Patent ID: 7000577
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: F01B,F01L,F01M,F01N,F01P,F02B,F02F,F02M,F05C,F16H,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A modular family of internal combustion engines, wherein: the family includes at least three engines, each with a different configuration selected from a group comprising single cylinder, V-type, inline, opposed, square, w-type and radial, a first engine of the at least three engines having a configuration of one of a single cylinder, V-type, W-type, opposed, and radial cylinder configuration, and a second engine of the at least three engines having a configuration of one of an inline and a square cylinder configuration; and each of the engines includes at least one cylinder, each cylinder of each engine of the family using identical top end component packages, and two of at least three engines, with different configurations, are each constructed and arranged to power a different recreational vehicle selected from a group comprising snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, go carts, personal watercraft, boats with outboard motors, boats with inboard engines, motorcycles, scooters, and light aircraft.