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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2007
Shinichiro Keyaki, Saitama, JP;
Toru Nishi, Saitama, JP;
Kazuaki Iino, Saitama, JP;
Hiromi Sumi, Saitama, JP;
Shinichiro Keyaki, Saitama, JP;
Toru Nishi, Saitama, JP;
Kazuaki Iino, Saitama, JP;
Hiromi Sumi, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A breather structure for internal combustion engine, the structure making a breather chamber smaller and thus making an internal combustion engine as a whole smaller. A breather chamber and a small chamber are formed. The breather chamber includes a first side face cover. The first side face cover is joined to a case to cover a first one of the right and left side faces of the case. Inside the first side face cover, an auxiliary apparatus chamber is formed. The auxiliary apparatus chamber houses a clutch mechanism connecting or disconnecting the power transmission route. Additionally, formed inside a housing are an external communication port communicating to the outside of the housing, and the small chamber communicating to a crank chamber and to the auxiliary apparatus chamber. Moreover, the auxiliary apparatus chamber communicates to the breather chamber.