(19)
(11) EP 1 710 403 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 158(3) EPC

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
09.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/19

(43) Date of publication:
11.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/41

(21) Application number: 05704244.2

(22) Date of filing: 28.01.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F01L 13/00(2006.01)
F02F 1/24(2006.01)
 F01M 9/10(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2005/001194
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/073523 (11.08.2005 Gazette 2005/32)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE GB

(30) Priority: 30.01.2004 JP 2004023951
03.12.2004 JP 2004350754

(71) Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., Ltd.
Tokyo 107-8556 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • FUJII, Noriaki c/o K.K. Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho
    Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0193 (JP)
  • NAKAMURA, Katsunori c/o K.K. Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho
    Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0193 (JP)
  • YONEKAWA, Akiyuki c/o K.K. Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho
    Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0193 (JP)

(74) Representative: Herzog, Markus et al
Weickmann & Weickmann Patentanwälte Postfach 86 08 20
81635 München
81635 München (DE)

   


(54) ENGINE


(57) In an engine having a cylinder head which forms a portion of an engine body and is provided with an intake valve operated for opening and closing operations by an intake valve operating device having an intake camshaft and an exhaust valve driven for opening and closing operations by an exhaust valve operating device having an exhaust camshaft, the intake camshaft (30) is placed higher in position than the exhaust camshaft (35) by increasing the distance between the intake camshaft (30) and a combustion chamber (17) along a cylinder axis (C) of the engine body (11) relative to that between the exhaust camshaft (35) and the combustion chamber (17). Lubricating oil is thereby enabled to be easily used for exhaust valve operating device after being used for lubrication and cooling of the intake valve operating device, thus achieving efficient lubrication and cooling of the exhaust valve operating device.