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EP 1 609 975 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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07.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/23 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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28.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/52 |
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Date of filing: 23.06.2005 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI
SK TR |
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AL BA HR LV MK YU |
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Priority: |
24.06.2004 JP 2004186851
11.03.2005 JP 2005069521
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Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
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Iwata-shi
Shizuoka-ken (JP) |
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- Maebashi, Kosei
2500 Shingai, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)
- Kawamura, Hiroshi
2500 Shingai, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)
- Kimura, Junichi
2500 Shingai, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)
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Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey,
Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Anwaltssozietät |
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Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE) |
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Internal combustion engine |
(57) The present invention relates to an engine, in particular four-stroke engine, having
at least two cylinders, which ignition timings differ from each other, and a stroke
discriminating device for discriminating strokes of said at least two cylinders based
upon a difference between intake pressures detected by intake pressure sensors for
individually detecting intake pressures of said at least two cylinders.