CN1278026C - Oil return structure of four-stroke engine - Google Patents

Abstract

In a 4-cycle engine having a transmission member travel passage, housing a transmission member wound around a driven wheel, fixed to a cam shaft, and drive wheel, fixed to a crank shaft, so as to be capable of traveling, provided spanning between the crankcase and the cylinder head, and with rotating members being housed inside an operating chamber between the crankcase and a side cover, preventing increase in oil agitation resistance and oil degradation while avoiding an increase in the number of manufacturing processes by effective utilization of a transmission member travel passage also functioning as a passage for returning oil to a crankcase side. An oil guide section 103 for leading oil flowing down from the transmission member travel passage 85 to the operating chamber 43 is integrally formed with the crankcase 22 so as to cover at least the transmission member travel passage 85 side periphery of the rotating members, as well as an oil return passage 104 for guiding oil that has been guided by the oil guide section 103 to the inside of the crankcase 22.

Description

The oil return structure of four stroke engine

Technical field

The present invention relates to four stroke engine, particularly the subtend transmission part moves the improvement that the oil that flows down in the path returns the oil return structure of crankcase side.Between crankcase and side cover, set up transmission part and move path, this transmission part moves path when accommodating the transmission part of ring-type movably, also between crankcase and cylinder head, have as the access function that returns oil from cylinder head to crankcase side, the transmission part of this ring-type hangs over the driving wheel that is fixed in bent axle in the operating chamber that forms between crankcase and the side cover and is fixed on the driven wheel of camshaft, accommodates the rotatable parts by crank-driven in operating chamber.

Background technique

A kind of four stroke engine is disclosed in following patent documentation 1, the cam drive chain moves path and accommodates movably cam drive chain, this cam drive chain is used for giving camshaft the transmission of power from bent axle, described cam drive chain moves path and is erected between crankcase and the cylinder head, is positioned at the rotor of generator that the cam drive chain moves the operating chamber side opening end below of path and is fixed on the bent axle and is housed in operating chamber.

No. 3204064 communique of (patent documentation 1) patent.

Summary of the invention

In the four stroke engine of described prior art, for preventing that moving path from the cam drive chain returns the deterioration deterioration that resistance and oil are stirred in increase because the high speed rotors such as external rotor type magnetogenerator of direct and generator are collided of the oil of crankcase side, be provided with in addition and move the different way to cycle oil from the cylinder head to the crankcase of path, the research of having carried out making the oil that turns back to crankcase from this way to cycle oil not collide with described high speed rotating body with the cam drive chain.Yet, must be provided with the cam drive chain in addition like this and move the different way to cycle oil of path, make to put on crankcase that the machining period of cylinder block and head increases.

The present invention its objective is the oil return structure of the four stroke engine that provides following in view of the above problems.That is, effectively utilize the transmission part that plays as the way to cycle oil function to move path and avoid increasing machining period, also prevent to increase the stirring resistance and the oily deterioration of oil simultaneously in crankcase side.

For reaching described purpose, first aspect present invention, have in four stroke engine: driving wheel is fixed on the bent axle in the operating chamber that forms between crankcase and the side cover, the supporting crankshaft that described crankcase freely rotates, described side cover combines with described crankcase, transmission part moves path and is set between described crankcase of leap and the described cylinder head, described transmission part moves path when accommodating the transmission part of ring-type movably, also has the access function that returns oil from cylinder head to crankcase side, described endless drive parts cover hangs on driven wheel and the described driving wheel, described driven wheel is fixed on the camshaft that is supported in cylinder head free to rotately, in the described operating chamber below described transmission part moves the opening end of described operating chamber side of path, accommodate rotatable parts by crank-driven, these rotatable parts can rotate around the axis parallel with bent axle, the guiding of oil guide portion is moved the oil that path flows down to described operating chamber from described transmission part, when the described at least transmission part that described oily guide portion covers described rotatable parts moves the periphery of passage side and forms one with described crankcase, also form the way to cycle oil that will import by the oil of described oily guide portion guiding in the crankcase.

