EP1956204B1 - Kurbelwellenraum Entlüftungsvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP1956204B1
EP1956204B1 EP08250439A EP08250439A EP1956204B1 EP 1956204 B1 EP1956204 B1 EP 1956204B1 EP 08250439 A EP08250439 A EP 08250439A EP 08250439 A EP08250439 A EP 08250439A EP 1956204 B1 EP1956204 B1 EP 1956204B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M13/00—Crankcase ventilating or breathing
    • F01M13/04—Crankcase ventilating or breathing having means for purifying air before leaving crankcase, e.g. removing oil
    • F01M13/0416—Crankcase ventilating or breathing having means for purifying air before leaving crankcase, e.g. removing oil arranged in valve-covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M13/00—Crankcase ventilating or breathing
    • F01M13/04—Crankcase ventilating or breathing having means for purifying air before leaving crankcase, e.g. removing oil
    • F01M2013/0422—Separating oil and gas with a centrifuge device
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02N—STARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; STARTING AIDS FOR SUCH ENGINES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02N15/00—Other power-operated starting apparatus; Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from groups F02N5/00 - F02N13/00
    • F02N15/02—Gearing between starting-engines and started engines; Engagement or disengagement thereof
    • F02N15/04—Gearing between starting-engines and started engines; Engagement or disengagement thereof the gearing including disengaging toothed gears

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  • the present invention relates to a straddle-type vehicle including a breather device that is integrally formed with a coolant pump.
  • straddle-type vehicles such as motorcycles
  • a method is widely used in which a breather device is provided.
  • the breather device discharges gas (blow-by gas) that has accumulated in the crankcase or the like.
  • a breather device is provided in a straddle-type vehicle including a unit swing type engine
  • a structure has been developed in which the breather device and a coolant pump for pumping out coolant (cooling water) that circulates inside the engine (internal combustion engine) are integrally formed, such as described in, for example, JP-A-04-237831 .
  • a breather device is integrally formed with a coolant pump having an impeller member connected to a cam shaft (overhead cam shaft) that is provided in a cylinder head.
  • the breather device is integrally formed with a housing of the coolant pump, and is disposed on a side wall of the cylinder head.
  • the breather device has a generally cylindrical shaped breather housing (labyrinth) in which air and engine oil are separated from the blow-by gas.
  • the breather housing is formed to surround an impeller shaft that causes the impeller member to rotate.
  • the breather housing and the impeller member (and the cam shaft) are substantially coaxially aligned.
  • the breather housing can also be cooled by the coolant.
  • the above-described breather device that is integrally formed with the coolant pump has the following problem. That is, in order to ensure the function of separating air and engine oil, generally, the size of the breather housing has to be made larger than the size of the coolant pump.
  • the coolant pump having the impeller shaft that is coaxially connected to the cam shaft needs to be provided at the location where the cam shaft is disposed, that is, in the cylinder head.
  • the breather device that is integrally formed with the coolant pump is provided in the cylinder head, because the breather housing and the impeller member (and the cam shaft) are substantially coaxial, a section of the breather device protrudes further than a section of the coolant pump. That is, the dimension of the engine becomes large.
  • JP03-199609 describes an engine wherein a timing chain passage communicates via holes with a crank chamber formed within a crankcase.
  • a breather port is provided on the upper surface of the chain passage. Oil content in the blowby gas is separated within the existing timing chain passage.
  • the invention has been devised in light of the above-described circumstances, and it is an object of the invention to provide a straddle-type vehicle that does not require the dimension of an engine to be made larger when a breather device that is integrally formed with a coolant pump is provided.
  • a first aspect of the invention provides a straddle-type vehicle that includes: an internal combustion engine having a crankcase, a cylinder connected to the crankcase, and a cylinder head that is connected to the cylinder and provided with a cam shaft member; a coolant pump which is provided in the cylinder head and which has an impeller member that is rotatably connected to the cam shaft member and supplies coolant to coolant channels provided in the internal combustion engine; and a breather device which is provided adjacent to the coolant pump and through which the cam shaft member passes.
