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ENGINE MOTOR MOTEUR |
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TECHNICAL FIELD
BACKGROUND ART
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
a crankcase portion (crankcase portion 1a) including a first crankshaft insertion hole (first crankshaft insertion hole 19d) and a second crankshaft insertion hole (second crankshaft insertion hole 20a) along a first direction (up-down direction);
a crankshaft (crankshaft 2) inserted through the first crankshaft insertion hole and the second crankshaft insertion hole; and
a cylinder unit (cylinder unit 21) extending from the crankcase portion in a second direction (front-back direction) orthogonal to the first direction, where
the cylinder unit includes,
a cylinder base portion (cylinder base portion 21a) located inside the crankcase portion, and
a cylinder block (cylinder block 21b) located outside the crankcase portion, and
the cylinder unit is detachably attached to the crankcase portion,
the engine being characterized in that:
the engine includes a valve mechanism (valve mechanism 9),
the valve mechanism includes,
a timing gear (timing gear 24) fixed to the crankshaft,
a camshaft (camshaft 25) rotatably supported by the crankcase portion,
a pair of lifters (lifters 27) supported to be swingable on the crankcase portion,
a pair of rocker arms (rocker arms 29) which are supported to be swingable via rocker arm shafts (rocker arm shafts 28) and one ends of which abut against respective an intake valve (intake valve 5) and an exhaust valve (exhaust valve 6),
a pair of push rods (push rod 30) connecting the pair of lifters to another ends of the pair of rocker arms, and
a pair of valve springs (valve springs 31) urging the intake valve and the exhaust valve in a closing direction, and
the pair of push rods are accommodated in a push rod accommodation portion (push rod accommodation portion 21e) provided in the cylinder block,
wherein the crankcase portion includes a crankcase body (crankcase body 19) having a case opening portion (case opening portion 19b) and a crankcase cover (crankcase cover 20) detachably attached to the crankcase body to cover the case opening portion, the crankcase body including a bottom portion (bottom portion 19a), and a tubular portion (tubular portion 19c) including the bottom portion integrally formed at a lower end portion and the case opening portion at an upper end portion,
wherein the crankcase body is provided with the first crankshaft insertion hole,
wherein the crankcase cover is provided with the second crankshaft insertion hole,
wherein the camshaft is arranged below the cylinder base portion,
wherein the push rod accommodation portion is provided with a communication hole (communication hole 21g) which communicates with the inside of the crankcase portion, and
wherein the communication hole is provided at a lowest position when oil accumulated inside the crankcase portion is discharged to the outside from a drain opening (drain opening 19i) of the crankcase portion.
the crankcase portion includes a crankcase body (crankcase body 19) and a crankcase cover (crankcase cover 20) detachably attached to the crankcase body,
the cylinder unit is fastened to the crankcase body with a plurality of bolts (bolts B2, B3), and
at least one (bolt B3) of the plurality of bolts is fastened from the inside of the crankcase portion.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an engine according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the engine with a top cover removed as viewed from diagonally above and front.
Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the engine as viewed from obliquely above and front.
Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of an engine body as viewed from diagonally above and front.
Fig. 5 is a plan view of the engine with a crankcase cover removed.
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a valve mechanism of the engine as viewed from obliquely above and front.
Fig. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the valve mechanism of the engine as viewed from obliquely above and front.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
Engine Body
Valve Mechanism
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
E: engine
1a: crankcase portion
2: crankshaft
5: intake valve
6: exhaust valve
9: valve mechanism
19: crankcase body
19d: first crankshaft insertion hole
19i: drain opening
20: crankcase cover
20a: second crankshaft insertion hole
21: cylinder unit
21a: cylinder base portion
21b: cylinder block
21g: communication hole
21e: push rod accommodation portion
24: timing gear
25: camshaft
27: lifter
28: rocker arm shaft
29: rocker arm
30: push rod
31: valve spring
B2: bolt
B3: bolt
a crankcase portion (1a) including a first crankshaft insertion hole (19d) and a second crankshaft insertion hole (20a) along a first direction;
a crankshaft (2) inserted through the first crankshaft insertion hole (19d) and the second crankshaft insertion hole (20a); and
a cylinder unit (21) extending from the crankcase portion (1a) in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, wherein
the cylinder unit (21) includes,
a cylinder base portion (21a) located inside the crankcase portion (1a), and