According to first aspect present invention, move in the path oil under the operating chamber effluent by the guiding of oily guide portion at transmission part, in way to cycle oil is got back to crankcase, can do one's utmost to avoid the contacting of rotatable parts in the oil that in transmission part moves path, flows down and the operating chamber like this, thereby can prevent by rotatable parts to the stirring of oil and the increase of the stirring resistance that produces, also can prevent from simultaneously to disperse and cause the deterioration of oil to worsen by oil and colliding of rotatable parts, and can effectively utilize transmission part to move path and make oil get back to crankcase side, so do not increase machining period.

Second aspect present invention, be on the basis of first aspect, it is characterized in that, form described oily guide portion, its upper end portion is positioned at the top that described transmission part moves the following elongation line of path, described transmission part move path be tilt and described driven wheel side be higher than described driving wheel, one end of transmission part guiding element remains on the upper end portion of described oily guide portion, the configuration of described transmission part guiding element is moved in the path at described transmission part, and below described above be slidingly connected with described transmission part.Constitute according to this, can do one's utmost to avoid to cross oily guide portion and flow to the rotatable parts side, and be directed to the way to cycle oil side, thereby can effectively prevent to increase the deterioration of the stirring resistance and the oil of oil along the following oil that gets off towards the operating chamber effluent that transmission part moves path.

Third aspect present invention, be on the basis aspect the present invention first and second, it is characterized in that, the lower end of described oily guide portion is connected in conjunction with wall with lid the formation one is set, this lid in conjunction with wall in order to be connected to ring-type with described side cover and to be formed on the described crankcase, muscle described side cover to described lid in conjunction with wall in conjunction with the time and described oily guide portion touch, and on described side cover, form one, described muscle is to be used between described crankcase forming accumulating the oil place, when this accumulates oil and is in reception and moves the oil that the opening end of the operating chamber side of path flows down from described transmission part, also lead to described way to cycle oil.Constitute according to this, when avoiding increasing part count, can between crankcase and side cover, form bag cave-shaped oil and accumulate, the oil that moves path from transmission part is accumulated through way to cycle oil from oil positively turn back in the crankcase.

In addition, fourth aspect present invention, be in the present invention first to the basis of the described formation of the third aspect, it is characterized in that, the described side cover that is configured between described crankcase and driving wheel combines with the described crankcase that disposes in this driving wheel one side, simultaneously, the speed change input shaft of speed changer has the axis parallel with described bent axle and is supported free to rotately, one end of the described speed change input shaft in the operating chamber between described crankcase and described side cover is provided with the clutch that has as the outer clutch race of described rotatable parts, and this clutch can be connected, disconnect the transmission of power between described bent axle and the described speed change input shaft.According to this formation, owing to can do one's utmost to avoid to move contacting of the oil that flows down in the path and outer clutch race at transmission part, so can prevent to stir oil and the stirring resistance of increase by outer clutch race, simultaneously can be clutch near being configured in crankshaft side, can realize the miniaturization of the power unit that constitutes by motor and speed changer, inhibition is configured in the power unit of driving wheel one side and gives prominence to from driving wheel, can expect to improve the balance of car body.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the profile of two-wheeled vehicle;

Fig. 2 is the rear portion amplification profile of two-wheeled vehicle;

Fig. 3 be among Fig. 2 the 3-3 line to view;

Fig. 4 is the sectional drawing of 4-4 line among Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is the sectional drawing of 5-5 line among Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is the sectional drawing of 6-6 line among Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is the sectional drawing of 7-7 line among Fig. 4.

Embodiment

One embodiment of the invention explanation embodiments of the present invention of following basis shown in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1～Fig. 7 is the figure of explanation one embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 1 is the profile of two-wheeled vehicle; Fig. 2 is the rear portion amplification profile of two-wheeled vehicle; Fig. 3 be among Fig. 2 the 3-3 line to view; Fig. 4 is the sectional drawing of 4-4 line among Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is the sectional drawing of 5-5 line among Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is the sectional drawing of 6-6 line among Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is the sectional drawing of 7-7 line among Fig. 4.

At first, the body framework 11 of the two-wheeled vehicle of this steamboat type has in Fig. 1: with can handle the preceding pipe 13 that turns to twelve Earthly Branches brought forward fork 12 and is connected the anterior frame 14 that is provided with, the rear portion frame 15 of the pairing left and right of extension up backward from the rear end of this front portion frame 14 ...Front-wheel WF is supported with axle in lower end at described front fork 12.In addition, when described anterior frame 14 is supported foot treadle 16, install and make the upright support 17 firmly of car body oneself, at described rear portion frame 15 upper support trunks 18, driver's seat 19 and fuel tank 20.In addition, support to be supported in the rear end of anterior frame 14 with fluctuating, between rear portion frame 15 and power unit P, vibration damper 21 is set as the trailing wheel WR of driving wheel and the power unit P that drives this trailing wheel WR.

