Development of Elliptical Piston Engine for Motorcycle Honda R&D Company, Limited

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Kanazawa, Suguru, author.

Conference Name:

International Congress & Exposition (1993-03-01 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1993

Summary:

Honda developed a 750cm3 V-4 engine adopting an elliptical piston, and began selling the "NR" motorcycle with the engine installed in 1992. The adoption of an elliptical piston and cylinder achieved a compact layout of eight valves, which consists of four intake valves and four exhaust valves per cylinder. This paper explains the features of an engine with such a layout, focusing on the following:Also, this paper describes the techniques giving improved blowby gas and oil consumption characteristics as related to the sealing property of the piston, cylinder and piston ring and achieving performance equivalent to a conventional motorcycle engine

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Publisher Number:

930224

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