EP2543834B1 - Breather structure of motorcycle engine - Google Patents

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EP2543834B1
EP2543834B1 EP12173536.9A EP12173536A EP2543834B1 EP 2543834 B1 EP2543834 B1 EP 2543834B1 EP 12173536 A EP12173536 A EP 12173536A EP 2543834 B1 EP2543834 B1 EP 2543834B1
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Ryuji Tsuchiya
Yasuhiro Morimoto
Nobutaka Horii
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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
    • 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
    • F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
    • F01M11/02—Arrangements of lubricant conduits
    • 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
    • F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
    • F01M11/06—Means for keeping lubricant level constant or for accommodating movement or position of machines or engines
    • F01M11/062—Accommodating movement or position of machines or engines, e.g. dry sumps
    • F01M11/065—Position
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F1/00—Cylinders; Cylinder heads 
    • F02F1/24—Cylinder heads
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F7/00—Casings, e.g. crankcases or frames
    • 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
    • F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
    • F01M11/02—Arrangements of lubricant conduits
    • F01M2011/023—Arrangements of lubricant conduits between oil sump and cylinder head
    • 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
    • F01M2013/0461—Crankcase ventilating or breathing having means for purifying air before leaving crankcase, e.g. removing oil with a labyrinth

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  • the present invention relates to a motorcycle engine including: an engine body including at least a crankcase rotatably supporting a crankshaft, a cylinder body coupled to the crankcase and having a cylinder bore in which a piston connected to the crankshaft is slidably fitted, and a cylinder head coupled to the cylinder body, the engine body supported by a vehicle-body frame such that an axis of the cylinder bore is arranged in parallel to a vertical plane in a vehicle-longitudinal direction; a valve system for opening and closing an intake valve and an exhaust valve, the valve system housed in a valve chamber formed in the cylinder head or between the cylinder head and a head cover coupled to the cylinder head; a power-transmission-member chamber for moving an endless power transmission member of a timing transmission device provided between the crankshaft and a camshaft constituting a part of the valve system, the power-transmission-member chamber formed in the engine body at one side in a lateral direction of a vertical plane including the axis of the
  • a motorcycle engine including: an engine body supported by a vehicle-body frame in such a posture that an axis of a cylinder bore parallel to a vertical plane along a center line of a vehicle body in a vehicle-longitudinal direction inclines forward to be set almost horizontally; a cam chain chamber for moving a cam chain constituting a part of a timing transmission device between a crankshaft and a camshaft, the cam chain chamber formed in the engine body in such a manner as to be positioned at the left side of the cylinder bore; and an oil return passage for returning an oil from a valve chamber to a crank chamber, the oil return passage provided below a middle portion, in a lateral direction, of the engine body.
  • Fig. 5 of Patent Document 1 discloses a structure in which a passage for supplying an oil toward a camshaft from an oil pump is formed using one of through bolts for coupling a crankcase, a cylinder block, and a cylinder head together and an insertion hole provided in the cylinder block and the cylinder head so that the through bolt can be inserted through the insertion hole.
  • the passage is always filled with an oil during the operation of the engine.
  • the communications of the other insertion holes with the inside of the crankcase are blocked by gaskets, and thus an oil inside the crankcase is prevented from oozing toward the cylinder head through the insertion holes.
  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-248415 Documents US 2008/0223348 A1 , JP 2002 201 925 , US 5 901 679 and DE 101 24 318 also disclose a relevant prior art.
  • the vehicle body of a motorcycle is considerably leaned rightward or leftward in some occasions.
  • the cam chain chamber may be filled with an oil when the vehicle body is leaned leftward.
  • the oil return passage may also be filled with an oil.
  • a breather outlet for exhausting a blow-by gas to the outside of the engine body is provided in the cylinder head or a head cover, there is a possibility that the oil flows into the breather outlet by an increase in internal pressure of the crank chamber.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a breather structure of a motorcycle engine, which is capable of preventing an oil from flowing into a breather outlet even when a vehicle body is considerably leaned with the engine in operation.
