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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2017
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Mashu Kurata, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine having an internal space including a crankcase chamber includes an oil tank, a first passage communicating a lower part of the internal space with a gas phase part of the oil tank, a first check valve provided in the first passage to permit a flow from the internal space to the oil tank, a second passage communicating the gas phase part with the internal space, a second check valve provided in the second passage to permit a flow from the second passage to the internal space, a third passage communicating a liquid phase part of the oil tank with the second passage, a third check valve provided in the third passage to permit a flow from the oil tank to the second passage, and a flow regulator valve provided in the third passage for regulating a flow of lubricating oil flowing through the third passage.