Lubricant supply apparatus for internal combustion engine
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKoichiro Kimura, Masami Ishikawa
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Abstract
A lubricant supply apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a lubricant shower and a baffle plate. The lubricant shower is disposed between a camshaft and a cylinder head cover attached to a cylinder head. The lubricant shower includes a supply port from which a lubricant is supplied to the camshaft. The baffle plate is disposed between the camshaft and the lubricant shower such that a clearance is provided between the baffle plate and the lubricant shower. The baffle plate includes a hole provided at a position at which the hole of the baffle plate overlaps with the supply port of the lubricant shower. The camshaft is provided with a cam. The supply port of the lubricant shower and the hole of the baffle plate are located above the cam.
Claims7
A lubricant supply apparatus for an internal combustion engine, the lubricant supply apparatus comprising:
- a lubricant shower disposed between a camshaft and a cylinder head cover attached to a cylinder head, the lubricant shower including a supply port from which a lubricant is supplied to the camshaft;
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- a baffle plate disposed between the camshaft and the lubricant shower such that a clearance is provided between the baffle plate and the lubricant shower, the baffle plate including a hole provided at a position at which the hole of the baffle plate overlaps with the supply port of the lubricant shower, wherein
- the camshaft is provided with a cam, and
- the supply port of the lubricant shower and the hole of the baffle plate are located above the cam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.