Title of Invention

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

Abstract

To secure enough amount of intake air and increase a flow rate in a balanced manner to improve a filling efficiency to increase power in an internal combustion engine including: a combustion chamber formed between a cylinder block and a cylinder head opposite to a top portion of a piston slidably fitted in the cylinder block; and an intake path extending from an inlet pipe separately or integrally connected to the cylinder head to the cylinder head and communicating with an intake valve port that opens to the top surface of the combustion chamber to be opened/closed with the intake valve. [Solution] Intake paths 70 are provided with a pair of throttle portions 70a and 70b arranged with an interval in an air flow direction of the intake paths 70 and an expanding portion 70c positioned between the throttle portions 70a and 70b.

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[Document Name] Specification [Title of the Invention] INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE [Technical Field] [0001] The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine where a combustion chamber is formed between a cylinder block and a cylinder head opposite to a top portion of a piston slidably fitted in the cylinder block, and an intake path extends from an inlet pipe separately or integrally connected to the cylinder head to the cylinder head and communicates with an intake valve port that opens to the top surface of the combustion chamber to be opened/closed with the intake valve. [Background Art] [0002] Such internal combustion engine is disclosed in, for example. Patent Document 1. [Patent Document 1] JP-A No. 2005-133548 [Disclosure of the Invention] [Problem to be solved by the Invention] [0003] In the internal combustion engine as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a downward protruding portion is formed on the top surface of an intake path in a mounting position of a fuel injection valve to reduce a fuel spraying space with the fuel injection valve to thereby avoid abrupt change in intake path area, reduction in flow rate of an intake air, and reduction in filling efficiency. To further improve power of the internal combustion engine, it is unnecessary to increase a flow rate as well as secure enough amount of intake air flowing through the intake path. [0004] The present invention has been accomplished in view of the above circumstances. It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide an internal combustion engine that secures enough amount of intake air and increases a flow rate in a balanced manner to improve a filling efficiency to increase power. [Means for solving the Problem] [0005] To attain the above object, the invention as described in Claim 1 is an internal combustion engine including: a combustion chamber formed between a cylinder block and a cylinder head opposite to a top portion of a piston slidably fitted in the cylinder block; and an intake path extending from an inlet pipe separately or integrally connected to the cylinder head _j-_.,_^ and communicating with an intake valve port that opens to the top surface of the combustion chamber to be opened/closed with the intake valve, wherein the intake path is provided with a pair of throttle portions arranged with an interval in an air flow direction of the intake path and an expanding portion positioned between the throttle portions. [0005] Further, the invention as described in Claim 2 is the internal combustion engine as described in Claim 1, wherein a fuel injection valve for injecting a luei LV LUC expanding portion is attached to the cylinder head or the inlet pipe. [0007] Further, the invention as described in Claim 3 is the internal combustion engine as described in Claim 1 or 2, wherein the expanding portion corresponds to a connection portion between the cylinder head and the inlet pipe separate from the cylinder head. [0008] Further, the invention as described in Claim 4 is the internal combustion engine as described in any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the throttle portions are provided to a bent portion of the intake path formed in substantially U shape in section as viewed in a projected plan orthogonal to an axial line of a crank shaft and parallel to a cylinder axial line. [Effects of the Invention] [0009] According to the invention as described in Claim 1, a cross-sectional area of the intake path is sequentially changed such as reduced, expanded, reduced, and expanded. Thus, it is possible to increase an intake flow rate due to reduction in cross-sectional area and increase an intake air amount due to expansion in cross-sectional area in a balanced manner. As a result, filling efficiency is improved to increase power. [0010] Further, according to the invention as described in Claim 2, a fuel is injected from the fuel injection valve to the expanding portion of the intake path, so