(19)
(11) EP 3 779 165 B1

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
21.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/51

(21) Application number: 18912666.7

(22) Date of filing: 30.03.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F02F 7/00(2006.01)
F01L 1/14(2006.01)
F02F 1/00(2006.01)
F01L 1/047(2006.01)
F01L 1/18(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
F01L 1/14; F01L 1/18; F01L 1/047; F02F 1/002; F02F 7/0004
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2018/013837
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/187081 (03.10.2019 Gazette 2019/40)

(54)

ENGINE

MOTOR

MOTEUR


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.02.2021 Bulletin 2021/07

(73) Proprietor: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Minato-ku Tokyo 107-8556 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • KASHIMA, Soji
    Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0193 (JP)
  • KIURA, Toshiro
    Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0193 (JP)
  • TOKUBI, Kota
    Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0193 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kiwit, Benedikt 
Mitscherlich PartmbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Sonnenstraße 33
80331 München
80331 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A2- 1 098 076
DE-A1- 19 549 188
JP-A- 2004 278 453
JP-A- 2005 120 973
JP-A- 2006 138 226
US-A1- 2012 073 527
CN-U- 201 963 396
JP-A- 2001 115 814
JP-A- 2004 278 453
JP-A- 2006 138 226
US-A1- 2007 119 404
   
       
    Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to the European patent granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention).


    Description

    TECHNICAL FIELD



    [0001] The present invention relates to an engine which can be mounted on a working machine such as a lawn mower or a high pressure washer.

    BACKGROUND ART



    [0002] Generally, an engine includes a crankcase including first and second bearing portions which support both ends of a crankshaft and a cylinder into which a piston is fitted. For example, JP 2017 - 160 833 A discloses an engine in which a crankcase is formed of first and second case half bodies which are joined to each other at a dividing surface which diagonally intersects axes of first and second bearing portions and a cylinder and the first bearing portion are integrally formed on the first case half body, and further the second bearing portion is integrally formed on the second case half body.

    [0003] CN 201 963 396 U shows an engine similar to the engine according to the preamble of claim 1.

    SUMMARY OF INVENTION



    [0004] However, in the engine structure of JP 2017 - 160 833 A, when providing a plurality of types of engines with different displacements, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of types of engine bodies (at least engine blocks) according to the displacements, which may significantly increase the manufacturing cost. Further, the maintenance of the engine of JP 2004 - 278 453 A can be relatively difficult.

    [0005] One aspect of the invention is to provide an engine capable of inexpensively manufacturing an engine body having different displacements.

    [0006] According to an aspect, the invention is directed to an engine which includes: .

    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.



    [0007] According to a second aspect of the invention, in addition to the first aspect,

    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



    [0008] According to the first aspect of the invention, since the cylinder unit is detachably attached to the crankcase portion, it is possible to provide an engine having different displacements by simply replacing the cylinder unit.

    [0009] Further according to the first aspect of the invention, since the cylinder unit is detachably attached to the crankcase portion, it is possible to provide an engine body with different displacements simply by replacing the cylinder unit.

    [0010] Still according to the first aspect of the invention, since the push rod accommodation portion is integrally formed in the lower portion of the cylinder block, the number of parts can be reduced, and thus the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

    [0011] Further according to the first aspect, since the oil accumulated in the push rod accommodation portion flows into the crankcase portion through the communication hole, the oil can be prevented from accumulating in the push rod accommodation portion.

    [0012] Still further according to the first aspect, since the communication hole is provided at the lowest position when the oil accumulated inside the crankcase portion is discharged to the outside from the drain opening of the crankcase body, it is possible to more reliably prevent the oil from accumulating in the push rod accommodation portion during oil discharge.

    [0013] According to the second aspect, the cylinder unit can be attached to the crankcase without interfering with the external structure (for example, the cooling fin) of the cylinder block.

    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS



    [0014] 

    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



    [0015] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 8. An engine E of the embodiment is a small general-purpose engine mounted on a walk-type lawnmower or the like and constitutes an OHV engine. In the present specification and the like, in order to simplify and clarify the explanation, an axial direction of a crankshaft 2 is defined as an up-down direction (first direction), a direction which is perpendicular to the up-down direction and in which a cylinder portion 1b extends is defined as a front-back direction (second direction), and a direction perpendicular to the up-down direction and the front-back direction is defined as a left-right direction. In the drawing, the front of the engine E is shown as Fr, the rear as Rr, the left as L, the right as R, the upper as U, and the lower as D.