  • a first aspect of the present invention provides an internal combustion engine of a motorcycle with a breather structure including:
  • a second aspect of the present invention is that, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, in the cylinder body and the cylinder head, a plurality of bolt holes are provided coaxially with a plurality of bolts which are to be inserted therethrough to couple the cylinder body and the cylinder head to the crankcase, and the breather passage is formed between an inner periphery of one specific bolt hole among the bolt holes and an outer periphery of a bolt inserted through the specific bolt hole among the plurality of bolts.
  • a third aspect of the present invention is that, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect, a generator chamber fluid-tightly partitioned from the power-transmission-member chamber communicatively connected to the crank chamber is formed in the engine body in such a manner as to be arranged on the same side of the vertical plane including the axis of the cylinder bore as the power-transmission-member chamber, and a generator connected to the crankshaft is housed in the generator chamber.
  • a fourth aspect of the present invention is that, in addition to the configuration of any one of the second and third aspects, the engine body is supported by the vehicle-body frame such that the axis of the cylinder bore inclines forward to be set almost horizontally, the breather outlet is provided in any one of the cylinder head and the head cover of the engine body at a position higher than the axis of the cylinder bore, and the breather passage is arranged lower than the axis of the cylinder bore.
  • a fifth aspect of the present invention is that, in addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect, the bolt hole arranged lower than the cylinder bore is selected as the specific bolt hole among the plurality of bolt holes arranged to surround the cylinder bore.
  • a sixth aspect of the present invention is that, in addition to the configuration of the fifth aspect, the valve chamber has a quadrangular cross section with four corners apart from one another vertically and horizontally, and the breather passage formed in the specific bolt hole is communicatively connected to an inside of the valve chamber at a corner at a lower position on an opposite side to the power-transmission-member chamber among the corners.
  • a seventh aspect of the present invention is that, in addition to the configuration of any one of the second to sixth aspects, a groove connecting an opening end, on a crankcase side, of the specific bolt hole and a cylindrical piston guide wall integrally provided in the cylinder body in such a manner as to protrude into the crankcase is formed in a coupling surface of the cylinder body to the crankcase in such a manner that the breather passage is communicatively connected to the crank chamber.
  • a cam chain 60 in an embodiment corresponds to the power transmission member of the present invention
  • a cam chain chamber 61 in the embodiment corresponds to the power-transmission-member chamber of the present invention
  • a first bolt hole 81 in the embodiment corresponds to the specific bolt hole of the present invention.
  • the breather outlet for exhausting a blow-by gas to the outside of the engine body is provided in the cylinder head or the head cover.
  • the power-transmission-member chamber for moving the endless power transmission member of the timing transmission device provided between the crankshaft and the camshaft constituting a part of the valve system housed in the valve chamber is formed in the engine body at one side in the lateral direction of the vertical plane including the axis of the cylinder bore; meanwhile, the breather passage connecting the valve chamber and the crank chamber is formed in the engine body in such a manner as to be arranged on the opposite side of the vertical plane including the axis of the cylinder bore to the power-transmission-member chamber.
  • the multiple bolt holes are provided coaxially with the multiple bolts which are to be inserted therethrough.
  • the breather passage is formed between the inner periphery of one among the bolt holes and the outer periphery of the bolt inserted through the bolt hole. Accordingly, the breather passage can be formed in the engine body without an increase in the number of parts and complex structure.
  • the generator chamber fluid-tightly partitioned from the power-transmission-member chamber is formed in the engine body in such a manner as to be arranged on the same side of the vertical plane including the axis of the cylinder bore as the power-transmission-member chamber. Accordingly, even in a state where the power-transmission-member chamber is filled with an oil when the vehicle body is leaned, the oil never flows into the generator chamber. This can prevent an increase in friction due to the oil which is otherwise stirred by the rotor of the generator.
  • the engine body is supported by the vehicle-body frame such that the axis of the cylinder bore inclines forward to be set almost horizontally.
