| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an internal combustion engine capable of suppressing loss of driving force. <P>SOLUTION: This engine 15 (internal combustion engine) is equipped with a crankcase 22 having an oil pan 22a, a crankshaft 31 disposed inside the crankcase 22, a second crank gear 33 disposed in the crankcase 22 and that rotates with the crankshaft 31 as the center, a driven gear 37 meshed with the second crank gear 33 and rotating accompanying rotation of the second crank gear 33, an oil pump driving gear 38 engaged with the driven gear 37 and rotating with the driven gear 37, and an oil pump gear 57 rotated accompanying rotation of the oil pump driving gear 38. The oil pump gear 57 is disposed to overlap with the driven gear 37 when seen from a shaft end of the crankshaft 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |
