MULTICYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

摘要

To provide a multicylinder internal combustion engine, which can simplify it s control and is advantageous against thermal loads or vibrations. A multicylinder internal combustion engine including: a cylinder head with intake valves IV and exhaust valves EV arranged therein; valve actuators for openably operating the intake valves IV and exhaust valves EV, respectively; and a cylinder head cover forming, in combination with the cylinder head, a valve actuator chamber with the valve actuators accommodated therein, at least some of the valve actuators being deactivatable to disable their corresponding cylinders; wherein the multicylinder internal combustion engine is a V-shaped internal combustion engine provided with a front bank Bf and rear bank Br, and the cylinders on opposite ends in a direction of a crankshaft are set as full-time operating cylinders.