JP4851887B2 - Internal combustion engine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a cam driven sprocket provided on a crankshaft rotatably supported on a crankcase, and a cam driven sprocket on a camshaft rotatably supported by a cylinder head coupled to the crankcase via a cylinder block. And a cam chain chamber for running an endless cam chain wound around the cam driven sprocket and the cam driven sprocket is provided from the crankcase to the cylinder head through the cylinder block, The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine in which a breather chamber communicating with an upper portion of a chain chamber on the crankcase side is formed in the crankcase.

Such an internal combustion engine is known from Patent Document 1, in which a cam drive sprocket is provided on the crankshaft on the outer side in the axial direction of the oil pump drive sprocket.
JP 2006-96194 A

  However, in the internal combustion engine disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the cam chain is assembled in a state where the axis of the crankshaft is in the vertical direction, a portion for positioning the cam chain is not provided in the engine body. Assembling work becomes complicated, and the efficiency of assembling work is reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides an internal combustion engine that facilitates an assembly operation of a cam chain and has an enhanced effect of separating oil mist from blow-by gas introduced into a breather chamber. Objective.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a crankshaft having an integrated crank web is rotatably supported on a crankcase on both sides of the crank web, and is more axially outboard than the support portion. A cam driven sprocket is provided on a camshaft that is rotatably supported by a cylinder head that is coupled to the crankcase via a cylinder block. A cam chain chamber for running an endless cam chain wound around the cam driven sprocket is provided from the crankcase through the cylinder block to the cylinder head, and is provided at the upper part of the cam chain chamber on the crankcase side. The breather chamber leading to the crankcase Made is, the more in the crankcase, housing the oil pump for pumping oil in an internal combustion engine to be fixed, said breather chamber, said and said by the cam drive sprocket side from the opened inlet to the cam chain chamber An oil pump for driving the oil pump is provided on the crankcase so that a projecting wall disposed below the inlet and extending so as to intersect the traveling direction of the cam chain is projected to the cam chain side. A drive drive sprocket is provided on the crankshaft on the crank web side as viewed from the cam drive sprocket, and the invention according to claim 2 is mounted on a motorcycle with a cylinder axis inclined forward. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the projecting wall has a lower end of the projecting wall located in front of the vehicle rather than an upper end. And wherein the intoxicated is inclined forwardly downwardly as viewed from the side of the vehicle.

According to the present invention, the breather chamber formed in the crankcase is disposed on the cam drive sprocket side and below the inlet with respect to the inlet opening in the cam chain chamber, and extends so as to intersect the traveling direction of the cam chain. Since the projecting wall is provided on the crankcase so as to protrude toward the cam chain, when the cam chain is assembled in a state where the axis of the crankshaft is in the vertical direction, the cam chain is placed closer to the cam drive sprocket. The cam chain can be easily assembled and the assembling work efficiency can be improved. In addition, the protruding wall also functions as a barrier against blow-by gas introduced from the crankcase into the breather chamber, and the oil mist separation effect from the blow-by gas can be enhanced.

In addition, since an oil pump drive sprocket for driving the oil pump in the crankcase is provided on the crankshaft on the crank web side as seen from the cam drive sprocket, the oil pump drive drive sprocket is more than the cam drive sprocket. Even if it is inside, the assembling workability can be improved by preventing the cam chain from being applied to the drive sprocket side for driving the oil pump by the protruding wall. Moreover, it is possible to effectively prevent the oil scattered from the drive sprocket for driving the oil pump from entering the breather chamber with the protruding wall.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on one embodiment of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a left side view of a scooter type motorcycle, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG.

  First, in FIG. 1, a vehicle body frame F of a scooter type motorcycle having a low floor type floor 11 includes a head pipe 13 that supports a front fork 12 that pivotally supports a front wheel WF, and a front end mounted on the head pipe 13. A pair of left and right side frames 14 to which the portions are joined. The side frame 14 is formed such that a down frame portion 14a hanging downward from the head pipe 13 is connected to a lower end of the down frame portion 14a and extends rearward below the floor 11 and a rear half portion is inclined rearwardly upward. The lower frame portion 14b, the rising frame portion 14c that is connected to the rear end of the lower frame portion 14b and rises upward at the rear of the floor 11, and the rear end of the rising frame portion 14c to support the vehicle seat 15. A single pipe is bent and formed integrally with a seat rail portion 14d extending in the direction.

