INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An internal combustion engine for a vehicle which includes an oil cooler, an oil filter communicating with said oil cooler through a communication oil path, and an electric motor configured to drive a crankshaft to rotate and wherein said oil cooler and said oil filter are attached to a front portion of an engine body for facing in an advancing direction of said vehicle, comprising:
- said oil cooler, said oil filter and said electric motor are disposed on an outer face of said front portion which includes a front face which faces in a forward direction which is the advancing direction and a side face directed in sideward direction perpendicular to the advancing direction, and said communication oil path is provided in the inside of said front portion while said electric motor is disposed so as to face forwardly.
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Abstract
An electric motor is cooled by an air flow without restricting the degree of freedom in the arrangement of an oil cooler and an oil filter by utilizing a front face of a front portion of an engine body to arrange the electric motor. The engine includes an oil cooler, an oil filter, and an starter motor for driving a crankshaft to rotate. The oil cooler and the starter motor are disposed on a front face, which is directed in an advancing direction of the vehicle, of a front portion of a lower block which forms an engine body. The oil filter is attached to an attachment seat provided on a side face of the front portion which is directed in the sideward direction. A communication oil path for communicating the oil cooler and the oil filter with each other is provided in the inside of the front portion.
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20 Claims
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1. An internal combustion engine for a vehicle which includes an oil cooler, an oil filter communicating with said oil cooler through a communication oil path, and an electric motor configured to drive a crankshaft to rotate and wherein said oil cooler and said oil filter are attached to a front portion of an engine body for facing in an advancing direction of said vehicle, comprising:
said oil cooler, said oil filter and said electric motor are disposed on an outer face of said front portion which includes a front face which faces in a forward direction which is the advancing direction and a side face directed in sideward direction perpendicular to the advancing direction, and said communication oil path is provided in the inside of said front portion while said electric motor is disposed so as to face forwardly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An internal combustion engine for a vehicle comprising:
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an oil cooler; an oil filter; a communication path for providing communication between said oil filter and said oil cooler; and an electric motor configured to drive a crankshaft to rotate; wherein said oil cooler and said oil filter are attached to a front portion of an engine body for facing in an advancing direction of said vehicle; said oil cooler, said oil filter and said electric motor being disposed on an outer face of said front portion which includes a front face which faces in a forward direction which is the advancing direction and a side face directed in a sideward direction perpendicular to the advancing direction; said communication oil path being provided inside of said front portion while said electric motor is disposed so as to face in a forward direction.
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