Patent ID: 6883485

Claim:
An OHV engine including a pair of cylinder blocks each having a plurality of cylinder bores connected to a crankcase with cylinder axes (CL, CR) of said cylinder bores being displaced in a direction along an axis of the crankshaft and connecting rods for transmitting power from cams provided on a camshaft interlocked with and connected to said crankshaft and stored in the crankcase are individually interlocked with and connected to a pluralities of rocker arms pivotably supported, respectively, by the cylinder heads connected respectively to both of the cylinder blocks comprising: a part of the connecting rods out of said respective connecting rods are stored in a rod storage chamber provided, respectively, in both cylinder heads, both cylinder blocks and the crankcase between the cylinder axes (CL, CR) of the adjacent cylinder bores in said respective cylinder blocks; and a remaining connecting rod disposed outwardly of the cylinder axes (CL, CR) of the outermost cylinder bores is laid along the axis of said crankshaft and stored in part in the pipe member disposed at the position away from the outer wall of said cylinder blocks.