Patent ID: 7162986

Claim:
A cylinder head cover for attachment to a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, the engine having a hydraulic variable valve actuation mechanism and an oil control valve that switches supply and drainage of hydraulic oil to and from the variable valve actuation mechanism, the cylinder head cover comprising: a main body; an attachment portion for attachment of the oil control valve thereto; and a hydraulic oil supply portion for supplying hydraulic oil drawn from the cylinder head to the oil control valve, wherein the attachment portion is formed integrally with the main body and extends along a longitudinal direction of the main body, wherein the hydraulic oil supply portion is formed integrally with the main body and extends along a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of the attachment portion, and wherein the hydraulic oil supply portion extends along a width direction of the main body, the width direction being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.