US 12,228,063 B2
Engine apparatus
Eiji Yamashita, Osaka (JP); and Yosuke Seiyama, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Osaka (JP)
Filed by YANMAR CO., LTD., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/861,748.
Application 16/861,748 is a continuation of application No. 15/488,664, filed on Apr. 17, 2017, granted, now 10,669,913.
Application 15/488,664 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2015/077303, filed on Sep. 28, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 2014-211146 (JP), filed on Oct. 15, 2014; application No. 2014-211147 (JP), filed on Oct. 15, 2014; application No. 2014-211148 (JP), filed on Oct. 15, 2014; and application No. 2014-211149 (JP), filed on Oct. 15, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0256234 A1, Aug. 13, 2020
Int. Cl. F01N 3/24 (2006.01); B60K 13/04 (2006.01); F01M 1/10 (2006.01); F01M 9/10 (2006.01); F01M 11/03 (2006.01); F01N 3/021 (2006.01); F01N 13/10 (2010.01); F01N 13/18 (2010.01); F01P 5/02 (2006.01); F01P 5/10 (2006.01); F02B 67/00 (2006.01); F02B 67/06 (2006.01); F02B 77/00 (2006.01); F02M 35/104 (2006.01); F02M 35/16 (2006.01)
CPC F01N 3/24 (2013.01) [B60K 13/04 (2013.01); F01M 1/10 (2013.01); F01M 9/10 (2013.01); F01M 9/108 (2013.01); F01M 11/03 (2013.01); F01N 3/021 (2013.01); F01N 13/10 (2013.01); F01N 13/18 (2013.01); F01N 13/1805 (2013.01); F01P 5/02 (2013.01); F01P 5/10 (2013.01); F02B 67/00 (2013.01); F02B 67/06 (2013.01); F02B 77/00 (2013.01); F02M 35/104 (2013.01); F02M 35/16 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/221 (2013.01); F01N 2340/00 (2013.01); F01N 2450/20 (2013.01); F01N 2450/24 (2013.01); F01N 2470/18 (2013.01); F01N 2590/08 (2013.01); Y02T 10/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An engine apparatus comprising:
an engine comprising an exhaust gas purification device; and
wherein:
the exhaust gas purification device is configured to be coupled to a cylinder head by a plurality of brackets;
each bracket of the plurality of brackets is configured to be coupled to the exhaust gas purification device; and
the plurality of brackets comprises:
an inlet side bracket configured to couple an exhaust gas inlet side end portion of the exhaust gas purification device and the cylinder head together; and
an outlet side bracket configured to couple an exhaust gas outlet side end portion of the exhaust gas purification device and the cylinder head together;
an entirety of the outlet side bracket is positioned between an inlet of the exhaust gas purification device and an outlet of the exhaust gas purification device; and
a plane that is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of an engine output shaft of the engine passes through the exhaust gas purification device and a flywheel of the engine.