Patent ID: 6953015

Claim:
An engine comprising: a first camshaft having a power input portion at one end thereof; a second camshaft interlocked and connected with the first camshaft at one end portion thereof, the first and second camshaft having axes which are parallel with each other and are rotatably supported on a cylinder head; a driven gear meshing with a drive gear provided at the other end portion of one of the first and second camshafts; and an auxiliary device drive shaft connecting to an auxiliary device mounted on an engine main body including the cylinder head, wherein a bearing portion for rotatably supporting the auxiliary device drive shaft is provided on the cylinder head at a position where part of the bearing portion overlaps the drive gear as viewed in a direction directed along an axis of a cylinder, and wherein a cut-out is formed in the bearing portion for avoiding an interference of the bearing portion with the drive gear.