  • the breather outlet is provided in the cylinder head or the head cover of the engine body at a position higher than the axis of the cylinder bore.
  • the breather passage is arranged lower than the axis of the cylinder bore. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid filling of the breather passage with an oil when the vehicle body is considerably leaned rightward or leftward at greater than 90 degrees and to suppress an increase in pressure of the valve chamber.
  • the bolt hole arranged lower than the axis of the cylinder bore is used to form the breather passage. Accordingly, when the vehicle body is considerably leaned at a level lower than the horizontal level, the height of the oil surface in the valve chamber can be retained. It is possible to create extra time for raising the vehicle body.
  • the valve chamber has the quadrangular cross section with four corners apart from one another vertically and horizontally.
  • the breather passage is communicatively connected to the inside of the valve chamber at the corner at the lower position on the opposite side to the power-transmission-member chamber among the four corners. Accordingly, the breather passage is communicatively connected to the valve chamber at a position where an oil is splashed less in the valve chamber.
  • the breather passage is communicatively connected to an upper portion of the valve chamber when the vehicle body is leaned toward the power-transmission-member chamber. Thereby, the breather passage is prevented from being clogged by an oil, and the breather performance can be improved.
  • the groove connecting the opening end, on the crankcase side, of the specific bolt hole and the cylindrical piston guide wall integrally provided in the cylinder body is formed in the coupling surface of the cylinder body to the crankcase.
  • the breather passage is communicatively connected to the crank chamber through the groove. Accordingly, the breather performance can be further improved by communicatively connecting the breather passage to the crank chamber at a position where there is less influence from an oil splashed from the crankshaft in the crank chamber.
  • a vehicle-body frame F of a scooter-type vehicle that is a motorcycle includes: a head pipe 12 steerably supporting a front fork 11 pivotally supporting a front wheel WF; a front frame 13 declining frontward from the head pipe 12 and extending to support a step floor 15; and a rear frame 14 extending upward to the rear from a rear part of the front frame 13 to support a rider seat 16.
  • a power unit P pivotally supporting a rear wheel WR and driving the rear wheel WR is suspended via a suspension link 17 so that the power unit P can vibrate up and down.
  • a rear cushion 18 is provided to buffer the up and down vibration of the power unit P.
  • the power unit P includes an engine E and a continuously variable transmission M housed in a transmission case 19 which is installed next to an engine body 20 of the engine E, and which extends to a right side of the rear wheel WR.
  • the rear wheel WR is pivotally supported by a rear portion of the transmission case 19.
  • the engine body 20 includes at least a crankcase 21 rotatably supporting a crankshaft 25 having an axis along a vehicle-width direction, a cylinder body 22 having a cylinder bore 26 and coupled to the crankcase 21, and a cylinder head 23 coupled to the cylinder body 22.
  • the engine body 20 further includes a head cover 24 coupled to the cylinder head 23.
  • an axis C of the cylinder bore 26 is arranged in parallel to a vertical plane along a center line of a vehicle body in a vehicle-longitudinal direction.
  • the engine body 20 is supported by the vehicle-body frame F via the suspension link 17 in such a posture that the axis C inclines forward to be set almost horizontally.
  • the crankcase 21 includes a left half case 21a and a right half case 21b which are coupled to each other and positioned respectively at a left side and a right side in a state where the engine body 20 is supported by the vehicle-body frame F.
  • a crank chamber 27 communicatively connected to the cylinder bore 26 is formed in the crankcase 21.
  • a ball bearing 28 and an annular seal member 29 are interposed between the left half case 21a and the crankshaft 25.
  • a ball bearing 30 is interposed between the right half case 21b and the crankshaft 25 rotatably penetrating the right half case 21b.
  • a drive pulley 31 is provided at a left end portion of the crankshaft 25 protruding from the left half case 21a into the transmission case 19.
  • the drive pulley 31 constitutes a part of the continuously variable transmission M.
  • a cylindrical case body 32 protruding outward is integrally provided on the crankshaft 25.
  • a right end portion of the crankshaft 25 protrudes from the right half case 21b into the case body 32.