it is possible to suppress change in intake air flow rate due to nozzle arrangement of the fuel injection valve as much as possible. [0011] Further, according to the invention as described in Claim 3, even if the cylinder head and the inlet pipe are separate members, the expanding portion corresponds to a connection portion between the cylinder head and the inlet pipe, so a connection port diameter can be set relatively large, and parts can be easily processed and assembled. [0012] Further, according to the invention as described in Claim 4, the intake path can be made compact and a cross- sectional area of the intake path can be largely changed. [Best Modes for carrying out the Invention] [0013] Hereinafter, the best modes for carrying out the invention will be described based on an embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings. [O014] Figs. 1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a left-side view of a scooter type motorcycle, Fig. 2 is a.v\ enlarged sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, Fig. A is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 4-4 or Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 7-7 of Fig. 6. [0015] In Fig. 1, a vehicle body frame F of the scooter type motorcycle having a low floor 11 includes a head pipe 13 steerably supporting front forks 12 axially supporting a front wheel WF, and a pair of right and left side frames 14 joined to the head pipe 13 at the front end portion. The side frame 14 includes a down frame portion 14a suspending from the head pipe 13, a lower frame portion 14b continuous to the lower end of the down frame portion 14a and extending downward below the floor 11 with the rear portion sloped upward, and an erecting frame portion 14c continuous to the rear end of the lower frame portion 14b and erecting on the rear side of the floor 11, and a seat rail portion 14d extending backward from the rear end of the erecting frame portion 14c to support a seat 15, which are integrally formed. A single pipe is bent to form each part. [0016] Each rear sub frame 15 is provided between a rear portion of each lower frame portion 14b in the side frame 14 and a front portion of each seat rail portion 14d so as to position below each lower frame portion 14b of the side frame 14 and behind each erecting frame portion 14c. Each pivot plate 17 is provided between each side frame 14 and each rear sub frame 16. [0017] In the pivot plates 17 of the vehicle body frame F, a power unit composed of the engine E placed on the front side of the rear wheel WR and a transmission gear M placed on the left side of the rear wheel WR is vertically slidably supported through a link mechanism 18. The rear wheel WR is axially supported to the rear portion of the power unit P. [0018] In Fig. 2, an engine main body 19 of the engine E as a single cylinder water-cooled 4-stroke-cycle internal combustion engine includes a crankcase 20 composed of right and left semi-crankcases 20L and 20R, a cylinder block 21 coupled with the crankcase 20, a cylinder head 22 coupled with the cylinder block 21, and a head cover 23 coupled with the cylinder heed 22. A piston 25 is slidably inserted to a cylinder bore 2 4 formed in the cylinder block 21 with the cylinder axial line slightly tilted in an anterosuperior direction. The crank shaft 26 extending in the width direction of the vehicle body frame F is rotatably supported to the crankcase 20. The piston 25 is coupled with a crank pin 26a integrated with the crank shaft 26 through a connecting rod 27. [0019] The transmission gear M is composed of a V-belt type continuously variable transmission 29 and a reducing gear train 30 reducing a speed of the continuously variable transmission 29 to transmit the rotational speea TLO Lne vehicle shaft of the rear wheel WR. The transmission gear M is accommodated in a transmission case 31 provided to the crankcase 20 and extending on the left side of the rear wheel WR. [0020] The transmission case 31 is composed of an inner case integrally continuous to the left semi-crankcase 20L of the crankcase 20 and extending backward, an outer case 35 covering the inner case 34 from the outside, and a gear case 36 joined to a rear portion of the inner case 34. A transmission chamber 37 for accommodating the V~belt type continuously variable transmission 29 is formed between the inner case 34 and the outer case 35, and a gear chamber 38 for accommodating the reducing gear train 30 is formed between the inner case 34 and the gear case 36. [0021] The V-belt type continuously variable transmission 29 is composed of a drive pulley 39 attached to one end of the crank shaft 26 inserted to the transmission chamber 37 from the crankcase 20, a driven pulley 40 attached to an output shaft 42 rotatably supported by the inner case 34, the outer case 35, and the gear case 36 with the axial line parallel to the crank shaft 26, and an endless V belt 41 transmitting a torque from the drive pulley 39 