  • the breather device has a breather housing, and the length of the breather housing along a cylinder center line is larger than that of the coolant pump. The breather housing is positioned further toward the crankcase with respect to the cam shaft member.
  • the breather housing is positioned further toward the crankcase with respect to the cam shaft, the breather device does not protrude further than the coolant pump. Therefore, the dimension of the engine does not need to be increased and the capacity of the breather housing is not reduced.
  • a second aspect of the invention is configured such that, in the first aspect of the invention, a planar shape of at least a section of the breather housing is formed in a circular shape, and the center of the circular shape is offset further toward the crankcase with respect to the cam shaft member.
  • a third aspect of the invention is configured such that, in the first aspect of the invention, an opening section is formed in a ceiling section of the cylinder head, a head cover that covers the opening section is further provided on the cylinder head, and a mating surface between the cylinder head and the head cover is generally flat.
  • a fourth aspect of the invention is configured such that, in the third aspect of the invention, the cylinder head includes: a head cover side mating surface on a head cover side that abuts against the head cover; and a cylinder side mating surface on a cylinder side that abuts against the cylinder.
  • the head cover side mating surface and the cylinder side mating surface are generally parallel to each other.
  • a fifth aspect of the invention is configured such that, in the first aspect of the invention, a gas inflow hole, through which gas in the crankcase flows in, is formed in a side surface on a cylinder side, which is a side surface of the breather housing that is positioned toward the cylinder center line, and the breather device further includes a breather cap that is rotatably connected to the cam shaft.
  • the breather cap includes: a generally circular shaped base plate that is provided generally in parallel with the side surface on the cylinder side; and a side wall that extends from an outer periphery of the base plate toward the side surface on the cylinder side.
  • the breather cap faces at least a section of the side surface on the cylinder side that includes the gas inflow hole.
  • a sixth aspect of the invention is configured such that, in the fifth aspect of the invention, the side surface on the cylinder side is provided with a breather plate that faces the breather cap, the breather plate has a protruding section that protrudes toward the breather cap, and the protruding section overlaps with the side wall at an inner side of the side wall such that there is a distance of separation between the protruding section and the side wall.
  • a seventh aspect of the invention is configured such that, in the first aspect of the invention, the internal combustion engine includes an air cleaner, a gas inflow hole, through which gas in the crankcase flows in, is formed in a side surface on the cylinder side, which is a side surface of the breather housing that is positioned toward the cylinder center line.
  • the breather housing includes: a first breather housing that communicates with the gas inflow hole; and a second breather housing that communicates with the first breather housing, and that is connected to a breather pipe that communicates with the air cleaner.
  • a vehicle comprising:
  • At least a section of the breather housing may define a planar circular shape.
  • a center of the circular shape may be offset further toward the crankcase than the cam shaft.
  • the vehicle may further comprise a head cover adapted to cover an opening section formed in a ceiling section of the cylinder head.
  • a mating surface between the cylinder head and the head cover may be generally planar.
  • the cylinder head may comprise:
  • the breather device may further comprise:
  • the breather device may further comprise a breather cap rotatably connected to the cam shaft, said breather cap comprising:
  • the cylinder side surface of the breather housing may be provided with a breather plate that faces the breather cap, the breather plate may have a protruding section that protrudes toward the breather cap, and the protruding section may overlap with the side wall at an inner side of the side wall such that there is a distance of separation between the protruding section and the side wall.
  • the internal combustion engine may further comprise an air cleaner, and the breather housing comprises:
  • the vehicle may comprise a straddle-type vehicle.
  • an internal combustion engine comprising:
  • a vehicle such as a straddle-type vehicle that does not require the dimension of an engine to be made larger when a breather device that is integrally formed with a coolant pump is provided.