In Fig. 2～Fig. 5, power unit P is housed in bent axle 23 and gear-shift transmission T in the crankcase 22 as forced air cooling type single-cylinder four-stroke engine E, power unit P be configured in trailing wheel WR about a side, be configured in the right side at present embodiment.And described trailing wheel WR is installed on the speed change output shaft 56 with described gear-shift transmission T.

Crankcase 22 in the configuration of the right side of trailing wheel WR combines with the rear portion that makes cylinder-bore axis C to the cylinder block 24 of front upper place inclination, along vertical parting plane by utilizing a plurality of bolts 26 ... left case halfbody 22L that links and right case halfbody 22R constitute.Be connected with vaporizer 28 by sucking pipe 27 with the upper side of the cylinder head 25 of the front portion combination of cylinder block 24, the outlet pipe 29 that connects at the downside of cylinder head 25 is crooked greatly pivotally in the place ahead of trailing wheel WR, the downstream of outlet pipe 29 be connected in be configured in trailing wheel WR is clipped in and power unit P between exhaust silencer 30 on.

The carriage 31 of the two ends, the left and right sides, rear end of frame 14 fixed installation forwardly ..., can joltily be connected at first pivot 33 of these carriage 31 upper suspension links 32 by level.This suspension connecting rod 32 has the rear portion arm 32b of an anterior arm 32a and pairing left and right, and 32b, anterior arm 32a insert in the rearward end of anterior frame 14 and be supported by vibration isolation rubber 34.

In addition, suspension arm 35 forms one with the left case halfbody 22L of crankcase 22, this suspension arm 35 has and is configured in trailing wheel WR the place ahead and the 35a of bearing portion between described two rear portion arm 32b, 32b, and the two ends of second pivot 37 of the level by the 35a of this bearing portion of pairing left and right rubber bushing 36 rotatably supports combine with described two rear portion arm 32b, 32b.Thereby crankcase 22 is that power unit P can fluctuate around second pivot 37, acts on the impact of shaking of hanging connecting rod 32 from power unit P and is absorbed by vibration isolation rubber 34.

The base end part of the silencing apparatus pillar 41 of two 41a of trouble portion, the 41b of inferior division on the welding of the forward end on the exhaust silencer 30 has, described two 41a of trouble portion, 41b are connected the 35a of bearing portion of described clevis arm 35 by bolt 42,42.

On the left case halfbody 22L of described crankcase 22, be configured between crankcase 22 and trailing wheel WR left cap 44 with left case halfbody 22L between form operating chamber 43 and combine, go into described operating chamber 43 at the left case halfbody 22L and the right case halfbody 22R of crankcase 22 by the distal process that ball bearing 45,46 rotates the bent axle 23 that freely is supported.In addition, cylinder block 24 and cylinder head 25 covered by cover 47 with a part at the right case halfbody 22R of crankcase 22, right case halfbody 22R freely is rotated and the other end of the described bent axle 23 of airtight perforation on fixedly be housed in the rotor 49 that covers the generator 48 in 47.

Part at the described rotor 49 of correspondence is provided with a plurality of suction ports 50,50 on cover 47 ..., fixing from suction port 50,50 on described rotor 49 ... suck the fan 51 of outer gas.In the outside of cylinder block 24 and cylinder head 25, action and a plurality of radiating fin 24a, the 25a that contact at the tempering air that covers circulation in 47 by described fan 51 are set respectively.

Being located at cylinder barrel 52 on the cylinder block 24 is free to slide chimeric piston 53 and is connected on the bent axle 23 by connecting rod 54.

Gear-shift transmission T has speed change input shaft 55 and the speed change output shaft 56 parallel with bent axle 23, speed change input shaft 55 connects the left case halfbody 22L of crankcase 22 free to rotately, so that the one distal process is gone in the operating chamber 43, ball bearing 57 is installed between left case halfbody 22L and speed change input shaft 55.The other end of speed change input shaft 55 is supported by right case halfbody 22R by ball bearing 58 free to rotately in addition.