to the driven pulley 40. [0022] The drive pulley 39 includes a fixed semi-pulley 43 fixed to the crank shaft 26, and a movable semi-pulley 44 that can change a distance from the fixed semi-pulley 43, and the movable semi-pulley 44 is driven in the axial direction due to centrifugal force acting on a weight 46 provided between a lamp plate 45 fixed to the crank shaft 26 and the moveable semi-pulley 44. [0023] Further, the driven pulley 40 includes an internal cylinder 47 coaxially surrounding an output shaft 42 in a relatively rotatable manner, an external cylinder 4 8 slidably fitting the internal cylinder 47 such that the cylinders are relatively rotatable about and along the axial line, a fixed semi-pulley 49 fixed to the internal cylinder 47, a movable semi-pulley 50 fixed to the external cylinder 48 opposite to the fixed semi-pulley 49, a torque cam mechanism 51 provided between the internal cylinder 47 and the external cylinder 48 to apply component force in the axial direction between the semi-pulleys 49 and 50 in accordance with a difference in relative rotational phase between the movable semi-pulley 50 and the fixed semi- pulley 49, and a coil spring 52 for elastically biasing the movable semi-pulley 50 toward the fixed semi-pulley 49. The V belt 41 is stretched between the fixed semi-pulley 49 and the movable semi-pulley 50. [0024] A centrifugal clutch 53 that can transmit a torque as the engine rpm exceeds the preset rpm is provided between the internal cylinder 47 of the driven pulley 40 and the output shaft 42. A coil spring 52 surrounding the external cylinder 48 is provided between the drive plate constituting the centrifugal clutch 53 and coaxially and relatively rotatably joined to the internal cylinder 47 and the movable semi-pulley 50. [0025] A distance between the fixed semi-pulley 49 of the driven pulley 40 and the movable semi-pulley 50 is determined based on a relation among force generated by the torque cam mechanism 51 in the axial direction, elastic force generated by the coil spring 52 in the axial direction, and force of the V belt 41 acting to increase a distance between the fixed semi-pulley 49 and the movable serai-pulley 50. If the movable serai-pulley 44 is brought close to the fixed semi-pulley 43 and thus, a radius of the V belt 41 wound around the drive pulley 39 increases, in the drive pulley 39, a radius of the V belt 41 wound around the driven pulley 45 is reduced. [O026] One end of the vehicle shaft 55 of the rear wheel WR is inserted to the transraission case 30 after air-tightly passed through the gear case 36. The one end of the vehicle shaft 55 is rotatably supported by the inner case 34 and the gear case 36, and the reducing gear train 30 provided between the output shaft 42 and the vehicle shaft 55 is accoraraodated in the gear chamber 38. [0027] Further, a swing arm 56 integrated with the crankcase 20 of the engine main body 19 is placed on the right side of the rear wheel WR, and the other end of the vehicle shaft 55 is rotatably supported to the rear portion of the swing arm 56. As shown in Fig. 1, a rear cushion unit 57 is provided between the rear portion of the inner case 34 of the transmission case 31 and the rear portion of the left-sided seat rail portion 14d in the vehicle frame F. [0028] Further, an outer rotor 58 is fixed to the other end of the crank shaft 26 rotatably passed through the right semi-crankcase 20R of the crankcase 20, and an inner stator 59 surrounded by the outer rotor 58 to constitute a generator 60 together with the outer rotor 58 is fixed to a right cover 51 fastened to the right semi-crankcase 20R to cover the generator 60. [0029] In Fig. 3, the combustion engine 62 opposite to the tip end of" the piston 25 is formed between the cylinder block 21 and the cylinder head 22. An induction system 63 for supplying an air to the combustion chamber 62 is connected to the upper side wall of the cylinder head 22. The induction system 63 includes an air clear 64 (see Fig. 1) supported to the transmission case 31 and placed above the transmission case 31, a connecting tube 65 (see Fig. 1) having an upstream end connected to the air cleaner 64, a throttle body 66 connected to a downstream end of the connecting tube 55, and an inlet pipe 68 having an upstream end connected to the throttle body 66 through the connector 67. The downstream end of the inlet pipe 68 is connected to an upper side surface of the cylinder head 22 through an insulator 69. [0030] Here, the cylinder head 22 is provided with a pair of intake valve ports 71 that open to the top surface of the combustion chamber 62, a single intake port 72 that opens to the upper side surface of the cylinder head 22, and a pair of branch paths 73 branched off from the intake port 72 and cominunieating with the intake valve ports 71 as shown in Fig. 4. Further, a path 74 is formed in the inlet pipe 68 and the insulator 69. In addition, a pair of intake paths 70 sharing the path 74 and the