Patent ID: 7836858

Claim:
A V-type engine for a vehicle, in which in an engine main body comprises a front bank and a rear bank which cooperate to form a V shape extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, which cooperate to form a V shape extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, each of said banks comprising a cylinder head and a cylinder head cover operatively attached to the cylinder head and cooperating therewith to define a valve chamber therebetween, said engine further comprising a pair of valve actuation units for selectively actuating intake valves and exhaust valves, said valve actuation units comprising: a first valve actuation unit located in the valve chamber of one of the front bank and the rear bank, said first valve actuation unit having a double overhead camshaft structure comprising intake-side and exhaust-side camshafts individually corresponding to the intake valve and the exhaust valve; and a second valve actuation unit located in the valve chamber of the other of the front bank and the rear bank, said second valve actuation unit having a common single camshaft for the intake valve and the exhaust valve.