摘要 |
AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (20) MOUNTED ON A SMALL-SIZED VEHICLE WHICH CAN PROTECT A SENSOR (50) MOUNTED IN A PROJECTING MANNER ON A FORWARDLY ORIENTED ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCK (22) FROM FLYING PEBBLES AND THE LIKE WITHOUT REQUIRING A PARTICULAR MEMBER AND A PARTICULAR MOUNTING OPERATION. THE SENSOR (50) IS FOR DETECTING TEMPERATURE OF OIL IN THE ENGINE (20) AND IS SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED. THE SENSOR (50) IS MOUNTED ON A SIDE OF THE CYLINDER BLOCK (22), AND A VEHICLE COMPONENT PART SUCH AS A CATALYST DEVICE (34) IS ARRANGED BELOW THE SENSOR (50) TO PROTECT THE SAME. |