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[motorcycle.com] - Suzuki Patents Recursion Concepts Turbocharger Design
![]() Suzuki has filed a patent application for the technology behind its turbocharged Recursion concept. First revealed at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, the Recursion used a 588cc parallel-Twin engine with an intercooler turbo. At the time, Suzuki claimed the Recursion outputs 99 hp and 74 lb-ft. while weighing 384 pounds (dry). The patent does not necessarily mean the Recursion is heading for production, but it is a potential step towards that end. The patent includes some alternative designs that do differ from the Recursion, suggesting possible directions Suzuki may decide to go. ![]() Unlike Kawasaki‘s H2 and H2R which uses a supercharger located behind the cylinder heads, Suzuki’s design places its supercharger (#30 in the diagrams) in front of the engine below the radiator, using the exhaust stream from the header pipes (#32) to spin a turbine to pressurize the air intake. The pressurized air flows up into the intercooler (#28) located below the front end of the seat. The patent reveals Suzuki is working on a couple of intercooler designs. The most basic design is shaped like a hollow rectangular box but with dividing wall that runs across most of the length, forcing air to flow in a U-shaped path. Heat radiates from the bottom of the intercooler, exiting out towards the rear wheel. A variant design adds a pipe with a control valve that bypasses the intercooler. This allows more air to enter the engine during rapid acceleration without the intercooler increasing air-flow resistance. ![]() Another alternate design adds a gap in the intercooler for cooling. This design also adds a cooling duct drawing air from a between the headlights. Air flows through the gap in the intercooler and out the rear, either towards the rear tire or redirected under the tail. ![]() Judging by the lack of detail in the non-mechanical elements in the patent diagrams (mirrors? What mirrors?) it doesn’t look like Suzuki is ready to announce a production model any time soon. What Suzuki does have is the makings for a potential new platform. The twin-headlight design in the diagrams is different from the Recursion concept’s single light, but the diagrams lack any bodywork around the engine and radiator. Suzuki may decide to add a fairing or keep just the bodywork around the headlights in a look reminiscent of the Katana. Suzuki recently filed new paperwork to renew its Katana trademarks so that possibility may not be that far-fetched. [Source: USPTO] Suzuki Patents Recursion Concept’s Turbocharger Design appeared first on Motorcycle.com News. Click here for full story...
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