Patent ID: 8925512
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B60K,B60Y,F01P

Abstract:
1. A support structure for a water-cooled internal combustion engine, the water-cooled internal combustion engine being configured to be supported by a body frame of a vehicle, the support structure comprising: a cooling device that circulates cooling water through an inside and an outside of at least a cylinder head of the water-cooled internal combustion engine; a thermo-valve that controls the cooling water circulating in the cooling device; and a thermo-valve case that accommodates the thermo-valve and that is integrally molded with the cylinder head such that a part thereof bulges from a side surface of the cylinder head, wherein a support portion formed on the cylinder head is fixed to the body frame and is integrally molded so as to extend between the cylinder head and the thermo-valve case.