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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Naoki Hiramatsu, Nishio, JP;
Masahide Sakurai, Nishio, JP;
Inventors:
Naoki Hiramatsu, Nishio, JP;
Masahide Sakurai, Nishio, JP;
Assignee:
Otics Corporation, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle engine includes: a cylinder head; a cam housing fixed to a top of the cylinder head; a cam cap fixed to a top of the cam housing; a camshaft rotatably supported between the cam housing and the cam cap, the camshaft supporting a cam; a rocker arm configured to be pushed by the cam; and a valve configured to operate by being pushed by the rocker arm; and an oil pipe that is formed integrally with the cam cap. Lubricant oil is supplied through the oil pipe to a contact point between the cam and the rocker arm.