  Between the rear part of the lower frame part 14b ... in the side frame 14 ... and the front part of the seat rail part 14d ..., it is located below the lower frame part 14b ... in the side frame 14 ... and behind the rising frame part 14c ... The rear sub-frames 16 are provided, and the pivot plates 17 are provided between the side frames 14 and the rear sub-frames 16.

  A power unit P composed of an engine E arranged on the front side of the rear wheel WR and a transmission device M arranged on the left side of the rear wheel WR swings up and down on the pivot plate 17 provided in the body frame F. The rear wheel WR is pivotally supported on the rear portion of the power unit P. The rear wheel WR is supported by the link mechanism 18 so as to be able to move.

In FIG. 2, an engine body 19 of the engine E, which is a single-cylinder water-cooled four-cycle engine, includes a crankcase 20 formed by connecting left and right crankcase halves 20L and 20R divided into left and right parts, and the crankcase 20 A cylinder block 21 coupled to the cylinder block 21, a cylinder head 22 coupled to the cylinder block 21, and a head cover 23 coupled to the cylinder head 22. A piston 25 is slidably fitted into a cylinder bore 24 provided in the block 21. A crankshaft 26 extending in the width direction of the vehicle body frame F is rotatably supported on the crankcase 20, and the piston 25 is connected to a crankpin 26 a integrated with the crankshaft 26 via a connecting rod 27. Is done. The crankshaft 26 is integrally provided with a crank web 26a so as to sandwich the crankpin 26a, and the crankshaft 26 is rotatably supported by the crankcase 20 on both sides of the crank web 26a.

  The transmission M is composed of a V-belt continuously variable transmission 29 and a reduction gear train 30 that decelerates the output of the continuously variable transmission 29 and transmits it to the axle of the rear wheel WR. It is housed in a transmission case 31 that is provided and extends to the left side of the rear wheel WR.

  The transmission case 31 is coupled to an inner case 34 that is integrally connected to the left crank case half 20L of the crank case 20 and extends rearward, an outer case 35 that covers the inner case 34 from the outside, and a rear portion of the inner case 34. A transmission chamber 37 for accommodating a V-belt continuously variable transmission 29 is formed between the inner case 34 and the outer case 35, and a reduction gear train 30 is formed between the inner case 34 and the gear case 36. A receiving gear chamber 38 is formed.

  The V-belt type continuously variable transmission 29 has a drive pulley 39 attached to one end of the crankshaft 26 that enters the transmission chamber 37 from the crankcase 20, and an inner case having an axis parallel to the crankshaft 26. 34, a driven pulley 40 mounted on an output shaft 42 rotatably supported by the outer case 35 and the gear case 36, and an endless V-belt 41 for transmitting power from the drive pulley 39 to the driven pulley 40. .

  The drive pulley 39 includes a fixed pulley half 43 fixed to the crankshaft 26, and a movable pulley half 44 that can approach and separate from the fixed pulley half 43. The movable pulley half 44 includes a crankshaft. It is driven in the axial direction by a centrifugal force acting on a weight 46 disposed between the ramp plate 45 fixed to 26 and the movable pulley half 44.

  In addition, the driven pulley 40 is slidably fitted to the inner cylinder 47 that allows relative rotation and coaxially surrounds the output shaft 42, and enables relative rotation around the axis and relative movement in the axial direction. An outer cylinder 48, a fixed pulley half 49 fixed to the inner cylinder 47, a movable pulley half 50 fixed to the outer cylinder 48 opposite the fixed pulley half 49, the movable pulley half 50, and A torque cam mechanism 51 provided between the inner cylinder 47 and the outer cylinder 48 so that an axial component force acts between the pulley halves 49 and 50 in accordance with the relative rotational phase difference between the fixed pulley halves 49; A coil spring 52 that elastically biases the movable pulley half 50 toward the fixed pulley half 49 is provided, and the V-belt 41 is wound between the fixed pulley half 49 and the movable pulley half 50.

