| 摘要 |
A vertical internal combustion engine E includes a crankshaft 18 enclosed in a crank chamber 20, a belt-drive transmission mechanism 50 held in a belt chamber 63 and including a rubber belt 53 for transmitting power of the crankshaft 18 to a camshaft 24 included in a valve train 23, and a transmission case 60 defining the belt chamber 63. The transmission case 60 has a lower case 61 between the crank chamber 20 and the belt chamber 63. The belt 53 has a part 53 a extending over the crank chamber 20, and the lower case 61 is disposed to screen the part 53 a of the belt 53 from the crank chamber 20. The belt 53 is lubricated by oil in oil-containing gas from the crank chamber 20. Thus the oil-containing gas is prevented from excessively contacting the rubber belt, so that the life of the belt is extended.
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