  • FIG. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle 10 that represents a straddle-type vehicle according to the present embodiment.
  • the motorcycle 10 is an underbone motorcycle in which a vehicle body frame (not shown in the figures) is disposed at a lower position as compared to a normal motorcycle.
  • the motorcycle 10 includes a front wheel 21 and a rear wheel 22, and uses a swing type engine unit 40 to drive the rear wheel 22.
  • the swing type engine unit 40 is disposed below a seat 13 on which a rider sits.
  • the swing type engine unit 40 includes a cylinder head 70 and a cylinder 80 that are integrally formed, and a crankcase 90.
  • the cylinder head 70 and the cylinder 80 form a water cooled single cylinder four-stroke engine.
  • the crankcase 90 houses a transmission unit that transmits power generated by the engine to the rear wheel 22.
  • An air cleaner 61 is provided in front of the cylinder head 70.
  • the cylinder 80 is positioned to the rear of the cylinder head 70.
  • the crankcase 90 is positioned to the rear of the cylinder 80.
  • a front section of the crankcase 90 is, at a lower side thereof, axially supported by the vehicle body frame.
  • An upper side of the crankcase 90 is swingably supported by a cushion or suspension unit 12 fixed to the vehicle body frame.
  • FIG. 2 is a left side view of the cylinder head 70, the cylinder 80, and the crankcase 90 that form the swing type engine unit 40.
  • FIG. 2 shows the air cleaner 61, a carburetor 62, and an intake manifold 63.
  • a head cover 72 is provided at a front end section (a ceiling section) of the cylinder head 70, between the cylinder head 70 and the air cleaner 61.
  • the air cleaner 61 is fixed to the head cover 72.
  • the intake manifold 63 is provided between an upper side of the air cleaner 61 and an upper side of the cylinder head 70, and connects the air cleaner 61 and the cylinder head 70.
  • the carburetor 62 is attached to the intake manifold 63.
  • An arm 91 is formed on the crankcase 90 such that the arm 91 protrudes toward the front from the lower side of the front section of the crankcase 90.
  • the arm 91 is supported by the vehicle body frame.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic cross sectional view of the swing type engine unit 40 along line A-A in FIG. 2 .
  • hatching is omitted.
  • the cylinder 80 is arranged on a vehicle center line C1 that divides the vehicle width into two substantially equal sections.
  • the cylinder 80 includes a piston 81, a connecting rod 82, and a crankshaft 83.
  • the piston 81 is inserted into the cylinder 80.
  • the crankshaft 83 is disposed in the vehicle width direction in the crankcase 90.
  • the connecting rod 82 transmits power of the piston 81 to the crankshaft 83.
  • the crankcase 90 houses the crankshaft 83, an alternator 92a, a cooling fan 92b, a starter clutch 93a, a drive pulley 93b, a drive belt 94, a driven pulley 95a, a drive shaft 95c, a gear reduction mechanism 95d, a rear wheel shaft 95e, etc.
  • the alternator 92a is connected to the crankshaft 83 at the right side of the vehicle center line C1.
  • the cooling fan 92b is connected to the crankshaft 83 at the right side of the alternator 92a.
  • the cooling fan 92b pulls or draws in outside air, and subsequently blows out or discharges the air externally in a radial direction.
  • a section of the cooling fan 92b is covered by a fan shroud 92d that is fixed to the crankcase 90.
  • a radiator 92c is provided on the right side of the cooling fan 92b.
  • the outside air is introduced by rotation of the cooling fan 92b, whereby the radiator 92c, the alternator 92a, etc. are cooled.
  • the radiator 92c cools the cooling water heated by the cylinder 80, the cylinder head 70, etc., using the outside air introduced by the cooling fan 92b.
  • the starter clutch 93a is connected to the crankshaft 83 at the left side of the vehicle center line C1.
  • the starter clutch 93a transmits power of a cell motor (not shown in the figures) to the crankshaft 83 when the engine is started.
