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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshiyuki Inaba, Saitama, JP;
Yusuke Endo, Saitama, JP;
Osamu Murakami, Saitama, JP;
Hirotsugu Kudo, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Fujiki, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 7/506 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 7/506 ;
Abstract
An engine including an engine oil return passage for returning engine oil from a cylinder head side to an oil pan having a balance shaft forming a balancing system for said engine; and a housing disposed below a crankshaft for accommodating rotatably therein the balance shaft. A part of the engine oil return passage is provided in the housing.