Patent ID: 8141530

Claim:
A rocker arm configured to be swingably supported by a support portion of an internal-combustion engine and to be driven in a swinging manner by a cam, said rocker arm comprising: a rocker arm body including a cam follower having a first slide-contact surface, wherein said first slide-contact surface is configured to be in sliding contact with the cam to function as a point where force is applied; a fulcrum bolt including a second slide-contact surface, wherein said second slide-contact surface is configured to be swingably in sliding contact with respect to the support portion to function as a fulcrum; a lubricant discharging nozzle configured to discharge lubricant supplied from said fulcrum bolt while biasing the lubricant in a direction toward said first slide-contact surface, said lubricant discharging nozzle being attached to said fulcrum bolt; and a nut fastening said fulcrum bolt to said rocker arm body, wherein said fulcrum bolt penetrates said rocker arm body and is fastened to said rocker arm body by said nut, and said fulcrum bolt has a through hole supplying the lubricant supplied to said second slide-contact surface at a location of penetration to said lubricant discharging nozzle through said rocker arm body; and wherein said lubricant discharging nozzle has a claw portion, and said lubricant discharging nozzle is attached to said fulcrum bolt by engaging said claw portion with a screw thread of said fulcrum bolt.