intake port 72, branched off to the branch paths 73 near the combustion chamber 62, and communicating with the intake valve ports 71 extend from the inlet pipe 68 to the cylinder head 22. [0031] In the intake paths 70, a pair of throttle portions 70a and 70b arranged with an interval in the air flow direction of the intake paths 70 and the expanding portion 70c provided between the throttle portions 70a and 70b are formed. The throttle portion 70a is shared between the intake paths 70, and the throttle portions 70b are individually formed in each intake paths 70. [0032] Further, the intake paths 70 are formed in substantially U shape in section as viewed in projacted plan orthogonal to an axial line of a crank shaft 26 and parallel to a cylinder axial line (axial line of the cylinder bore 24). The throttle portions 70a, 70b, are provided in the bent portion of the substantially U-shaped intake paths 70. [0033] Referring also to Fig. 5, the throttle portion 70a is formed in the inlet pipe 68. The path 74 in the inlet pipe 68 and the insulator 69 basically has an elliptical shape in section with the width direction, that is, the axial line direction of the crank shaft 26 set in the longitudinal direction as indicated by the chained line of Fig. 5. Projections 75 and 76 protruding from opposite walls in a central portion in the width direction of the path 74 to approach each other are formed in the inlet pipe 68 to thereby obtain the throttle portion 70a. [0034] On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 4, the throttle portions 70b are formed in the branch paths 73 of the cylinder head 22. As indicated by the chained line of Fig. 4, the branch paths 73 basically have an elliptical shape in section with the width direction, that is, the axial line direction of the crank shaft 26 set in the longitudinal direction. Projections 77 and 78 protruding from opposite walls in a central portion in the width direction of the branch paths 73 to approach each other are formed in the cylinder head 22 to thereby obtain the throttle portions 70b. [0035] The expanding unit 70c is formed in the intake path I'O in accordance with the connection portion between the cylinder head 22 and the inlet pipe 68, and the fuel injection valve 79 for injecting a fuel to the expanding unit 70c is attached to the inlet pipe 68. [0036] Further, an exhaust system 82 is connected to the lower side face of the cylinder head 22. The exhaust system 82 is connected to the lower portion of the cylinder head 22 and composed of an exhaust pipe 80 (see Fig. 1) extending from the lower right side of the engine main body 19 to the right side of the rear wheel WR, and an exhaust muffler 81 (see Fig. 1) connected to the exhaust pipe 80 and placed on the right side of the rear wheel WR. [0037] Further, the cylinder head 22 is provided with a pair of exhaust valve ports 83 that open to the top surface of the combustion engine 62, a single exhaust port 84 that opens to a lower side face of the cylinder head 22, and a pair of branch paths 85 branched off from the exhaust port 84 and individually communicating with the exhaust valve ports 83, and the exhaust system 82 is connected to the lower side face of the cylinder head 22 to communicate with the exhaust port 84. [0038] On the other hand, the cylinder head 22 is provided with a pair of intake valves 86 for closing/opening the intake valve ports 71, and a pair of exhaust valves 87 for opening/closing the exhaust valve ports 83. Then, a valve system 88 for opening/closing the intake valves 86 and exhaust valves 87 is accommodated in a space between the cylinder head 22 and the head cover 23. A cam shaft 89 of the valve system 88 is supported to the cylinder head 22 rotatably about the axial line parallel to the crank shaft 26. [0039] Referring also to Fig. 6, a torque from the crank shaft 26 is transmitted to the cam shaft 89 through a timing transmission mechanism 90 at a reduction gear ratio of 1/2. The timing transmission mechanism 90 includes a cam drive sprocket 91 provided to the crank shaft 26 between the right semi-crankcase 20R and the generator 60, a cam driven sprocket 92 fixed to the cam shaft 89, and an endless cam chain 93 stretched over the sprockets 91 and 92. A cam chain chamber 94 for moving the cam chain 93 extends from the crankcase 20 to the cylinder block 21 and up to the cylinder head 22. [0040] A cam chain guide 95 comes into contact with an outer periphery of the stretched cam chain 93 between the cam drive sprocket 91 and the cam driven sprocket 92. A projection 96 of the cam chain guide 95 formed near the cam driven sprocket 92 is interposed between the cylinder block 21 and the cylinder head 22, and an end portion of the cam chain guide 95 on the cam drive sprocket 91 side is fitted and supported to a supporting portion 97 formed in the right semi-crankcase 20R of the crankcase 20. [0041] Further, a chain tensioner 99 comes into contact with an outer periphery of the