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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2012
Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Nishi, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An oil temperature sensor mounting structure for an internal combustion engine is provided which is capable of improving appearance while protecting an oil temperature sensor with a simple structure and further capable of miniaturizing and downsizing a vehicle body. In the oil temperature sensor mounting structure for an internal combustion engine in which an oil temperature sensor for detecting temperature of oil is mounted to a cylinder portion protruding upwardly from a crankcase, the cylinder portion has an upper portion laterally covered with a body cover. A head cover is provided on a cylinder head constituting the upper portion of the cylinder portion. The head cover has an upper portion formed with a shoulder. The shoulder is located below a periphery thereof and protrudes laterally. The oil temperature sensor is mounted to the shoulder inwardly in a vehicle width direction of the body cover.