Patent ID: 6758299
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: F02B,F02F

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine comprising:a crankcase; a pair of cylinder blocks attached to said crankcase, wherein said pair of cylinder blocks form a V shape; and a transmission case provided on a side of said crankcase, wherein said crankcase and said transmission case are joined by a continuous portion, wherein an uppermost portion of said transmission case is positioned higher than an uppermost portion of said crankcase, and wherein an upper surface of said continuous portion extends in a substantially linear direction from proximate said uppermost portion of said transmission case to said crankcase, such that said upper surface of said continuous portion is tilted downwardly and toward said crankcase, wherein an upper side edge of said crankcase tilts downwardly and away from said continuous portion, such that water at said continuous portion will flow down and away from said continuous portion toward the ground.