Assembling structure of engine and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10960930-B2
Application number	US-201916447548-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2019
Priority date	Aug 8, 2018
Publication date	Mar 30, 2021
Grant date	Mar 30, 2021

Abstract

There is provided an assembling structure of an engine. An oil control valve unit is configured to control oil pressure in a variable valve timing device of the engine. The oil control valve unit is installed on a cylinder head. The cylinder head is assembled to a crankcase. An outer wall of the cylinder head is formed with an opening into which the oil control valve unit is partially inserted. A mating surface of the cylinder head and the crankcase is fastened by at least a pair of bolts spaced apart across the opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembling structure of an engine, in which a cylinder head on which an oil control valve unit configured to control oil pressure in a variable valve timing device of the engine is installed is assembled to a crankcase,
wherein an outer wall of the cylinder head is formed with an opening into which the oil control valve unit is partially inserted,
wherein the cylinder head and the crankcase are fastened by at least a pair of bolts spaced apart across the opening,
wherein mounting holes are formed in a mating surface of the outer wall of the cylinder head and screw holes are formed in a mating surface of an outer wall of the crankcase, and
the pair of bolts is inserted into the mounting holes of the cylinder head from above and screwed into the screw holes of the crankcase, passing through sides of the opening to fasten the cylinder head to the crankcase in a cylinder axial direction.

2. The assembling structure of the engine, according to claim 1 ,
wherein a chain chamber for a cam chain configured to transmit power to the variable valve timing device is formed in the cylinder head and the crankcase, and
wherein the opening is formed in the outer wall of the cylinder head such that the oil control valve unit passes through an inner side of the cam chain.

3. The assembling structure of the engine, according to claim 2 ,
wherein an outside of the chain chamber is partitioned by the outer wall of the cylinder head and the outer wall of the crankcase in a width direction of the engine, and
wherein the outer wall of the cylinder head and the outer wall of the crankcase area fastened by the pair of bolts.

4. The assembling structure of the engine, according to claim 2 ,
wherein an inside of the chain chamber is partitioned by an inner wall of the cylinder head and an inner wall of the crankcase in a width direction of the engine, and
wherein a cam housing is installed on the inner wall of the cylinder head.

5. The assembling structure of the engine, according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of bolts fastens the cylinder head and the crankcase with an axial direction thereof being directed in the cylinder axial direction.

6. The assembling structure of the engine, according to claim 1 , wherein the cylinder head is provided with a suspension bracket which suspends a front surface of the engine with a vehicle body frame.

7. The assembling structure of the engine, according to claim 1 ,
wherein the oil control valve unit includes a control valve configured to control flow of oil, and a valve housing supporting the control valve, and
wherein an outer peripheral surface of the valve housing is mounted with a seal material filling a space between inner peripheral surfaces of the opening.

8. A vehicle comprising the assembling structure according to claim 1 .

9. The assembling structure of the engine, according to claim 1 ,
wherein a chain chamber for a cam chain configured to transmit power to the variable valve timing device is formed in the cylinder head and the crankcase,
wherein an outside of the chain chamber is partitioned by the outer wall of the cylinder head and the outer wall of the crankcase in a width direction of the engine,
wherein an inside of the chain chamber is partitioned by an inner wall of the cylinder head and an inner wall of the crankcase in the width direction of the engine,
wherein the opening communicates with the chain chamber,
wherein the oil control valve unit is partially inserted into the chain chamber, and
wherein the outer wall of the cylinder head and the outer wall of the crankcase are fastened by the pair of bolts which are inserted into the mounting holes to be spaced apart across the opening.

10. The assembling structure of the engine, according to claim 1 ,
wherein the engine is provided with two sprockets, and
wherein as seen in a side view, the opening and the pair of bolts are positioned between an imaginary line passing through a rotating shaft of one of the sprockets and extending in the cylinder axial direction and an imaginary line passing through a rotating shaft of another of the sprockets and extending in the cylinder axial direction.

Assignees

• Suzuki Motor Corp

Inventors

• Ozeki Hisashi

Classifications

• B60Y2200/12

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• F01L2001/34426

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• F01L2810/03

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• F02F7/0073

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