  • a radiator 33 is attached to an outer end of the case body 32 as shown in Fig. 1 .
  • a piston 36 is connected to the crankshaft 25 and is slidably fitted into the cylinder bore 26 of the cylinder body 22.
  • a combustion chamber 37 is formed between the cylinder body 22 and the cylinder head 23 and opened to a top portion of the piston 36.
  • an intake port 38 that can be communicatively connected to the combustion chamber 37 is provided in an upper side surface of the cylinder head 23.
  • An exhaust port 39 that can be communicatively connected to the combustion chamber 37 is provided in a lower side surface of the cylinder head 23.
  • An air cleaner 40 (see Fig. 1 ) is disposed above the power unit P.
  • the air cleaner 40 is connected to the intake port 38 through a throttle body 41 and an intake pipe 42.
  • a fuel injection valve 43 is attached to the intake pipe 42.
  • an exhaust pipe 44 whose upstream end is connected to the exhaust port 39 extends downward from the cylinder head 23 and extends rearward below a front portion of the power unit P.
  • a downstream end of the exhaust pipe 44 is connected to an exhaust muffler 45 disposed at a right side of the rear wheel WR.
  • an intake valve 46 and an exhaust valve 47 are openably and closably disposed.
  • the intake valve 46 controls an intake amount of gas flowing from the intake port 38 into the combustion chamber 37.
  • the exhaust valve 47 controls an exhaust amount of gas flowing out from the combustion chamber 37 into the exhaust port 39.
  • a spark plug 48 opened to the combustion chamber 37 is attached to the cylinder head 23.
  • a valve chamber 50 is formed between the cylinder head 23 and the head cover 24.
  • a valve system 51 for opening and closing the intake valve 46 and the exhaust valve 47 is housed in the valve chamber 50.
  • the valve system 51 includes: a camshaft 52 having an axis parallel to the crankshaft 25 and rotatably supported by the cylinder head 23; an intake rocker arm 53 provided between the camshaft 52 and the intake valve 46; and an exhaust rocker arm 54 provided between the camshaft 52 and the exhaust valve 47.
  • the intake rocker arm 53 and the exhaust rocker arm 54 are swingably supported respectively by an intake rocker shaft 55 and an exhaust rocker shaft 56, which have axes parallel to the camshaft 52, and which are supported by the cylinder head 23.
  • a timing transmission device 57 transmits a rotational power from the crankshaft 25 to the camshaft 52 constituting a part of the valve system 51 at a gear reduction ratio of 1/2.
  • the timing transmission device 57 is formed by winding a cam chain 60 that is an endless power transmission member around a driving sprocket 58 fixed to the crankshaft 25 and a driven sprocket 59 fixed to the camshaft 52.
  • a cam chain chamber 61 that is a power-transmission-member chamber for moving the cam chain 60 is formed in the right half case 21b of the crankcase 21, the cylinder body 22, and the cylinder head 23 in the engine body 20. So, the cam chain chamber 61 is arranged at one side in a lateral direction (right side in this embodiment) of a vertical plane VP including the axis C of the cylinder bore 26.
  • the ball bearing 30 interposed between the right half case 21b and the crankshaft 25 allows a gas to flow.
  • the cam chain chamber 61 is communicatively connected to the crank chamber 27.
  • a tensioner arm 63 is slidably in contact with a portion of the cam chain 60 which may be loosened as moving from the driving sprocket 58 toward the driven sprocket 59.
  • the tensioner arm 63 has one end rotatably supported on the right half case 21b with a spindle 62.
  • a tensioner 64 exerting a biasing force to push the tensioner arm 63 toward the cam chain 60 is attached to the cylinder body 22.
  • a chain guide 65 is slidably in contact with a portion of the cam chain 60 which moves from the driven sprocket 59 toward the driving sprocket 58.
  • the chain guide 65 has one end portion supported by the right half case 21b and a middle portion supported by the cylinder body 22.
