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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Yoshikazu Sato, Wako, JP;
Shigeki Edamatsu, Wako, JP;
Yoshikazu Sato, Wako, JP;
Shigeki Edamatsu, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a water-cooled four-cycle engine, an engine core including a cylinder block, a cylinder head and a first crankcase half body is formed as a unitary part cast integrally, and a water jacket including a cylinder jacket and a head jacket is formed in the engine core. In a first side surface of the engine core which is parallel with an axis of a crankshaft, an intake port and a first semi-peripheral portion of the water jacket are opened and a first lid plate for closing an opening portion of the first semi-peripheral portion is connected. In a second side surface of the engine core on a side opposite from the first side surface, an exhaust port and a second semi-peripheral portion of the water jacket are opened and a second lid plate for closing an opening portion of the second opposite portion is connected.