Patent ID: 8555851
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,B62M,F16D,F16F,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A combustion engine, comprising: a crankcase defining a journal area and an oil sump; a cylinder communicating with the crankcase; a cam chain chamber discrete from the crankcase; a crankshaft journalled in the journal area of the crankcase, with a first end extending into the cam chain chamber and a second end extending through the crankcase; a piston positioned in the cylinder; a head above the cylinder having at least one camshaft therein operating valves in the head; a first gear positioned on the crankshaft first end and positioned in the cam chain chamber; a second gear positioned on an end of the cam; a chain entrained around the first and second gear; and an oil distribution member for distributing oil in the oil sump onto the cam chain for delivering lubrication oil to the head.