Arrangement of cylinder head cover for internal combustion engine

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EP 1 182 343 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/14

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	27.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/09

(21)	Application number: 01120268.6

(22)	Date of filing: 23.08.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F02F 1/38, F02F 7/00, F02M 35/04, F02M 35/14

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

25.08.2000 JP 2000255679
22.09.2000 JP 2000289343

(71)	Applicant: Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
	Ikeda-shi, Osaka (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Okada, Daimon Ikeda-shi, Osaka (JP) Komatsu, Eiichi Ikeda-shi, Osaka (JP) Kishimoto, Koichi Ikeda-shi, Osaka (JP)

(74)	Representative: Schumacher, Horst, Dr. Dipl.-Phys. et al
	Palgen, Schumacher & Kollegen Frühlingstrasse 43A 45133 Essen 45133 Essen (DE)

(54)	Arrangement of cylinder head cover for internal combustion engine

(57) A cylinder head cover (3) is provided for covering the cylinder head (1) of an internal combustion engine. The head cover (3) includes a housing (4a, 4b), an air cleaner (4) integral with the housing (4a, 4b), and a gas/liquid separation chamber (5; 50) for blowby gas. The separation chamber (5) is also integral with the housing (4a, 4b). The air cleaner (4) and the separation chamber (5) are horizontally disposed with each other. The separation chamber (5) projects in the height direction of the air cleaner (4).

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