Air-cooled engine
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshikazu Sato, Souhei Honda
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Abstract
There is provided an air-cooled engine (10) that is cooled by cooling air. The air-cooled engine (10) comprises a cylinder block (33), and a cylinder head (28) that closes off one end of a cylinder (26). The cylinder head (28) includes a base part (81) that is superposed on and secured to the cylinder block (33) by a plurality of bolts (91), and a valve compartment (83) formed integrally on the base part (81). All of the bolts (91) are disposed near the outer periphery of the base part (81) at positions outside of the valve compartment (83).
Claims5
An air-cooled engine that is cooled using cooling air, said engine comprising:
- a cylinder block provided with a cylinder having a reciprocating piston;
- a crank case for accommodating and supporting a crank axle linked with the piston;
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- a cylinder head for closing off one end of the cylinder, wherein
- the cylinder head comprises a base part that is superposed on and secured to the cylinder block by a plurality of bolts, and a valve compartment formed integrally on the base part;
- the valve compartment accommodates an intake valve, an exhaust valve, and a camshaft for operating the intake valve and exhaust valve;
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- all of the bolts are disposed near the outer periphery of the base part at positions outside of the valve compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.