  • the starter clutch 93a is provided in a starter clutch housing 93c.
  • the starter clutch housing 93c contains engine oil.
  • the drive pulley 93b is connected to the crankshaft 83 at the left side of the starter clutch 93a.
  • the driven pulley 95a is connected to the drive shaft 95c.
  • the drive belt 94 is wound around the drive pulley 93b and the driven pulley 95a.
  • the drive pulley 93b, the drive belt 94, and the driven pulley 95a form a V-belt type automatic transmission mechanism.
  • the rear wheel shaft 95e is disposed to the rear of the drive shaft 95c. Driving force of the crankshaft 83 is transmitted to the drive shaft 95c via the drive pulley 93b, the drive belt 94, and the driven pulley 95a, and is then transmitted from the drive shaft 95c to the rear wheel shaft 95e via the gear reduction mechanism 95d.
  • the cylinder head 70 includes a cam shaft 73 that is disposed to extend in the vehicle width direction.
  • a cam sprocket 71a is fixed to an end of the cam shaft 73.
  • a crank sprocket 93d is fixed to the crankshaft 83, and a cam chain 71 is wound around the crank sprocket 93d and the cam sprocket 71a.
  • the cam chain 71 is housed in a cam chain housing 76.
  • a cooling water pump 74 and a breather device 75 that are integrally formed are disposed on the left side of the cylinder head 70.
  • the cooling water pump 74 pumps out the cooling water to cooling water channels formed in the radiator 92c, the cylinder 80, etc.
  • Blow-by gas in the crankcase 90 flows through the cam chain housing 76, and then flows into the breather device 75.
  • the breather device 75 separates the blow-by gas into a liquid (engine oil) and a gas (air).
  • the engine oil separated from the blow-by gas is returned to the cam chain housing 76.
  • the air separated from the blow-by gas is supplied to the air cleaner 61.
  • FIG. 4 is a left side view of the cylinder head 70 and the cooling water pump 74.
  • FIG. 4 also shows the radiator 92c and the cooling fan 92b.
  • a cooling water pipe 31 is connected between a lower section of the radiator 92c and the cooling water pump 74.
  • the cooling water cooled by the radiator 92c is introduced into the cooling water pump 74 via the cooling water pipe 31.
  • a cooling water pipe 32 is connected between a lower side of a front section of the cylinder 80 and the cooling water pump 74.
  • the cooling water pipe 32 leads the cooling water introduced by the cooling water pump 74 into a water jacket formed in the cylinder 80.
  • the cooling water heated by the cylinder 80 is supplied to the radiator 92c via a cooling water pipe 33.
  • the cooling water pipe 33 is provided between a thermostat 77 (not shown in FIG. 4 , but refer to FIG. 12 ) that is attached to a right side wall of the cylinder head 70, and an upper section of the radiator 92c.
  • a joint 34a is provided at the left side of a rear section of the cylinder head 70, and is connected to an end of a breather pipe 34.
  • the other end of the breather pipe 34 is connected to the air cleaner 61.
  • the breather pipe 34 leads the air separated out from the blow-by gas to the air cleaner 61.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of the cylinder head 70, the cooling water pump 74, and the breather device 75, along line B-B in FIG. 4 .
  • the cooling water pump 74 includes an impeller 74a, an impeller shaft 74b, a pump housing 74c, a housing cover 74d, and a housing body 74e.
  • the housing body 74e is fixed to the cylinder head 70.
  • the housing cover 74d is fixed to the housing body 74e.
  • the housing body 74e and the housing cover 74d form the pump housing 74c.
  • the impeller 74a is fixed to an end of the impeller shaft 74b.
  • the other end of the impeller shaft 74b is fixed to the cam shaft 73. That is, the impeller shaft 74b is disposed coaxially with the cam shaft 73.
  • the cam shaft 73 and the impeller shaft 74b form an impeller member.
