Patent ID: 8499883

Claim:
A bracket fastening structure with a bracket securely fastened across both adjacent ones of a plurality of split bodies constituting an engine block, namely, a first split body and a second split body, comprising: a first fastening portion, including a first boss having a first thread portion formed therein, for fastening the first split body and the bracket to each other; a second fastening portion including a second boss having a second thread portion formed therein, for fastening the second split body and the bracket to each other, wherein the first boss and the second boss are so provided as to have interposed therebetween a bolt for fastening the first split body and the second split body to each other, and wherein the portion of said bracket extending between said first boss and said second boss is asymmetrical with respect to a straight line extending between said first and said second bosses, and wherein the asymmetrical portion of the bracket is in an L-shape configuration.