sagging cam chain 93 between the cam drive sprocket 91 and the cam driven sprocket 92, and the end portion on the cam drive sprocket 91 side is supported to the tensioner rotatably about a spindle 98 provided to the right semi-crankcase 20R. The cylinder block 21 is provided with a tensioner lifter 100 that comes into contact with the chain tensioner 99 from the opposite side of the cam chain 93. [0042] Here, in the right case 60R of the crankcase 20, a breather chamber 101 communicating with an upper portion of the cam chain chamber 94 on the crankcase 20 side is formed, and a breather pipe 105 coramiinicating with the breather chamber 101 is attached to the right semi-crankcase 20R. The breather chamber 101 communicates with an upper portion of the cam chain chamber 94 on the crankcase 20 side through the inlet 103 located below the breather chamber 101. A maze 102 for separating oil mist from a blow-by gas introduced from the inlet 103 is defined in the breather chamber 101. [0043] Referring also to Fig, 7, a protruding wall 104 provided at the inlet 103 that opens to the cam chain chamber 94 of the breather chamber 101 and extending orthogonally to the moving direction of the cam chain 93 is integrally protruded from the right semi-crankcase 20R of the crankcase 20 toward the cam chain 93 side. [0044] Here, a drive sprocket 107 for accommodating and holding an oil pump 106 for pumping oil and driving the oil pump 106 is provided closer to the center portion in the axial direction of the crank shaft 26 than the cam drive sprocket 91 in the crankcase 20. The endless chain 109 is stretched around a driven sprocket 108 provided on the oil pump 106 side and the drive sprocket 107. [0045] Referring back to Fig. 2, a cool air introducing port 110 for cooling the V-belt continuously variable transmission 29 with external air is provided in a portion corresponding to the drive pulley 39 of the outer case 35 in the transmission case 31. Further, a fan 111 for sucking air from the cool air introducing port 110 to the transmission chamber 37 is integrally formed on the outer edge surface of the fixed semi-pulley 43 of the drive pulley 39. [0046] An outside air introducing duct 112 for introducing the outside air to the cool air introducing port 110 is attached to the outer case 35 of the transmission case 31, and a path formation portion 112a connected to the air cleaner 64 to introduce the outside air to the air cleaner 54 as shown in Fig. 1 is integrally formed in the outside air introducing ducr 112. [0047] The outside air introducing duct 112 has a cover 113 that surrounds the cool air introducing port 110 and comes into contact with the outer case 35, and a filter element 115 is endlessly wound around a support frame 114 integrally formed in the cover 113. Thus, an inner are of the outside air introducing duct 112 is segmented into a cleaning chamber 116 defined in the filter element 115 and communicating with the cool air introducing port 110 and an uncleaning chamber 117 defined outside the filter element 115. The uncleaning chamber 117 is open to the outside. [0048] Next, operations of the embodiment are described. The breather chamber 101 is formed in the right semi-crankcase 20R of the crankcase 20. The breather chamber communicates with the upper portion of the cam chain chamber 94 on the crankcase 20 side, the cam chain chamber extending from the crankcase 20 to the cylinder block 21 and up to the cylinder head 22 to stretch the cam chain 93. The protruding wall 104 is formed at the inlet 103 that opens to the cam chain chamber 94 of the breather chamber 101. The protruding wall 140 extends orthogonally to the movement direction of the cam chain 93 in the cam chain chamber 94 and is provided to the right semi-crankcase 20R of the crankcase 20 to protrude toward the cam chain 93 side. [0049] Accordingly, at the time of stretching the cam chain 93 under such conditions that the axial line of the crank shaft 26 is the vertical direction, the cam chain 93 can be placed and held on the protruding wall 104 near the cam drive sprocket 91. As a result, the assembly of the cam chain 93 is facilitated, and assembly efficiency is enhanced. Moreover, the protruding wall 104 also functions as a barrier against a blow-by gas introduced to the breather chamber 101 from the crankcase 20, so an effect of separating oil mist from the blow-by gas is increased. [0050] Further, in the crankcase 20, the oil pump 106 for pumping oil is accommodated and fixed, the drive sprocket 107 for driving the oil pump 106 is provided closer to the central portion in the axial direction of the crank shaft 26 than the cam drive sprocket 91. Even if the drive sprocket 107 is placed inside the cam drive sprocket 91, it is possible to prevent the cam chain 93 from reaching the drive sprocket 107 side with the protruding wall 104. Hence, assembly efficiency is improved. In addition, the protruding wall 104 effectively prevents leakage of