  Between the inner cylinder 47 and the output shaft 42 of the driven pulley 40, there is provided a centrifugal clutch 53 that is in a power transmission state as the engine speed exceeds the set speed, and constitutes a part of the centrifugal clutch 53. A coil spring 52 that surrounds the outer cylinder 48 is contracted between the drive plate 54 that is coaxially coupled to the inner cylinder 47 so as to be relatively non-rotatable and the movable pulley half 50.

  Thus, the distance between the fixed pulley half 49 and the movable pulley half 50 in the driven pulley 40 is such that the axial force generated by the torque cam mechanism 51, the axial elastic force generated by the coil spring 52, and the fixed pulley half. By determining the balance with the force from the V-belt 41 acting in the direction to leave the space between the body 49 and the movable pulley half 50, the movable pulley half 44 is brought close to the fixed pulley half 43 in the drive pulley 39. When the winding radius of the V belt 41 around the drive pulley 39 increases, the winding radius of the V belt 41 around the driven pulley 45 decreases.

  One end portion of the axle 55 of the rear wheel WR penetrates the gear case 36 in an airtight manner and enters the transmission case 30, and one end portion of the axle 55 is rotatably supported by the inner case 34 and the gear case 36. A reduction gear train 30 provided between the output shaft 42 and the axle 55 is housed in the gear chamber 38.

  A swing arm 56 connected to the crankcase 20 of the engine body 19 is disposed on the right side of the rear wheel WR, and the other end of the axle 55 is rotatably supported on the rear portion of the swing arm 56. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a rear cushion unit 57 is provided between the rear portion of the inner case 34 of the transmission case 31 and the rear portion of the left seat rail portion 14 d in the vehicle body frame F.

  An outer rotor 58 is fixed to the other end portion of the crankshaft 26 rotatably passing through the right crankcase half 20R in the crankcase 20, and the outer rotor 58 is configured so as to constitute a generator 60 together with the outer rotor 58. The inner stator 59 surrounded by is fixed to the right cover 61 fastened to the right crankcase half 20R so as to cover the generator 60.

  In FIG. 3, a combustion chamber 62 is formed between the cylinder block 21 and the cylinder head 22 so as to face the top of the piston 25, and air is supplied to the combustion chamber 62 on the upper side wall of the cylinder head 22. For this purpose, an intake system 63 is connected. The intake system 63 is disposed above the transmission case 31 and supported by the transmission case 31 (see FIG. 1), and a connecting tube 65 (see FIG. 1) having an upstream end connected to the air cleaner 64. ), A throttle body 66 connected to the downstream end of the connecting tube 65, and an inlet pipe 68 having an upstream end connected to the throttle body 66 via a connector 67, and the downstream end of the inlet pipe 68 is an insulator 69. And is connected to the upper side surface of the cylinder head 22.

  By the way, the cylinder head 22 has a pair of intake valve ports 71 opening on the ceiling surface of the combustion chamber 62, a single intake port 72 opening on the upper side surface of the cylinder head 22, and an intake air as shown in FIG. A pair of branch passages 73 branched from the port 72 and bifurcated to the intake valve ports 71 are provided. The inlet pipe 68 and the insulator 69 are provided with a passage 74. The passage 74 and the intake port 72 are made common, and at the portion near the combustion chamber 62, they are branched into both branch passages 73. A pair of intake passages 70 individually connected to the ports 71 are formed from the inlet pipe 68 to the cylinder head 22.

  The two intake passages 70 are provided with a pair of throttle portions 70a and 70b arranged at intervals in the flow direction of the intake passages 70, and an enlarged portion 70c arranged between the throttle portions 70a and 70b. The throttle part 70a is formed in common to both the intake passages 70, and the throttle part 70b is formed individually in both the intake passages 70.

  In addition, the intake passages 70 are formed so as to have a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape on a projected view orthogonal to the axis of the crankshaft 26 and parallel to the cylinder axis (axis of the cylinder bore 24). The throttle portions 70a, 70b,... Are provided at the bent portions of the intake passages 70, which are substantially U-shaped.

