| CPC F01N 3/2885 (2013.01) [F02B 75/22 (2013.01); F01N 2340/04 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A V-type engine, comprising:
an engine body including
a crankcase configured to rotatably support a crankshaft, and
first and second cylinder banks extending from the crankcase;
an exhaust collecting pipe connected to the first and second cylinder banks;
a catalyst accommodated in the exhaust collecting pipe; and
a muffler detachably connected to the exhaust collecting pipe,
wherein the catalyst extends in a height direction of the engine body from a base end side of the first cylinder bank to a distal end side of the first cylinder bank, the base end side of the first cylinder bank being one end side of the first cylinder bank in the height direction of the engine body, the distal end side of the first cylinder bank being another end side of the first cylinder bank in the height direction of the engine body,
wherein the exhaust collecting pipe includes:
a first exhaust pipe connected to the first cylinder bank;
a second exhaust pipe connected to the second cylinder bank; and
a merging pipe connected to a merging portion of the first and second exhaust pipes, and
wherein the merging pipe includes:
an inlet pipe connected to the merging portion of the first and second exhaust pipes; and
an accommodating pipe connected to the inlet pipe on the base end side of the first cylinder bank and extending in the height direction of the engine body from the base end side of the first cylinder bank to the distal end side of the first cylinder bank,
the catalyst is accommodated in the accommodating pipe, and
the muffler is detachably connected to the accommodating pipe on the distal end side of the first cylinder bank.
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