| US 7,600,492 B2 | ||
| Motor engine family | ||
| Andreas Bilek, Buchkirchen (Austria); Gerd Ohrnberger, Rutzenmoos (Austria); and Norbert Korenjak, Stadl-Paura (Austria) | ||
| Assigned to BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG, Gunskirchen (Austria) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/168,504. | ||
| Application 11/168504 is a continuation of application No. 09/961338, filed on Sep. 25, 2001, granted, now 7,000,577. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0127915 A1, Jun. 05, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. F02B 75/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 123—52.1 | 15 Claims |
| 1. A modular family of internal combustion engines, wherein:
the family includes at least two engines of different type, each with a configuration selected from a group comprising single
cylinder, V-type, inline, opposed, square, w-type and radial; and
each of the at least two engines includes at least one cylinder, each cylinder of each engine of the family using identical
top end component packages, and
the at least two engines being 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 aircrafts;
a first engine of the at least two engines having a configuration of one of a single cylinder, V-type, W-type, opposed, and
radial cylinder configuration;
a second engine of the at least two engines having a configuration of one of an inline and a square cylinder configuration.
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