Patent ID: 6895942

Claim:
An engine fuel pump mounting structure for an engine having a camshaft which is supported on an upper surface of a cylinder head by cooperation of the cylinder head with a camshaft holder which is fixed to the upper surface of the cylinder head, and a fuel pump which is driven by said camshaft, said mounting structure comprising: a plurality of longitudinally spaced bearings operative to support said camshaft, said bearings being connected together via integrally formed connecting parts to form said camshaft holder, and fastening means for attaching said fuel pump to an end of said camshaft holder, wherein each of said connecting parts is provided at a position on that side of a plane including an axis of the camshaft and extending perpendicularly to an axis of a cylinder which side is away from a combustion chamber, said connecting part being entirely outside the axis of the camshaft as viewed in the direction of the cylinder axis.