    [0016] As illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3, the engine E of the embodiment includes an engine body 1 including a crankcase portion 1a and the cylinder portion 1b, the crankshaft 2 which is rotatably supported by the crankcase portion 1a in the up-down direction, a piston 4 slidably fitted in the cylinder portion 1b and connected to the crankshaft 2 via a connecting rod 3, an intake valve 5, an exhaust valve 6, and a spark plug 7 provided in a head portion 1c of the cylinder portion 1b, a head cover 8 for covering the head portion 1c of the cylinder portion 1b, a valve mechanism 9 which operates the intake valve 5 and the exhaust valve 6 according to the rotation of the crankshaft 2, a flywheel 10 connected to an upper end of the crankshaft 2, a recoil starter 11 which is placed above the flywheel 10 and starts the engine E, a top cover 12 which covers the top of engine E, a fuel tank 13 for storing fuel, an air cleaner 14 which purifies the air, a carburetor 15 which produces and supplies a mixture of fuel and air to the cylinder portion 1b, a muffler 16 which exhausts the exhaust gas from the cylinder portion 1b while muffling the gas, a governor mechanism 17 (see Figs. 5 and 6) which automatically opens and closes a throttle valve (not illustrated) of the carburetor 15 according to the rotation speed of the crankshaft 2, and an auto choke mechanism 18 which automatically opens and closes the throttle valve of the carburetor 15 according to the temperature of the engine body 1.

    Engine Body



    [0017] As illustrated in Fig. 4, the engine body 1 includes a crankcase body 19, a crankcase cover 20, and a cylinder unit 21.

    [0018] As illustrated in Figs. 4 to 6, the crankcase body 19 includes a bottom portion 19a, and a tubular portion 19c including the bottom portion 19a integrally formed at a lower end portion and a case opening portion 19b at an upper end portion. A first crankshaft insertion hole 19d into which a lower end side of the crankshaft 2 is inserted is formed in the center of the bottom portion 19a and a cylinder insertion hole 19e into which a cylinder base portion 21a of the cylinder unit 21 is inserted is formed in the front surface of the tubular portion 19c. In Fig. 4, reference numerals and letter 19i indicate a drain opening for discharging the oil accumulated inside the crankcase portion 1a.

    [0019] As illustrated in Fig. 4, the crankcase cover 20 covers the case opening portion 19b of the crankcase main body 19 and forms the crankcase portion 1a of the engine body 1 together with the crankcase main body 19. A second crankshaft insertion hole 20a into which the upper end of the crankshaft 2 is inserted is formed in the center of the crankcase cover 20. Returning to Fig. 1, the crankshaft 2 is rotatably supported between a second bearing 22 provided adjacent to the second crankshaft insertion hole 20a of the crankcase cover 20 and a first bearing 23 provided adjacent to the first crankshaft insertion hole 19d of the crankcase body 19.

    [0020] The crankcase cover 20 is detachably attached to the upper end of the crankcase body 19 via a plurality of bolts B1. Specifically, a plurality of bolt insertion holes 20b, through which the bolts B1 are inserted from above, are formed in the peripheral portion of the crankcase cover 20 and a plurality of bolt fastening holes 19f into which the bolts B1 are fastened from above are formed in the upper end of the crankcase body 19. The crankcase cover 20 is attached to the crankcase body 19 by fastening the bolts B1 to the bolt fastening holes 19f through the bolt insertion holes 20b. Conversely, the crankcase cover 20 can be removed from the crankcase body 19 by releasing the fastening of the bolts B1 from the bolt fastening holes 19f.

    [0021] According to the crankcase body 19 and the crankcase cover 20 as described above, by removing the crankcase cover 20 at the time of maintenance of the engine E, the inside of the crankcase body 19 can be accessed from above. In particular, when replacing the crankshaft 2, it is possible to easily replace the crankshaft 2 by removing the crankcase cover 20 and pulling out the crankshaft 2.

    [0022] As illustrated in Figs. 4 to 6, the cylinder unit 21 includes the cylinder base portion 21a which is inserted into the cylinder insertion hole 19e of the crankcase body 19 from the front and is located inside the crankcase body 19 and a cylinder block 21b which extends forward from the cylinder base portion 21a and is located outside the crankcase body 19. The cylinder unit 21 alone forms the cylinder portion 1b of the engine body 1 and the front end of the cylinder block 21b forms the head portion 1c. The cylinder base portion 21a and an inner peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion of the cylinder block 21b form a cylinder bore 21c which is a sliding surface with the piston 4 and a large number of cooling fins 21d are provided on the outer peripheral portion of the cylinder block 21b.

    [0023] According to such cylinder unit 21, by preparing a plurality of types of cylinder unit 21 having different bore diameters, it becomes possible to provide an engine body 1 having different displacements simply by replacing the cylinder unit 21 while making the crankcase body 19 and the crankcase cover 20 common.

    [0024] The cylinder unit 21 is detachably attached to the crankcase body 19 via a plurality of bolts B2 and B3. For example, when a plurality of bolt insertion holes (not illustrated) through which the bolts B2 are inserted from the front are formed at the rear end of the cylinder block 21b and a plurality of bolt fastening holes 19g for fastening the bolts B2 from the front are formed at the front end of the crankcase body 19, by fastening the bolts B2 to the bolt fastening holes 19g through the bolt insertion holes of the cylinder block 21b, the cylinder unit 21 can be attached to the crankcase body 19. Conversely, by releasing the fastening of the bolts B2 to the bolt fastening holes 19g, the cylinder unit 21 can be removed from the crankcase body 19.

