Patent ID: 8113168
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: F02B,F02D,F02M

Abstract:
1. An engine unit including a V-type engine provided with a front cylinder, a rear cylinder, a front intake port connected to the front cylinder, and a rear intake port connected to the rear cylinder, and a throttle body assembly attached to the V-type engine, the throttle body assembly comprising: a front throttle body that is provided with a front cylinder connected to the front intake port and has a front throttle valve for opening and closing the front cylinder; a rear throttle body that is provided with a rear cylinder connected to the rear intake port and has a rear throttle valve for opening and closing the rear cylinder; an actuator that has a first rotational shaft that extends in a widthwise direction, disposed between a center axis of the front cylinder and a center axis of the rear cylinder, and drives the front throttle valve and the rear throttle valve; and a second rotational shaft having a shaft center that is located to one of the front of and to the rear of a shaft center of the first rotational shaft.