  • a water pump 66 is attached to a right side wall of the cylinder head 23 in such a manner as to face the camshaft 52.
  • a pump shaft 67 of the water pump 66 is coaxially connected to the camshaft 52 but is unrotatable relatively thereto.
  • a generator 70 is housed in the case body 32 integrally provided on the right half case 21b.
  • the right end portion of the crankshaft 25 is connected to a rotor 71 of the generator 70 but is unrotatable relatively thereto.
  • the right half case 21b is integrally provided with a supporting flange 73 extending inwardly in a radial direction from a base portion of the case body 32.
  • a generator chamber 74 for housing the generator 70 in the case body 32 an outer peripheral portion of a partition member 75 is fastened to the supporting flange 73.
  • a stator 72 of the generator 70 is fixed to the partition member 75.
  • an annular seal member 76 is interposed between the outer peripheral portion of the partition member 75 and the supporting flange 73.
  • An annular seal member 77 is interposed between the partition member 75 and the crankshaft 25, which rotatably penetrates a central portion of the partition member 75, and which protrudes into the generator chamber 74.
  • the generator chamber 74 fluid-tightly partitioned from the cam chain chamber 61 communicatively connected to the crank chamber 27 is formed in the engine body 20 in such a manner as to be arranged at one side in the lateral direction of the vertical plane VP including the axis C of the cylinder bore 26, that is, the same side as the cam chain chamber 61.
  • the generator 70 connected to the crankshaft 25 is housed in the generator chamber 74.
  • a cooling fan 78 positioned inward of the radiator 33 is coaxially attached to the rotor 71 of the generator 70.
  • the cooling fan 78 rotates together with the rotor 71, and thereby cooling air is caused to flow through the radiator 33, promoting cooling of cooling water in the radiator 33.
  • the cylinder body 22 and the cylinder head 23 are coupled to the crankcase 21 using multiple, for example, four stud bolts 79, 79, ... and nuts 80, 80, ....
  • the stud bolts 79, 79, ... are provided in the crankcase 21, and the nuts 80, 80, ... are screwed onto the stud bolts 79, 79, ... and brought into contact and engaged with the cylinder head 23.
  • first to fourth bolt holes 81, 82, 83, 84 for inserting the stud bolts 79, 79, ... therethrough are arranged around the cylinder bore 26 provided in the cylinder body 22 and the cylinder head 23 in such a manner as to be coaxially connected to the stud bolts 79, 79, ....
  • the valve chamber 50 between the cylinder head 23 and the head cover 24 is formed to have a quadrangular cross section with four corners apart from one another vertically and horizontally.
  • the first to fourth bolt holes 81 to 84 are arranged respectively in corners of an imaginary right-angled quadrangle IS having four corners corresponding to the four corners of the valve chamber 50.
  • an annular breather passage 85 is formed between an inner periphery of the first bolt hole 81 that is one specific bolt hole among the first to fourth bolt holes 81 to 84 and an outer periphery of the bolt 79 inserted through the first bolt hole 81.
  • the breather passage 85 is arranged on an opposite side of the vertical plane VP including the axis C of the cylinder bore 26 to the cam chain chamber 61.
  • the first bolt hole 81 is arranged at the corner lower than the axis of the cylinder bore 26 and on the opposite side to the cam chain chamber 61 among the four corners of the valve chamber 50 having the quadrangular cross section. In this embodiment, the first bolt hole 81 is arranged at the corner located lower than the cylinder bore 26.
  • the crankcase 21 through which the stud bolt 79 inserted through the first bolt hole 81 is inserted is provided with a bolt hole 86.
  • a cylindrical collar 87 is provided between ends of the first bolt hole 81 and the bolt hole 86 facing each other.
  • a groove 88 is formed in a coupling surface 89 of the cylinder body 22 to the crankcase 21, the groove 88 connecting an opening end, on the crankcase 21 side, of the first bolt hole 81 and a cylindrical piston guide wall 22a integrally provided in the cylinder body 22 in such a manner as to protrude into the crankcase 21.