a cylinder block (21b) located outside the crankcase portion (1a), and
the cylinder unit (21) is detachably attached to the crankcase portion (1a),
the engine (E) being characterized in that:
the engine (E) includes a valve mechanism (9),
the valve mechanism (9) includes,
a timing gear (24) fixed to the crankshaft (2),
a camshaft (25) rotatably supported by the crankcase portion (1a),
a pair of lifters (27) supported to be swingable on the crankcase portion (1a),
a pair of rocker arms (29) which are supported to be swingable via rocker arm shafts (28) and one ends of which abut against respective an intake valve (5) and an exhaust valve (6),
a pair of push rods (30) connecting the pair of lifters (27) to another ends of the pair of rocker arms (29), and
a pair of valve springs (31) urging the intake valve (5) and the exhaust valve (6) in a closing direction, and
the pair of push rods (30) are accommodated in a push rod accommodation portion (21e) provided in the cylinder block (21b), wherein
the crankcase portion (1a) includes a crankcase body (19) having a case opening portion (19b) and a crankcase cover (20) detachably attached to the crankcase body (19) to cover the case opening portion (19b), the crankcase body (19) including a bottom portion (19a), and a tubular portion (19c) including the bottom portion (19a) integrally formed at a lower end portion and the case opening portion (19b) at an upper end portion,
the crankcase body (19) is provided with the first crankshaft insertion hole (19d), andthe crankcase cover (20) is provided with the second crankshaft insertion hole (20a),
wherein the camshaft (25) is arranged below the cylinder base portion (21a), wherein
the push rod accommodation portion (21e) is provided with a communication hole (21g)
which communicates with the inside of the crankcase portion (1a), and wherein
the communication hole (21g) is provided at a lowest position when oil accumulated inside the crankcase portion (1a) is discharged to the outside from a drain opening (19i) of the crankcase portion (1a).
the crankcase portion (1a) includes the crankcase body and the crankcase cover (20) detachably attached to the crankcase body (19),
the cylinder unit (21) is fastened to the crankcase body (19) with a plurality of bolts, and
at least one of the plurality of bolts is fastened from the inside of the crankcase portion (1a).
einem Kurbelgehäuseabschnitt (1a), der ein erstes Kurbelwelleneinführloch (19d) und ein zweites Kurbelwelleneinführloch (20a) in einer ersten Richtung aufweist;
einer Kurbelwelle (2), die durch das erste Kurbelwelleneinführloch (19d) und das zweite Kurbelwelleneinführloch (20a) eingeführt ist; sowie
einer Zylindereinheit (21), die sich von dem Kurbelgehäuseabschnitt (1a) in einer zweiten Richtung orthogonal zur ersten Richtung erstreckt, wobei
die Zylindereinheit (21)
einen innerhalb des Kurbelgehäuseabschnitts (1a) liegenden Zylinderfußabschnitt (21a) und
einen außerhalb des Kurbelgehäuseabschnitts (1a) liegenden Zylinderblock (21b) aufweist, und
die Zylindereinheit (21) abnehmbar an dem Kurbelgehäuseabschnitt (1a) angebracht ist,
wobei der Motor (E) dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass:
der Motor (E) einen Ventilmechanismus (9) aufweist,
der Ventilmechanismus (9) folgendes aufweist:
eine an der Kurbelwelle (2) befestigte Ventilsteuerung (24),
eine durch den Kurbelgehäuseabschnitt (1a) drehbar gelagerte Nockenwelle (25),
ein Paar an dem Kurbelgehäuseabschnitt (1a) schwenkbar gelagerter Stößel (27),
ein Paar Kipphebel (29), die über Kipphebelwellen (28) schwenkbar gelagert sind und deren eine Enden an jeweils einem Ansaugventil (5) und einem Ausstoßventil (6) anliegen,
ein Paar Schubstangen (30), die das Paar von Stößeln (27) mit den anderen Enden des Paars von Kipphebeln (29) verbinden, und
ein Paar Ventilfedern (31), die das Ansaugventil (5) und das Ausstoßventil (6) in eine Schließrichtung drücken, sowie das Paar von Schubstangen (30) in einem in dem Zylinderblock (21b) vorgesehenen Schubstangenaufnahmeabschnitt (21e) aufgenommen ist, wobei
der Kurbelgehäuseabschnitt (1a) einen Kurbelgehäusekörper (19) mit einem Gehäuseöffnungsabschnitt (19b) und eine Kurbelgehäuseabdeckung (20) aufweist, die abnehmbar an dem Kurbelgehäusekörper (19) angebracht ist, um den Gehäuseöffnungsabschnitt (19b) abzudecken, wobei der Kurbelgehäusekörper (19) einen unteren Abschnitt (19a) aufweist, und ein rohrförmiger Abschnitt (19c) den an einem unteren Endabschnitt einstückig ausgebildeten unteren Abschnitt (19a) und den Gehäuseöffnungsabschnitt (19b) an einem oberen Endabschnitt aufweist, der Kurbelgehäusekörper (19) mit dem ersten Kurbelwelleneinführloch (19d) versehen ist, und
die Kurbelgehäuseabdeckung (20) mit dem zweiten Kurbelwelleneinführloch (20a) versehen ist, wobei die Nockenwelle (25) unterhalb des Zylinderfußabschnitts (21a) angeordnet ist, wobeider Kurbelgehäuseabschnitt (1a) den Kurbelgehäusekörper und die abnehmbar an dem Kurbelgehäusekörper (19) angebrachte Kurbelgehäuseabdeckung (20) aufweist,
die Zylindereinheit (21) mit einer Vielzahl von Bolzen an dem Kurbelgehäusekörper (19) befestigt ist, und
mindestens einer der Vielzahl von Bolzen von der Innenseite des Kurbelgehäuseabschnitts (1a) her befestigt ist.