One end of speed change output shaft 56 connects left cap 44 free to rotately, and the sealed member 60 of ball bearing 59 and ring-type is installed between left cap 44 and speed change output shaft 56, at an end of the speed change output shaft of giving prominence to from left cap 44 56 trailing wheel WR is installed.In addition, the other end of speed change output shaft 56 is supported by right case halfbody 22R by ball bearing 61 free to rotately.

In operating chamber 43, one-level speed reducer 62 is set between an end of bent axle 23 and the end of speed change input shaft 55 and is provided as and to connect, disconnect transmission of power and be installed in the multi-plate clutch 63 of speed change input shaft 55 1 ends.One-level speed reducer 62 is made of the driven gear 65 that is fixed on the actuation gear 64 on the bent axle 23 and be installed in rotatably on the speed change input shaft 55.In addition, multi-plate clutch 63 has: outer clutch race 66, and it is connected with described driven gear 65 by plate washer 68; Clutch inner race 67, it is fixed on speed change input shaft 55 1 ends, and in operating chamber 43, owing to multi-plate clutch 63 is housed in the space smaller between speed change output shaft 56 and the bent axle 23, so can realize miniaturization.

In crankcase 22, the speed change gear row of multistage for example level Four are set between speed change input shaft 55 and speed change output shaft 56.Driven gear 69,70,71, the 72 relative speed change output shafts 56 of each speed change gear row are mounted rotationally.

The driven gear 69～72 of described each speed change gear row, be configured in the converter 73 of outside of the right case halfbody 22R of crankcase 22 by major part, be connected with speed change output shaft 56 selectively, the right cap 74 that converter 73 is combined with right case halfbody 22R covers.

In the coaxial pilot hole 75 that is arranged on its other end opening of speed change output shaft 56, a plurality of guiding grooves 76 of She Zhiing also ..., its mounting portion at described each driven gear 69～72 is crossed between described pilot hole 75 and speed change output shaft 56 outsides.Described converter 73 has the transaxle 77 and the clamping rpole 78 that be installed in this transaxle 77 the inners slidably chimeric with described pilot hole 75, and clamping rpole 78 slides to be fastened in the described guiding groove 76 with driven gear 69～72 selectively.

The Aspirating valves (not shown), its control sucks mixed gas from sucking pipe 27 to the firing chamber 79 in cylinder block 24 and 25 formation of cylinder head, and face described piston 53 mutually, the outlet valve (not shown), it is controlled from described firing chamber 79 to described outlet pipe 29 exhausts, these two valves are all by driving valve device 81 driven opening, and this driving valve device 81 has the axis parallel with bent axle 23 and has the camshaft 80 that is supported by cylinder head 25 free to rotately.For rotation drive cam shaft 80 is rotated, in described operating chamber 43 in an end of described bent axle 23 fixing driving sprocket wheel 82 as driving wheel, be fixed on described camshaft 80 as driven wheel by movable sprocket 83 and described driving sprocket wheel 82 on hitch cam drive chain 84 as the transmission part of ring-type.

In crankcase 22, cylinder block 24 and cylinder head 25, be provided as and accommodate described cam drive chain 84 movably, and move cam drive chain path 85, this cam drive chain path 85 and the extension of cylinder-bore axis C almost parallel of path as transmission part.Promptly since cylinder-bore axis C tilt to the front upper place, so cam drive chain path 85 is raised by movable sprocket 83 sides and is tilted to the front upper place to described than described driving sprocket wheel 82.

The slack side of the cam drive chain 84 in cam drive chain path 85 above the bent axle 23 with Transmitted chains tensioner 87 sliding contacts of sled shape, this Transmitted chains tensioner 87 is by the supporting axle 86 that is configured in bent axle 23 tops, and rotatable in left case halfbody 22L; The advancing side of cam drive chain 84 is from chain guiding element 88 sliding contacts as transmission part guiding of below and sled shape, and these chain guiding element 88 1 ends are side-prominent to operating chamber 43, is supported on the cylinder block 24 at the intermediate portion of this chain guiding element 88.

With Fig. 6 reference, be connected with speed change input shaft 55 as the internal rotor 91 of the oil pump 90 of the pump of colyliform, the pump case 93 of this oil pump 90 with described left case halfbody 22L between clip internal rotor 91 and be connected with left case halfbody 22L from operating chamber 43 sides with external rotor 92.