  Referring also to FIG. 5, the throttle portion 70 a is formed in the inlet pipe 68. Thus, the passage 74 in the inlet pipe 68 and the insulator 69 basically has an elliptical cross-sectional shape whose longitudinal direction is the width direction, that is, the direction along the axis of the crankshaft 26, as shown by the chain line in FIG. However, the narrowed portion 70a is formed by providing the inlet pipe 68 with protrusions 75 and 76 protruding so as to be close to each other from the mutually opposing wall surfaces of the central portion in the width direction of the passage 74. The

  On the other hand, the narrowed portions 70b are formed in both branch passages 73 of the cylinder head 22, as shown in FIG. 4, and the both branch passages 73 are basically shown by chain lines in FIG. Further, it has an elliptical cross-sectional shape whose longitudinal direction is the direction along the axis of the crankshaft 26, but is close to each other from mutually opposing wall surfaces of the central portion in the width direction of the branch passage 73. By providing the projecting portions 77..., 78... Projecting to the cylinder head 22, the throttle portions 70 b.

  The enlarged portion 70c is formed in the intake passage 70 corresponding to the connecting portion between the cylinder head 22 and the inlet pipe 68, and a fuel injection valve 79 that injects fuel toward the enlarged portion 70c. Is attached to the inlet pipe 68.

  An exhaust system 82 is connected to the lower side surface of the cylinder head 22. The exhaust system 82 is connected to the lower part of the cylinder head 22 and extends from the lower right side of the engine body 19 to the right side of the rear wheel WR. The exhaust pipe 80 (see FIG. 1) and an exhaust muffler 81 (see FIG. 1) connected to the exhaust pipe 80 and disposed on the right side of the rear wheel WR.

  Further, the cylinder head 22 has a pair of exhaust valve openings 83 opened on the ceiling surface of the combustion chamber 62, a single exhaust port 84 opened on the lower side surface of the cylinder head 22, and a bifurcated branch from the exhaust port 84. And a pair of branch passages 85 communicating individually with the exhaust valve ports 83. The exhaust system 82 is connected to the lower side surface of the cylinder head 22 so as to communicate with the exhaust port 84.

  On the other hand, the cylinder head 22 is provided with a pair of intake valves 86 that opens and closes the intake valve ports 71 and a pair of exhaust valves 87 that opens and closes the exhaust valve ports 83. A valve operating device 88 that opens and closes the intake valves 86 and the exhaust valves 87 is accommodated between the cylinder head 22 and the head cover 23. The cam shaft 89 included in the valve operating device 88 includes the above-described camshaft 89. The cylinder head 22 is supported so as to be able to rotate about an axis parallel to the crankshaft 26.

  Referring also to FIG. 6, power from the crankshaft 26 is transmitted to the camshaft 89 through a timing transmission mechanism 90 at a reduction ratio of 1/2. Reference numeral 90 denotes a cam driven sprocket 91 provided on the crankshaft 26 between the right crankcase half 20R and the generator 60, a cam driven sprocket 92 fixed to the camshaft 89, and both the sprockets 91 and 92. The cam chain chamber 94 for running the cam chain 93 is provided from the crankcase 20 through the cylinder block 21 to the cylinder head 22.

  A cam chain guide 95 is in contact with the outer circumference of the cam chain 93 between the cam driven sprocket 91 and the cam driven sprocket 92, and is provided near the cam driven sprocket 92. The projection 96 is sandwiched between the cylinder block 21 and the cylinder head 22, and the end of the cam chain guide 95 on the cam drive sprocket 91 side is on a support 97 provided on the right crankcase half 20 </ b> R of the crankcase 20. Mated and supported.

  Further, between the cam driven sprocket 91 and the cam driven sprocket 92, the cam drive sprocket 91 side end portion is rotated by a support shaft 98 implanted in the right crankcase half 20R on the loose outer periphery of the cam chain 93. A chain tensioner 99 that is movably supported is in contact, and the cylinder block 21 is provided with a tensioner lifter 100 that contacts the chain tensioner 99 from the side opposite to the cam chain 93.