  • a bearing surface 90 is formed on the cylinder head 23.
  • the nut 80 screwed onto the stud bolt 79 inserted through the first bolt hole 81 is brought into contact and engaged with the bearing surface 90.
  • a groove 91 communicatively connected to an end portion, on the valve chamber 50 side, of the first bolt hole 81 is provided in the bearing surface 90 and extends leftward from the first bolt hole 81.
  • the breather passage 85 is communicatively connected to the valve chamber 50 at the corner at the lower position on the opposite side to the cam chain chamber 61 among the four corners of the valve chamber 50 having the quadrangular cross section.
  • a plate-shaped separator 93 is fastened to an inner surface of the head cover 24 with, for example, four screw members 94, 94, ....
  • the separator 93 and the head cover 24 form a breather chamber 92 therebetween.
  • a side wall rib 95 defining an outer periphery of the breather chamber 92 is integrally provided and protrudes from the inner surface of the head cover 24.
  • the side wall rib 95 has such a shape that a lower portion of the breather chamber 92 is communicatively connected to the valve chamber 50.
  • the separator 93 is formed to have an outer peripheral portion in contact with the side wall rib 95.
  • guide ribs 96, 97, 98, 99, 100 are integrally provided and protrude from the inner surface of the head cover 94 so that a blow-by gas introduced into the breather chamber 92 from a lower portion thereof can flow upward in a zigzag pattern.
  • a pipe member 101 is fixed to the head cover 24 and extends horizontally in such a manner that an inner-side end portion thereof protrudes in the breather chamber 92 at a position above the uppermost guide rib 96 among the guide ribs 96 to 100.
  • the pipe member 101 forms a breather outlet 102 where a blow-by gas introduced from the crank chamber 27 into the valve chamber 50 is exhausted to the outside of the engine body 20.
  • An outer-side end of the pipe member 101, that is, the breather outlet 102 is provided in the head cover 24 at a position higher than the axis C of the cylinder bore 26.
  • the blow-by gas is exhausted to the air cleaner 40 in the intake system of the engine E through a pipe member such as a hose connected to the outer-side end portion of the pipe member 101.
  • recessed portions 97a, 100a are respectively provided around central portions, in a longitudinal direction, of the guide ribs 97, 100 extending to a large extent in the lateral direction among the guide ribs 96 to 100. Thereby, a passage is formed to allow a gas to flow between the recessed portions 97a, 100a and the separator 93.
  • These recessed portions 97a, 100a are arranged at such positions as to be: not immersed in an oil when the vehicle body is considerably leaned rightward at greater than 90 degrees, causing the oil to flow from the cam chain chamber 61 into the valve chamber 50 in an area indicated by a shaded portion with lines drawn downward to the left in Fig.
  • the uppermost guide rib 96 among the guide ribs 96 to 100 is formed to protrude at a position higher than (in Fig. 9 , at the left side of) an oil surface LR in a case where an oil flows into the valve chamber 50 in the area indicated by the shaded portion with the lines drawn downward to the left in Fig. 9 when the vehicle body is considerably leaned rightward at greater than 90 degrees.
  • the second uppermost guide rib 97 among the guide ribs 96 to 100 is formed to protrude at a position higher than (in Fig. 9 , at the right of) an oil surface LL in a case where an oil flows into the valve chamber 50 in the area indicated by the shaded portion with the lines drawn downward to the right in Fig. 9 when the vehicle body is leaned to the left as much as possible.
  • Positioning the recessed portions 97a, 100a and shaping the guide ribs 96, 97 in the above-described manner can prevent oil from flowing out due to the leaning of the vehicle body to the right and left sides.
  • the cam chain chamber 61 for moving the endless cam chain 60 of the timing transmission device 57 is formed in the engine body 20 at one side in the lateral direction (right side in this embodiment) of the vertical plane VP including the axis C of the cylinder bore 26.
  • the breather outlet 102 for exhausting a blow-by gas introduced to the valve chamber 50 from the crank chamber 27 in the crankcase 21 to the outside of the engine body 20 is provided in the head cover 24.