The bottom oil suction of this oil pump 90 in the crankcase 22, at right case halfbody 22R the oil filtration device 94 that filtration sucts from crankcase 22 bottoms is installed, at the suction path 96 that is provided with on right case halfbody 22R and the left case halfbody 22L between the suction port 95 that connects filter 94 and oil pump 90.In addition, the access 97 of bottom in the bottom of left case halfbody 22L is provided with the oil guiding crankcase of getting back in the operating chamber 43 22.

With Fig. 7 reference, the drain passageway 99 that leads to the exhaust port 98 of oil pump 90 is located on left case halfbody 22L and the right case halfbody 22R, and the downstream of this drain passageway 99 is communicated with an end of the oil groove 100 that forms on the junction plane of the cylinder block 24 of right case halfbody 22R.In addition, one 101 oily path 102 that between cylinder block 24 and cylinder head 25, forms the other end that leads to described oil groove 100 in a plurality of connection bolts of connection cylinder head 25, cylinder block 24 and right case halfbody 22R, the oil of discharging from oil pump 90 covers 25 sides through drain passageway 99 and oil groove 100 and oily path 102 supply cylinders, and described oil is directed to the lubricated portion of the driving valve device 81 that is provided on the cylinder head 25.

The oil that is used for lubricated driving valve device 81 turns back to operating chamber 43 sides through cam drive chain path 85, when cam drive chain path 85 is accommodated transportable cam drive chain 84, also has as function from cylinder head 25 to crankcase 22 sides that return the path of oil from.

In than the operating chamber 43 below the operating chamber 43 side opening ends of cam drive chain path 85, be provided as the driven gear 65 and the outer clutch race 66 of the rotatable parts that drive by bent axle 23, oil guide portion 103, the oil that its guiding flows down to operating chamber 43 from cam drive chain path 85, this oil guide portion 103 covers the periphery of described at least cam drive chain path 85 sides of described driven gear 65 and outer clutch race 66, and form one with the left case halfbody 22L of crankcase 22, simultaneously, form the way to cycle oil 104 in the oil guiding crankcase 22 of oily guide portion 103 guiding.

Yet oily guide portion 103 its upper end formation are positioned at the position of leaning on the top than the elongation line L of the following 85a of described cam drive chain path 85; Be positioned at described below 85a be slidingly connected with cam drive chain 84 above leaning on and the end that is configured in the cam chain guiding element 88 of cam drive chain path 85 is maintained at the upper end portion of oily guide portion 103.The roughly J font that promptly is shaped in the upper end of oily guide portion 103, by the end that cam chain guiding element 88 is inserted in the upper end of oily guide portion 103, an end of cam chain guiding element 88 remains on the upper end portion of oily guide portion 103.

The lower end of oil guide portion 103 combines wall 105 formation one with the lid that left case halfbody 22L at crankcase 22 forms, this lid is linked to be ring-type in conjunction with wall 105 in order to be connected with left cap 44, muscle 107, its be for and left case halfbody 22L between form and to accumulate oil place 106, this accumulates oil place 106 and is accepting in the oil that the opening end of operating chamber 43 sides of cam drive chain path 85 flows down, also lead to described way to cycle oil 104, described muscle 107 described left cap 44 combine with lid wall 105 in conjunction with the time touch with oily guide portion 103, and with left cap 44 formation one.

The below effect of explanation present embodiment.Oil guide portion 103, its guiding flows to the oil of operating chamber 43 from cam drive chain path 85, this oil guide portion 103 cover No. one time on the speed reducer 62 described driven gear 65 and the periphery of described at least cam drive chain path 85 sides of the outer clutch race on multi-plate clutch 63 66, and form one with the left case halfbody 22L of crankcase 22, simultaneously, owing to form the way to cycle oil 104 in the oil guiding crankcase 22 of oily guide portion 103 guiding, so, oil in cam drive chain path 85 under operating chamber 43 effluents is by the guiding of oil by directed section 103, in way to cycle oil 104 turns back to crankcase 22.Can do one's utmost like this to avoid to contact with outer clutch race 66 with described driven gear 65 in the operating chamber 43 at oil that cam drive chain path 85 flows down, preventing increases and stirs resistance because of described driven gear 65 and outer clutch race 66 stirs oil, also can prevent that oil and driven gear 65 and outer clutch race 66 from colliding simultaneously and the deterioration of dispersing and causing.And, owing to effectively utilize cam drive chain path 85 to make oil turn back to crankcase 22 sides, and do not increase labor content.