  The right crankcase half 60R of the crankcase 20 is formed with a breather chamber 101 that communicates with an upper portion of the cam chain chamber 94 on the crankcase 20 side, and a breather pipe 105 that communicates with the breather chamber 101 serves as the breather chamber 105. It is attached to the right case half 20R. The breather chamber 101 communicates with an upper portion of the cam chain chamber 94 on the crankcase 20 side through an inlet 103 at a lower portion thereof, and a maze for separating oil mist from blow-by gas introduced from the inlet 103. 102 is formed in the breather chamber 101.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7 together, the breather chamber 101 is disposed on the cam drive sprocket 91 side and below the inlet 103 with respect to the inlet 103 opened to the cam chain chamber 94 , and the traveling direction of the cam chain 93. A projecting wall 104 extending so as to intersect is projected integrally with the right crankcase half 20R of the crankcase 20 so as to project to the cam chain 93 side. As shown in FIG. 6, the protruding wall 104 is inclined forward and downward in a vehicle side view so that the lower end is in front of the vehicle rather than the upper end.

By the way, an oil pump 106 for pumping oil is accommodated and fixed in the crankcase 20, and an oil pump drive sprocket 107 for driving the oil pump 106 is provided by the cam drive sprocket 91. It is also provided (crank web 26w side when viewed from the other words the cam drive sprocket 91) axially in central side of the crankshaft 26. Thus, an endless chain 109 is wound around the driven sprocket 108 provided on the oil pump 106 side and the driving sprocket 107 for driving the oil pump.

  In FIG. 2 again, a portion corresponding to the drive pulley 39 of the outer case 35 in the transmission case 31 is provided with a cooling air introduction port 110 for cooling the V-belt type continuously variable transmission 29 with air from the outside. A fan 111 for sucking air from the cooling air inlet 110 into the transmission chamber 37 and diffusing into the transmission chamber 37 is integrated with the outer end surface of the fixed pulley half 43 in the drive pulley 39. Formed.

  Thus, an outside air introduction duct 112 that guides air from the outside to the cooling air introduction port 110 is attached to the outer case 35 in the transmission case 31, and the outside air introduction duct 112 is connected to the air cleaner 64 as shown in FIG. A passage forming portion 112a connected to the air cleaner 64 so as to guide the air from is integrally formed.

  The outside air introduction duct 112 has a cover plate 113 that surrounds the cooling air introduction port 110 and abuts against the outer case 35. The support plate 114 provided integrally with the cover plate 113 has an endless filter element 115. It is wound into a shape. Thus, the outside air introduction duct 112 is partitioned into a purification chamber 116 that is formed in the filter element 115 through the cooling air introduction port 110, and an unpurified chamber 117 outside the filter element 115. The chamber 117 is opened to the outside.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The cam chain 93 travels to the upper part on the crankcase 20 side of the cam chain chamber 94 provided from the crankcase 20 through the cylinder block 21 to the cylinder head 22. The breather chamber 101 is formed in the right crankcase half 20R of the crankcase 20, and a protruding wall 104 is disposed at the inlet 103 opened to the cam chain chamber 94 of the breather chamber 101. The cam chain 93 is provided in the right crankcase half 20R of the crankcase 20 so as to extend so as to intersect the traveling direction of the cam chain 93 traveling in the cam chain chamber 94 and to protrude toward the cam chain 93.

  Therefore, when the cam chain 93 is assembled with the axis of the crankshaft 26 in the vertical direction, it is possible to place the cam chain 93 on the protruding wall 104 and hold it near the cam drive sprocket 91, thereby Assembling of the cam chain 93 is facilitated, and the assembling work efficiency can be increased. In addition, the protruding wall 104 also functions as a barrier against the blow-by gas introduced from the crankcase 20 into the breather chamber 101, and the oil mist separation effect from the blow-by gas can be enhanced.

An oil pump 106 that pumps oil is housed and fixed in the crankcase 20, and an oil pump drive sprocket 107 for driving the oil pump 106 is more crankshaft 26 than the cam drive sprocket 91. provided in the axial direction on the central side, even inside the oil pump drive sprocket 107 is the cam drive sprocket 91, the that the cam chain 93 is applied to the oil pump drive sprocket side 107 Assembling workability can be improved by blocking by the protruding wall 104. Moreover, the protruding wall 104 can effectively prevent the scattered oil from entering the breather chamber 101 from the drive sprocket 107 for driving the oil pump.