  • the impeller shaft 74b and the impeller 74a rotate along with the rotation of the cam shaft 73.
  • the cooling water from the cooling water pipe 31 is supplied to the cooling water pipe 32 via the pump housing 74c.
  • An opening section 70a is formed in the ceiling section of the cylinder head 70.
  • the head cover 72 covers the opening section 70a.
  • a mating surface J1 of the cylinder head 70 and the head cover 72 is formed to be generally flat.
  • the cylinder head 70 has a mating surface J2 where it abuts against the head cover 72, and a mating surface J3 where it abuts against the cylinder 80.
  • the mating surfaces J2 and J3 are generally parallel with each other.
  • the breather device 75 includes a breather cap 75a, a breather plate 75b, two breather housings S1, S2 (S2 not shown in FIG. 5 , but refer to FIG. 6 ).
  • the breather cap 75a is fixed to the cam sprocket 71a.
  • the breather cap 75a rotates along with the rotation of the cam sprocket 71a, the cam shaft 73, and the impeller shaft 74b.
  • the breather cap 75a includes a base plate 75c and a side wall 75d.
  • the base plate 75c is formed in a generally circular shape, and is provided substantially in parallel with a right side surface 75e of the breather housing S1.
  • the side wall 75d extends from an outer periphery of the base plate 75c toward the right side surface 75e of the breather housing S1.
  • the breather plate 75b is formed in a generally circular shape, and is provided on the right side surface 75e of the breather housing S1.
  • An opening section is formed in the housing body 74e so as to surround the impeller shaft 74b.
  • the breather housing S1 is formed by covering the opening section with the breather plate 75b. Accordingly, the breather housing S1 has a generally circular planar shape.
  • the length of the breather housing S1 along the vehicle center line C1 is larger than the diameter of the impeller 74a.
  • the center of the breather housing S1 along the vehicle center line C1 is offset toward the crankcase 90 with respect to the center line C2 of the cam shaft 73 along the vehicle width direction.
  • An inflow port (not shown in FIG. 5 , but refer to FIG. 6 ) is formed in the breather plate 75b. Blow-by gas B in the cam chain housing 76 flows into the inflow port.
  • the breather plate 75b has a protruding section 75f that protrudes toward the breather cap 75a.
  • the protruding section 75f overlaps with the side wall 75d at an inner side of the side wall 75d such that there is a distance of separation between the protruding section 75f and the side wall 75d.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of the breather device 75 and the cooling water pump 74. Note that the arrow F shown in FIG. 6 indicates the front of the vehicle.
  • FIG. 7 is a view that shows the positional relationship between the breather housing S1 and the breather housing S2.
  • the housing body 74e and the housing cover 74d form the pump housing 74c and the breather housings S1 and S2.
  • the breather housing S1 has a generally circular planar surface.
  • the pump housing 74c and the breather housing S2 are provided adjacent to the breather housing S1 at the vehicle left side of the breather housing S1.
  • the pump housing 74c has a round and upward protruding planar surface.
  • the breather housing S2 is formed above and adjacent to the pump housing 74c.
  • a connecting hole 75g that connects the breather housing S1 and the breather housing S2 is formed at a section where a part of the breather housing S1 overlaps with a part of the breather housing S2.
  • An oil return hole 75j which returns engine oil E that has been separated out from the blow-by gas B to the cam chain housing 76, is formed at the lower side of the breather housing S1.
  • An oil return hole 75i is formed at the lower side of the breather housing S2, and returns the engine oil E that has been separated in the breather housing S2 to the breather housing S1 through the connecting hole 75g.
  • a center C3 of the breather housing S1 is offset to the rear of the vehicle with respect to the cam shaft center C2.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view of the breather device 75 and the cooling water pump 74 along line C-C in FIG. 6 .
  • FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view of the breather device 75 and the cooling water pump 74 along line D-D in FIG. 6 .
