Patent ID: 7270104

Claim:
An engine balancer system for an engine having a cylinder block and a crankshaft, the engine balancer system comprising a balancer housing disposed below the crankshaft, wherein said balancer housing is secured at an end surface thereof with an oil pump housing by bolts and formed with first boss portions for securing opposite ends of a bearing portion of the balancer housing to the cylinder block, and said oil pump housing is formed with second boss portions for securing opposite ends of the oil pump housing to the cylinder block, wherein said balancer housing is formed with an opening at a location on an upper face thereof between a first line connecting said first boss portions and a second line connecting said second boss portions, and further formed with a tubular portion for mounting of an oil strainer, said tubular portion being located on a lower face of the balancer housing so as to be wholly between said first and second lines, and said oil strainer is mounted to the lower face of the balancer housing at a location below said opening.