    [0025] However, in the engine body 1 of the embodiment, when the cylinder unit 21 is detachably attached to the crankcase body 19 via the plurality of bolts B2 and B3, the bolts B3 on the upper end side are fastened to the cylinder unit 21 from the inside of the crankcase body 19. Specifically, a plurality of bolt insertion holes 19h through which the bolts B3 are inserted from the inside of the crankcase body 19 toward the front are formed in the front end of the crankcase body 19 and a plurality of bolt fastening holes (not illustrated) for fastening the bolts B3 from the rear are formed at the rear end of the cylinder block 21b, and further the bolts B3 are fastened to the bolt fastening holes of the cylinder block 21b through the bolt insertion holes 19h of the crankcase body 19.

    [0026] According to such a mounting structure of the cylinder unit 21, since it is not necessary to form a space for fastening the bolts B3 from the front side at least on the upper end side of the cylinder block 21b, the cylinder unit 21 can be attached to the crankcase body 19 without disturbing the external structure (for example, the cooling fin 21d) of the cylinder block 21b, and thus the cooling performance of the engine E can be improved.

    Valve Mechanism



    [0027] As illustrated in Figs. 6 to 8, the valve mechanism 9 includes a timing gear 24 fixed to the crankshaft 2, a camshaft 25 rotatably supported on the bottom portion 19a of the crankcase body 19, a pair of lifters 27 supported to be swingable on the bottom portion 19a of the crankcase body 19 via stepped bolts 26, a pair of rocker arms 29 which are supported to be swingable at the front end of the cylinder block 21b via rocker arm shafts 28 and one ends of which abut respective the front ends of the intake valve 5 and the exhaust valve 6, a pair of push rods 30 which are accommodated in a push rod accommodation portion 21e formed in the lower part of the cylinder unit 21 and which respectively connect the lifters 27 to the other end portions of the pair of rocker arms 29, and a pair of valve springs 31 for urging the intake valve 5 and the exhaust valve 6 in a closing direction.

    [0028] A camshaft 25 includes a gear portion 25a which meshes with the timing gear 24 and is rotationally driven by the timing gear 24 at a speed reduction ratio of 1/2 and a cam portion 25b which alternately pushes the pair of lifters 27 according to the rotational drive of the gear portion 25a. When the cam portion 25b pushes the lifter 27, the other end of the corresponding rocker arm 29 is pushed through the push rod 30 and the intake valve 5 or the exhaust valve 6 connected to one end of the rocker arm 29 is opened. Conversely, when the pushing of the lifter 27 by the cam portion 25b is released, the intake valve 5 or the exhaust valve 6 is closed by the urging force of the valve spring 31.

    [0029] The camshaft 25 of the embodiment is arranged below the cylinder base portion 21a of the cylinder unit 21. When the camshaft 25 is arranged as such, it is possible to access the inside of the crankcase body 19 from the top without removing the camshaft 25 by simply removing the crankcase cover 20 when maintaining the engine E.

    [0030] In Fig. 6, reference numerals and letter 21g indicates a communication hole provided in a rear wall 21f of the push rod accommodation portion 21e. The communication hole 21g is provided at the lowest position when the oil accumulated inside the crankcase portion 1a is discharged from the drain opening 19i of the crankcase body 19 to the outside. The communication hole 21g guides the oil accumulated in the head portion 1c and the push rod accommodation portion 21e to the crankcase portion 1a. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the accumulation of oil in the push rod accommodation portion 21e when the oil is discharged.

    [0031] The embodiment described above can be appropriately modified, improved, and the like. For example, in the embodiment described above, the up-down direction is described as the first direction, but the first direction may be a left-right direction or a front-back direction.

    [0032] At least the following matters are described in the specification. Although the constituent elements and the like corresponding to those of the embodiment described above are shown in parentheses, the invention is not limited thereto.

    REFERENCE SIGNS LIST



    [0033] 

    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




    Claims

    1. An engine (E) comprising:

    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), and

    the 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).


     
    2. The engine (E) according to claim 1, wherein

    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).


     


    Ansprüche

    1. Motor (E) mit:

    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, wobei
    der Schubstangenaufnahmeabschnitt (21e) mit einer Verbindungsöffnung (21g) versehen ist, die eine Verbindung zur Innenseite des Kurbelgehäuseabschnitts (1a) herstellt, und wobei
    die Verbindungsöffnung (21g) an einer untersten Position vorgesehen ist, wenn in dem Kurbelgehäuseabschnitt (1a) angesammeltes Öl aus einer Abzugsöffnung (19i) des Kurbelgehäuseabschnitts (1a) nach außen abgeführt wird.
     
    2. Motor (E) nach Anspruch 1, wobei

    der 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.


     


    Revendications

    1. Moteur (E) comprenant :

    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).


     
    2. Moteur (E) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel

    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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