  • the breather passage 85 connecting the valve chamber 50 and the crank chamber 27 is formed in the engine body 20 in such a manner as to be arranged on the opposite side (left side in this embodiment) of the vertical plane VP including the axis C of the cylinder bore 26 to the cam chain chamber 61.
  • any one of the cam chain chamber 61 and the breather passage 85 is prevented from being immersed in an oil, allowing a blow-by gas to flow, and the internal pressure of the crank chamber 27 does not increase.
  • multiple (four in this embodiment) of the first to fourth bolt holes 81, 82, 83, 84 are provided coaxially with the multiple (four in this embodiment) bolts 79 ... which are to be inserted therethrough to couple the cylinder body 22 and the cylinder head 23 to the crankcase 21.
  • the breather passage 85 is formed between the inner periphery of the first bolt hole 81 that is one specific bolt hole among these bolt holes and the outer periphery of the bolt 79 inserted through the first bolt hole 81. Accordingly, the breather passage 85 can be formed in the engine body 20 without an increase in the number of parts and complex structure.
  • the generator chamber 74 fluid-tightly partitioned from the cam chain chamber 61 communicatively connected to the crank chamber 27 is formed in the engine body 20 in such a manner as to be arranged on the same side of the vertical plane VP including the axis C of the cylinder bore 26 as the cam chain chamber 61.
  • the generator 70 connected to the crankshaft 25 is housed in the generator chamber 74. Accordingly, even in a state where the cam chain chamber 61 is filled with an oil when the vehicle body is leaned, the oil never flows into the generator chamber 74. This can prevent an increase in friction due to the oil which is otherwise stirred by the rotor 71 of the generator 70.
  • the engine body 20 is supported by the vehicle-body frame F such that the axis C of the cylinder bore 26 inclines forward to be set almost horizontally.
  • the breather outlet 102 is provided in the head cover 24 of the engine body 20 at a position higher than the axis C of the cylinder bore 26.
  • the breather passage 85 is arranged lower than the axis C of the cylinder bore 26. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid filling of the breather passage 85 with an oil when the vehicle body is considerably leaned rightward or leftward at greater than 90 degrees and to suppress an increase in pressure of the valve chamber 50.
  • the first bolt hole 81 arranged lower than the cylinder bore 26 and the bolt 79 inserted through the first bolt hole 81 form the breather passage 85. Accordingly, when the vehicle body is considerably leaned at a level lower than the horizontal level, the height of the oil surface in the valve chamber 50 can be retained. Even in a case where it cannot be expected that an oil is returned from the valve chamber 50 to the crank chamber 27 with movement of the cam chain 60, the elevated oil surface in the valve chamber 50 has an advantage in returning the oil, making it possible to create time for raising the vehicle body.
  • the valve chamber 50 has the quadrangular cross section with four corners apart from one another vertically and horizontally.
  • the breather passage 85 is communicatively connected to the inside of the valve chamber 50 at the corner at the lower position on the opposite side to the cam chain chamber 61 among the corners. Accordingly, the breather passage 85 is communicatively connected to the valve chamber 50 at a position where an oil is splashed less in the valve chamber 50.
  • the breather passage 85 is communicatively connected to an upper portion of the valve chamber 50 when the vehicle body is leaned toward the cam chain chamber 61. Thereby, the breather passage 85 is prevented from being clogged by an oil, and the breather performance can be improved.
  • the groove 88 connecting the opening end, on the crankcase 21 side, of the first bolt hole 81 and the cylindrical piston guide wall 22a integrally provided in the cylinder body 22 in such a manner as to protrude into the crankcase 21 is formed in the coupling surface 89 of the cylinder body 22 to the crankcase 21 in such a manner that the breather passage 85 is communicatively connected to the crank chamber 27. Accordingly, the breather performance can be further improved by communicatively connecting the breather passage 85 to the crank chamber 27 at a position where there is less influence from an oil splashed from the crankshaft 25 in the crank chamber 27.

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