  • a bearing 75p and an oil seal 75g are provided for the insertion hole 75n.
  • the breather housing S2 is formed by the housing body 74e and the housing cover 74d, at the left side of the breather housing S1.
  • FIG. 10 is a view showing the flow of the bow-by gas B and the engine oil E in the breather housing S1.
  • the blow-by gas B that has flowed from the cam chain housing 76 into the breather housing S1 through the inflow hole 75h flows around the insertion hole 75n in the counter clockwise direction, and then is directed to the connecting hole 75g.
  • blow-by gas B While the blow-by gas B is flowing through the inside of the breather housing S1, the blow-by gas B collides with an inner wall surface of the breather housing S1. At this time, the atomized engine oil E contained in the blow-by gas B adheres to the inner wall surface of the breather housing S1.
  • the engine oil E that has adhered flows downwardly along the inner wall surface of the breather housing S1 due to gravity, and is directed to the oil return hole 75j.
  • the breather housing S1 has a circular planar shape, and therefore the engine oil E that adheres to the inner wall surface of the breather housing S1 is effectively directed to the oil return hole 75j.
  • FIG. 11 is a view showing the flow of the blow-by gas B and the engine oil E in the breather housing S2.
  • the blow-by gas B that has flowed from the breather housing S1 into the breather housing S2 through the connecting hole 75g flows in the clockwise direction in the breather housing S2, and is then directed to the joint 34a with the breather pipe 34.
  • blow-by gas B While the blow-by gas B is flowing through the inside of the breather housing S2, the blow-by gas B collides with an inner wall surface of the breather housing S2. At this time, the atomized engine oil E contained in the blow-by gas B adheres to the inner wall surface of the breather housing S2.
  • the engine oil E that has adhered to the inner wall surface of the breather housing S2 flows downwardly along the inner wall surface of the breather housing S2 due to gravity, and is directed to the oil return hole 75i or the connecting hole 75g.
  • the engine oil E that has separated from the blow-by gas B in the breather housing S2 is directed to the oil return hole 75j of the breather housing S1 through the connecting hole 75g.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic cross sectional view of the thermostat 77, the cylinder head 70, the cylinder 80, and the crankcase 90.
  • the thermostat 77 is provided at the right side of the cylinder head 70. In order to adjust the temperature of the cooling water, the thermostat 77 controls the amount of the cooling water supplied to the radiator 92c in accordance with the temperature of the cooling water supplied from the cylinder 80.
  • FIG. 13 is a right side view of the cylinder head 70 and the cylinder 80.
  • FIG. 13 also shows the radiator 92c.
  • the thermostat 77 is structured integrally with an attachment mechanism 78, and is fixed to the cylinder head 70 using bolts 78a and 78b. That is, the thermostat 77 (the attachment mechanism 78) can be removed from the cylinder head 70.
  • FIG. 14 is an overhead view of the air cleaner 61, the cylinder head 70, and the cylinder 80.
  • FIG. 14 also shows a vehicle body frame 51.
  • the thermostat 77 interferes with the vehicle body frame 51. However, the thermostat 77 (the attachment mechanism 78) can be removed from the cylinder head 70. Accordingly, if the thermostat 77 (the attachment mechanism 78) is removed from the cylinder head 70, it is possible to remove the cylinder head 70 from the vehicle.
  • the motorcycle 10 includes the swing type engine unit 40, the cooling water pump 74, and the breather device 75.
  • the swing type engine unit 40 includes the crankcase 90, the cylinder 80 that is contiguous with the crankcase 90, and the cylinder head 70 that is contiguous with the cylinder 80.
  • the cam shaft 73 is provided in the cylinder head 70.
  • the cooling water pump 74 is provided in the cylinder head 70, and includes the impeller 74a that is rotatably connected to the cam shaft 73 to supply cooling water to the cooling water channels formed inside the swing type engine unit 40.