une partie carter de vilebrequin (1a) comportant un premier trou d'insertion de vilebrequin (19d) et un deuxième trou d'insertion de vilebrequin (20a) le long d'une première direction ;
un vilebrequin (2) inséré à travers le premier trou d'insertion de vilebrequin (19d) et le deuxième trou d'insertion de vilebrequin (20a) ; et
une unité de cylindre (21) s'étendant à partir de la partie carter de vilebrequin (1a) dans une deuxième direction orthogonale à la première direction, dans lequel
l'unité de cylindre (21) comporte,
une partie base de cylindre (21a) située à l'intérieur de la partie carter de vilebrequin (1a), et
un bloc cylindre (21b) situé à l'extérieur de la partie carter de vilebrequin (1a), et
l'unité de cylindre (21) est fixée de manière détachable à la partie carter de vilebrequin (1a),
le moteur (E) étant caractérisé en ce que :
le moteur (E) comporte un mécanisme de soupapes (9),
le mécanisme de soupapes (9) comporte,
un pignon de commande de distribution (24) fixé au vilebrequin (2),
un arbre à cames (25) supporté de manière rotative par la partie carter de vilebrequin (1a),
une paire de poussoirs (27) supportés pour pouvoir osciller sur la partie carter de vilebrequin (1a),
une paire de culbuteurs (29) qui sont supportés pour pouvoir osciller via des axes de culbuteurs (28) et dont une extrémité vient en butée contre respectivement une soupape d'admission (5) et une soupape d'échappement (6),
une paire de bielles (30) reliant la paire de poussoirs (27) à d'autres extrémités de la paire de culbuteurs (29), et
une paire de ressorts de soupapes (31) poussant la soupape d'admission (5) et la soupape d'échappement (6) dans une direction de fermeture, et
la paire de bielles (30) sont reçues dans une partie de réception de bielles (21e) prévue dans le bloc cylindre (21b), dans lequel
la partie carter de vilebrequin (1a) comporte un corps de carter de vilebrequin (19) ayant une partie ouverture de carter (19b) et un couvercle de carter de vilebrequin (20) fixé de manière détachable au corps de carter de vilebrequin (19) pour couvrir la partie ouverture de carter (19b), le corps de carter de vilebrequin (19) comportant une partie fond (19a) et une partie tubulaire (19c) comportant la partie fond (19a) formée d'un seul tenant au niveau d'une partie extrémité inférieure et la partie ouverture de carter (19b) au niveau d'une partie extrémité supérieure,
le corps de carter de vilebrequin (19) est doté du premier trou d'insertion de vilebrequin (19d), et le couvercle de carter de vilebrequin (20) est doté du deuxième trou d'insertion de vilebrequin (20a), dans lequel l'arbre à cames (25) est agencé en dessous de la partie base de cylindre (21a), dans lequel
la partie de réception de bielles (21e) est dotée d'un trou de communication (21g) qui communique avec l'intérieur de la partie carter de vilebrequin (la), et dans lequel le trou de communication (21g) est prévu à une position la plus basse lorsque de l'huile accumulée à l'intérieur de la partie carter de vilebrequin (1a) est déversée vers l'extérieur à partir d'une ouverture de vidange (19i) de la partie carter de vilebrequin (1a).
la partie carter de vilebrequin (1a) comporte le corps de carter de vilebrequin et le couvercle de carter de vilebrequin (20) fixé de manière détachable au corps de carter de vilebrequin (19),
l'unité de cylindre (21) est fixée au corps de carter de vilebrequin (19) avec une pluralité de boulons, et
au moins un de la pluralité de boulons est fixé à partir de l'intérieur de la partie carter de vilebrequin (1a).
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