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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2017
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shohei Kono, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an internal combustion engine, a breather chamber can be formed without increasing the number of component parts. The internal combustion engine () comprises an engine block () defining a cylinder (); a case member () fastened to a lower part of the engine block to define a crank chamber () jointly with the engine block; and a bearing member () fastened to the engine block in the crank chamber to rotatably support a crankshaft; wherein the engine block is provided with a central recess () formed in a part thereof to which the bearing member is fastened, a blow-by gas inlet passage () communicating the central recess with the crank chamber, and a blow-by gas return passage () forming a part of a passage communicating the central recess with an intake device, the central recess and the bearing member jointly defining a central breather chamber.