In addition, cam drive chain path 85 makes by movable sprocket 83 sides than driving sprocket wheel 82 high earth tilt, oil guide portion 103 forms the position of top of elongation line L that its upper end is positioned at the following 85a of cam drive chain path 85, below described 85a above be maintained at the upper end of oily guide portion 103 with the be slidingly connected end that is configured in the cam chain guiding element 88 in the cam drive chain path 85 of described cam drive chain 84.Thereby can do one's utmost to avoid below cam drive chain path 85 oil under case operating chamber 43 effluents to cross oily guide portion 103 and flow to driven gear 65 and outer clutch race 66 sides, and oil guiding way to cycle oil 104 sides, thereby can more effectively prevent to increase the deterioration of stirring resistance and oil.

In addition, the lower end of oil guide portion 103 combines wall 105 and forms one with the lid that forms at left case halfbody 22L, this lid is linked to be ring-type in conjunction with wall 105 can be connected with left cap 44, muscle 107, its for and left case halfbody 22L between form and to accumulate oil place 106, when this accumulates the oil of accepting to flow down from the opening end of operating chamber 43 sides of cam drive chain path 85 in oil place 106, also lead to described way to cycle oil 104, described muscle 107 described left cap 44 with the lid combine wall 105 in conjunction with the time and oily guide portion 103 touch, and form one with left cap 44, so, can be when avoiding increasing part count at the trapped fuel place 106 of left case halfbody 22L and 44 shape pouches of left cap, can from the oil of cam drive chain path 85 from trapped fuel 106 in way to cycle oil 104 positively turns back to crankcase 22.

The left cap 44 that is configured between described crankcase 22 and the trailing wheel WR combines with the crankcase 22 that disposes on this trailing wheel WR right side, simultaneously, the speed change input shaft 55 of gear-shift transmission T has the axis parallel with bent axle 23 and is supported free to rotately, in an end of described speed change input shaft 55, multi-plate clutch 63 is installed can connect the mode that disconnects the transmission of power between bent axle 23 and the speed change input shaft 55 in the operating chamber 34 of 44 of crankcase 22 and left cap.According to this formation, owing to can do one's utmost to avoid the contacting of outer clutch race 66 of the oil that in cam rotation chain path 85, flows down and multi-plate clutch 63, so can prevent to stir oil and the stirring resistance of increase by outer clutch race 66, multi-plate clutch 63 can be configured in simultaneously the next door of bent axle 23, can realize the miniaturization of the power unit P that constitutes by motor E and speed changer T, the power unit P that inhibition is configured in trailing wheel WR right side gives prominence to from trailing wheel WR, helps improving the balance of car body.

And, at present embodiment, accommodate can miniaturization in smaller space between speed change output shaft 56 and the bent axle 23 in operating chamber 43, therefore, though multi-plate clutch 63 high speed rotating, also can do one's utmost to avoid aforesaid outer clutch race 66 to contact, so can not be increased in the outer clutch race 66 of high speed rotating and the stirring resistance that causes that contacts of oil with the oil that in cam drive chain path 85, flows down.

Embodiments of the invention more than have been described, but the present invention is not limited to the foregoing description, the present invention who puts down in writing in not breaking away from the Patent right requirement scope can carry out all changes that is provided with.

For example in described embodiment the situation of employing as the cam drive chain 84 of transmission part is illustrated, the present invention also is applicable to the four stroke engine of employing as the ring-type timing cingulum of transmission part.

According to first aspect present invention, can prevent the increase of the stirring resistance that the stirring of oil produced by rotatable parts, also can prevent from simultaneously to disperse and cause the deterioration of oil, and can not increase machining period by oil and colliding of rotatable parts.

According to second aspect present invention, can do one's utmost to avoid to cross oily guide portion and flow to the rotatable parts side, thereby can effectively prevent to increase the deterioration of the stirring resistance and the oil of oil along the following oil that gets off towards the operating chamber effluent that transmission part moves path.