oil from the drive sprocket 107 to the breather chamber 101. [0051] Further, the intake paths 70 communicating with the intake valve ports 71 provided in the cylinder head 22 to open to the top surface of the combustion chamber 62 extend from the inlet pipe 68 to the cylinder head 22. In the intake paths 70, a pair of throttle portions 70a, 70b, arranged with an interval in an air flow direction of the intake paths 70 and an expanding portion 70c positioned between the throttle portions 70a, 70b, are formed. [0052] Accordingly, a cross-sectional area of the intake paths 70 is sequentially changed such as reduced, expanded, reduced, and expanded in the air flow direction. Thus, it is possible to increase an intake flow rate due to reduction in cross-sectional area and increase an intake air amount due to expansion in cross-sectional area in a balanced manner. As a result, filling efficiency is improved to increase power. [0053] Further, the fuel injection valve 79 for injecting a fuel to the expanding portion 70c is provided to the inlet pipe 68, and a fuel is injected from the fuel injection valve 79 to the expanding portion 70c of the intake paths 70, so it is possible to suppress change in intake air flow rate due to nozzle arrangement of the fuel injection valve 79 as much as possible. [0054] Further, since the expanding unit 70c corresponds to the connection portion between the cylinder head 22 and the inlet pipe 68 connected to the cylinder head 22, even if the cylinder head 22 and the inlet pipe 68 are separate members, a connection port diameter can be set relatively large, and parts can be easily processed and assembled. [0055] Further, the throttle portions 70a, 70b, are provided to a bent portion of the intake paths 70 formed in substantially U shape in section as viewed in a projected plan orthogonal to an axial line of the crank shaft 26 and parallel to a cylinder axial line, so the intake paths 70 can be made compact and a cross-sectional area of the intake paths 70 can be largely changed by arranging the throttle portions 70a, 70b, in the bent portion. [0056] The embodiment of the present invention is described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. [0057] For example, the above embodiment describes the example where the cylinder head 22 and the inlet pipe 68 are separate members, but the present invention is applicable to an internal combustion engine where the cylinder head 22 and the inlet pipe 68 are integrated. [Brief Description of the Drawings] [0058] [Fig. 1] is a left side view of a scooter type motorcycle. [Fig. 2] is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. [Fig. 3] is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. [Fig. 4] is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. [Fig. 5] is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 3. [Fig. 6] is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 2. [Fig. 7] is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 7-7 of Fig. 6. [Description of Reference Numerals] [0034] 21... Cylinder block 22... Cylinder head 25. . . Piston 62... Combustion chamber 68 . . . Inlet pipe 70... Intake path 70a, 70b ... Throttle portion 70c... Expanding unit 71... Intake valve port 79... Fuel injection valve 86... Intake valve [Document Name] Scope of Claims [Claim 1] An internal combustion engine, comprising: a combustion chamber (62) formed between a cylinder block (21) and a cylinder head (22) opposite to a top portion of a piston (25) slidably fitted in the cylinder block (21); and an intake path (70) extending from an inlet pipe (68) separately or integrally connected to the cylinder head (22) ■ ^ - . , ,■ and communicating with an intake valve port (71) that opens to the top surface of the combustion chamber (62) to be opened/closed with the intake valve (86), wherein the intake path (70) is provided with a pair of throttle portions (70a, 70b) arranged with an interval in an air' flow direction of the intake path (70) and an expanding portion (70c) positioned between the throttle portions (70a, 70b). [Claim 2] The internal combustion engine, according to Claim 1, further comprising: a fuel injection valve (79) attached to the cylinder head (22) or the inlet pipe (68), the fuel injection valve injecting a fuel to the expanding portion (70c). [Claim 3] The internal combustion engine, according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the expanding portion (70c) corresponds to a connection portion between the cylinder head (22) and the inlet pipe (68) separate from the cylinder head (22). [Claim 4] The internal combustion engine, according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the throttle portions (70a, 70b) are provided to a bent portion of the intake path (70) formed in substantially U shape in section as viewed in a projected plan orthogonal to an axial line of a crank shaft (26) and parallel to a cylinder axial line.

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