  • the breather device 75 is provided adjacent to the cooling water pump 74, and the impeller shaft 74b passes through the breather device 75.
  • the breather device 75 has the breather housing S1, the length of which along the vehicle center line C1 is larger than that of the cooling water pump 74.
  • the breather housing S1 is provided further toward the crankcase 90 with respect to the cam shaft 73.
  • the breather device 75 does not protrude further than the cooling water pump 74. Therefore, the dimension of the swing type engine unit 40 does not need to be made larger and the capacity of the breather housing S1 is not reduced.
  • the mating surface J1 of the cylinder head 70 and the head cover 72 that covers the opening section 70a of the cylinder head 70 is formed to be generally flat. Accordingly, the machining of the head cover 72 and the cylinder head 70 is easy. Thus, the manufacturing cost for ensuring the accuracy of the mating surface of the cylinder head 70 and the head cover 72 is reduced.
  • the mating surface J2 of the cylinder head 70 and the head cover 72 is generally parallel with the mating surface J3 of the cylinder head 70 and the cylinder 80.
  • the inflow hole 75h through which the blow-by gas B in the crankcase 90 (the cam chain housing 76) flows in, is formed on the right side surface 75e of the breather housing S1.
  • the breather device 75 further includes the breather cap 75a that is rotatably connected to the cam shaft 73.
  • the breather cap 75a includes the base plate 75c and the side wall 75d, and faces the right side surface 75e of the breather housing S1.
  • the breather cap 75a that rotates together with the cam shaft 73 covers the inflow hole 75h such that the engine oil thrown off by the cam shaft 73 does not enter the inflow hole 75h, and at the same time, the engine oil that has adhered to the breather cap 75a can be shed by centrifugal force.
  • two breather housings are formed, i.e., the breather housing S1 that communicates with the inflow hole 75h, and the breather housing S2 that communicates with the breather housing S1 and the breather pipe 34. Therefore, the engine oil E is efficiently separated from the blow-by gas B, as compared to a structure having one breather housing.
  • the swing type engine unit 40 is used as an internal combustion engine.
  • the engine is not limited to the swing type engine unit 40, and it is sufficient that the motorcycle is provided with the breather device 75 formed integrally with the cooling water pump 74.
  • the breather housing S1 has a generally circular planar shape in the above-described embodiment, the breather housing S1 may have a polygonal shape or the like, and is not limited to a generally circular shape.

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  1. Verbrennungsmotor (40), der aufweist:
    ein Kurbelgehäuse (90);
    einen Zylinder (80), der mit dem Kurbelgehäuse (90) verbunden ist;
    einen Zylinderkopf (70), der mit dem Zylinder (80) verbunden ist;
    eine Nockenwelle (73), die innerhalb des Zylinderkopfes (70) montiert ist;
    eine Kühlmittelpumpe (74), die im Zylinderkopf (70) montiert ist und ein Pumpenrad (74a) aufweist, das drehbar mit der Nockenwelle (73) verbunden ist;
    eine Entlüftungsvorrichtung (75), die benachbart der Kühlmittelpumpe (74) und weiter in Richtung des Kurbelgehäuses (90) als die Nockenwelle (73) positioniert und so ausgeführt ist, dass gestattet wird, dass die Nockenwelle (73) dort hindurchgeht, wobei die Entlüftungsvorrichtung (75) ein Entlüftergehäuse (S 1) mit einer Länge entlang einer Zylindermittellinie (C1) aufweist, die größer ist als die der Kühlmittelpumpe (74); wobei
    mindestens ein Abschnitt des Entlüftergehäuses (S1) eine ebene Kreisform definiert und ein Mittelpunkt der Kreisform in Richtung des Kurbelgehäuses (90) weiter versetzt ist als die Nockenwelle (73); und
    die Entlüftungsvorrichtung angeordnet ist, um das Kurbelgehäusegas von einem Kurbelgehäuse über ein Steuerkettengehäuse aufzunehmen.