According to third aspect present invention, can be between crankcase and side cover when avoiding increasing part count the trapped fuel place of shape pouch, the oil that moves path from transmission part is positively turned back in the crankcase through way to cycle oil from trapped fuel.

According to fourth aspect present invention, can prevent to stir oil and the stirring resistance of increase by outer clutch race, simultaneously can clutch be configured in bent axle near, can realize the miniaturization of the power unit that constitutes by motor and speed changer, inhibition is configured in the power unit of driving wheel one side and gives prominence to from driving wheel, helps improving the balance of car body.

Claims (5)

1, a kind of oil return structure of four stroke engine, it is characterized in that, in four stroke engine, have, driving wheel (82) is fixed between crankcase (22) and the side cover (44) on the bent axle (23) in the operating chamber (43) that forms, described crankcase (22) supporting crankshaft (23) also freely rotates it, described side cover (44) combines with described crankcase (22), transmission part moves path (85) and is set to cross between described crankcase (22) and the described cylinder head (25), described transmission part moves path (85) and accommodates and make endless drive parts (84) movably simultaneously, also has the access function that returns oil from cylinder head (25) to crankcase (22) side, described endless drive parts (84) cover hangs on driven wheel (83) and the described driving wheel (82), described driven wheel (83) is fixed in by cylinder head (25) and supports on the camshaft (80) also free to rotate, in described transmission part moves the described operating chamber (43) of opening end below of described operating chamber (43) side of path (85), accommodate the rotatable parts (65 that drive by bent axle (23), 66), these rotatable parts (65,66) can around the axis parallel, rotate with bent axle (23), oil guide portion (103) guiding is moved the oil that path (85) flows down to described operating chamber (43) from described transmission part, described oily guide portion (103) covers described rotatable parts (65, when described at least transmission part 66) moves the periphery of path (85) side and forms one with described crankcase (22), also form the way to cycle oil (104) that will import by the oil of described oily guide portion (103) guiding in the crankcase (22).

2, the oil return structure of four stroke engine as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, form described oily guide portion (103), its upper end is positioned at the position of elongation line (L) top that described transmission part moves following (85a) of path (85), it is that tilt and describedly to be higher than described driving sprocket wheel (82) by movable sprocket (83) side that described transmission part moves path (85), one end of transmission part guiding element (88) remains on the upper end portion of oily guide portion (103), described transmission part guiding element (88) is configured in described transmission part and moves in the path (85), and the top and the described transmission part (84) of (85a) is slidingly connected below described.

3, the oil return structure of four stroke engine as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the lower end of oil guide portion (103) combines wall (105) with lid and forms one, this lid to be connected to ring-type in conjunction with wall (105) in order combining with side cover (44) and to be formed on the described crankcase (22), muscle (107) described side cover (44) to described lid in conjunction with wall (105) in conjunction with the time and described oily guide portion (103) touch, and form one with described side cover (44), described muscle (107) is to be used for forming between described crankcase (22) accumulating oil place (106), this accumulates oil place (106) in the oil that the opening end of accepting to move from transmission part operating chamber (43) side of path (85) flows down, and also leads to described way to cycle oil (104).

4, the oil return structure of four stroke engine as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, the lower end of oil guide portion (103) combines wall (105) with lid and forms one, this lid to be connected to ring-type in conjunction with wall (105) in order combining with side cover (44) and to be formed on the described crankcase (22), muscle (107) described side cover (44) to described lid in conjunction with wall (105) in conjunction with the time and described oily guide portion (103) touch, and form one with described side cover (44), described muscle (107) is to be used for forming between described crankcase (22) accumulating oil place (106), this accumulates oil place (106) in the oil that the opening end of accepting to move from transmission part operating chamber (43) side of path (85) flows down, and also leads to described way to cycle oil (104).

5, oil return structure as each described four stroke engine in the claim 1～4, it is characterized in that, be configured in described side cover (44) between described crankcase (22) and driving wheel (WR) with when described crankcase (22) in described driving wheel (WR) side configuration combines, the speed change input shaft (55) of speed changer (T) has the axis parallel with described bent axle (23) and is supported free to rotately, one end of the described speed change input shaft (55) in the operating chamber (43) between described crankcase (22) and described side cover (44) is provided with the clutch (63) with the outer clutch race (66) as described transmission part, and this clutch (63) can be connected, disconnect the transmission of power between bent axle (23) and the speed change input shaft (55).

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