Patent ID: 7581524

Claim:
An engine front structure where an engine includes: an engine body having a cylinder block and a cylinder head disposed at a top of said cylinder block; intake and exhaust camshafts which are disposed in an upper portion of said cylinder head and in parallel relation to each other; a variable camshaft timing mechanism provided at one end of at least said intake camshaft in said camshafts to controllably change a rotational phase of corresponding camshaft wherein said variable camshaft timing mechanism is located on the side of a front of said engine where a camshaft driving force transmission mechanism is arranged; and a timing cover, said engine front structure comprising: a cover body of said timing cover which covers said camshaft driving force transmission mechanism at a position opposed to a front surface of said cylinder head; an upper extension portion of said timing cover which extends upwardly from an upper portion of said cover body and has an inner surface formed with a depression receiving therein said variable camshaft timing mechanism; a fastening seat being formed on said cover body with a relatively high stiffness which is located beneath of said upper extension portion and centrally in a width direction of said engine and is fastened to said engine body; an engine-mounting-bracket receiving seat which is formed on a top surface of said upper extension portion to have a relatively high stiffness and attached to an engine mounting bracket; and a connection portion which is provided on a central region of the inner surface of the upper extension portion in the width direction of said engine to extend along said depression and connect between said fastening seat and said engine-mounting-bracket receiving seat with a relatively high stiffness.