  2. Fahrzeug (10), das aufweist:
    einen Verbrennungsmotor (40) nach Anspruch 1.
  3. Fahrzeug (10) nach Anspruch 2, das außerdem einen Kopfdeckel (72) aufweist, der ausgeführt ist, um einen Öffnungsabschnitt (70a) abzudecken, der in einem Deckenabschnitt des Zylinderkopfes gebildet wird, wobei eine Passfläche (J1) zwischen dem Zylinderkopf (70) und dem Kopfdeckel (72) im Allgemeinen eben ist.
  4. Fahrzeug (10) nach Anspruch 3, bei dem der Zylinderkopf (70) aufweist:
    eine Passfläche (J2) an der Kopfdeckelseite auf einer Seite des Kopfdeckels, die an den Kopfdeckel (72) anstößt; und
    eine Passfläche (J3) an der Zylinderseite auf einer Zylinderseite, die an den Zylinder (80) anstößt, wobei
    die Passfläche (J2) an der Kopfdeckelseite und die Passfläche (J3) an der Zylinderseite im Allgemeinen parallel zueinander sind.
  5. Fahrzeug (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, bei dem die Entlüftungsvorrichtung (75) außerdem ein Gaseinströmloch (75h) aufweist, das in einer Zylinderseitenfläche des Entlüftergehäuses (S 1) gebildet wird und ausgeführt ist, um eine Fluidverbindung vom Kurbelgehäuse (90) zu gestatten.
  6. Fahrzeug (10) nach Anspruch 5, bei dem die Entlüftungsvorrichtung (75) außerdem eine Entlüfterkappe (75a) aufweist, die drehbar mit der Nockenwelle (73) verbunden ist, wobei die Entlüfterkappe (75a) aufweist:
    eine im Allgemeinen kreisförmige Basisplatte (75c), die im Allgemeinen parallel zur Seitenfläche (75e) auf der Zylinderseite vorhanden ist; und
    eine Seitenwand (75d), die sich von einem äußeren Umfang der Basisplatte (75c) in Richtung der Seitenfläche (75e) auf der Zylinderseite erstreckt, und
    wobei die Entlüfterkappe (75a) zu mindestens einem Abschnitt der Seitenfläche (75e) auf der Zylinderseite hin liegt, der das Gaseinströmloch (75h) einschließt.
  7. Fahrzeug (10) nach Anspruch 6, bei dem
    die Zylinderseitenfläche des Entlüftergehäuses (S 1) mit einer Entlüfterplatte (75b) versehen ist, die zur Entlüfterkappe (75a) hin liegt,
    die Entlüfterplatte (75b) einen vorstehenden Abschnitt (75f) aufweist, der in Richtung der Entlüfterkappe (75a) vorsteht, und
    der vorstehende Abschnitt (75f) sich mit der Seitenwand (75d) auf einer Innenseite der Seitenwand so überdeckt, dass ein Trennungsabstand zwischen dem vorstehenden Abschnitt (75f) und der Seitenwand (75d) zu verzeichnen ist.
  8. Fahrzeug (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 7, bei dem der Verbrennungsmotor (40) außerdem einen Luftfilter (61) aufweist, und bei dem das Entlüftergehäuse aufweist:
    ein erstes Entlüftergehäuse (S1), das mit dem Gaseinströmloch (75h) in Verbindung steht; und
    ein zweites Entlüftergehäuse (S2), das mit dem ersten Entlüftergehäuse (S1) in Verbindung steht, und das mit einem Entlüfterstutzen (34) verbunden ist, der mit dem Luftfilter (61) in Verbindung steht.
  9. Fahrzeug (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 8, bei dem das Fahrzeug (10) ein Fahrzeug vom Straddle-Typ ist und die Kühlmittelpumpe (74) das Kühlmittel den Kühlmittelkanälen zuführt, die im Verbrennungsmotor (40) vorhanden sind.
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