straight line circumscribing an outer end of the head cover of the one cylinder block and an outer end of the auxiliary machine is in parallel to the centerline of the crankcase.