  In addition, intake passages 70 are formed from the inlet pipe 68 to the cylinder head 22 so as to open to the ceiling surface of the combustion chamber 62 and are connected to the intake valve ports 71 provided in the cylinder head 22. 70 are formed with a pair of throttle portions 70a, 70b, which are arranged at intervals in the flow direction of the intake passages 70, and an enlarged portion 70c which is arranged between the throttle portions 70a, 70b. ing.

  Therefore, the cross-sectional area of the intake passage 70... Sequentially changes along the flow direction, and decreases, expands, contracts, and expands. The intake flow rate increases by reducing the cross-sectional area and the intake air amount by expanding the cross-sectional area. Can be combined in a well-balanced manner, whereby the output can be improved by improving the filling efficiency.

  Further, a fuel injection valve 79 for injecting fuel toward the enlarged portion 70c is attached to the inlet pipe 68, and fuel is injected from the fuel injection valve 79 toward the enlarged portion 70c of the intake passage 70 ... Disturbances in the intake air flow rate due to the arrangement of the tip of the valve 79 can be suppressed as much as possible.

  Further, since the enlarged portion 70c is formed corresponding to the connecting portion between the cylinder head 22 and the inlet pipe 68 connected to the cylinder head 22, even if the cylinder head 22 and the inlet pipe 68 are separate members, The connection diameter can be set relatively large, and parts processing and assembly are facilitated.

  Further, in the curved portion of the intake passage 70 formed so as to have a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape on a projection view orthogonal to the axis of the crankshaft 26 and parallel to the cylinder axis, both throttle portions 70a, 70b are provided, and the intake passage 70 can be configured compactly by being substantially U-shaped, and the intake passage 70 is provided by providing the throttle portions 70a, 70b,. The change in the cross-sectional area can be increased.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims. It is.

It is a left view of a scooter type motorcycle. FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6.

20 ... Crankcase 21 ... Cylinder block 22 ... Cylinder head 26 ... Crankshaft 26w ... Crank web 89 ... Camshaft 91 ... Cam driven sprocket 92 ... Cam driven sprocket 93 ... Cam chain 94 ... Cam chain chamber 101 ... Breaser chamber 103 ... Inlet 104 ... Projection wall 106 ... Oil pump 107 ... Drive sprocket for driving the oil pump

Claims (2)

A crankshaft (26) integrally having a crank web (26w ) is rotatably supported on the crankcase (20) on both sides of the crank web (26w), and the crankshaft (26w) is cranked on the axially outer side of the support portion. A cam drive sprocket (91) is provided on the shaft (26), and the camshaft (89) is rotatably supported by a cylinder head (22) coupled to the crankcase (20) via a cylinder block (21). A cam driven sprocket (92) is provided on the cam driven sprocket (91) and an endless cam chain (93) wound around the cam driven sprocket (92). From the crankcase (20) to the cylinder head (22) through the cylinder block (21) A breather chamber (101) is formed in the crankcase (20), and communicates with an upper portion of the cam chain chamber (94) on the crankcase (20) side. Further, in the crankcase (20), In an internal combustion engine in which an oil pump (106) for pumping oil is accommodated and fixed,
The breather chamber (101), the cam chain chamber (94) opening the inlet (103) wherein is disposed from below the cam drive sprocket (91) side and the inlet (103) than to the cam chain (93 ) Is provided on the crankcase (20) so as to protrude toward the cam chain (93), and to drive the oil pump (106). An oil engine driving sprocket (107) is provided on the crankshaft (26) on the crank web (26w) side when viewed from the cam driving sprocket (91). The internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the internal combustion engine is mounted on a motorcycle with a cylinder axis inclined forward. The internal combustion engine, wherein the projecting wall (104) is inclined forward and downward in a vehicle side view so that the lower end of the projecting wall (104) is in front of the vehicle with respect to the upper end.

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