Patent ID: 7891333

Claim:
An internal combustion engine for a vehicle which includes an oil cooler, an oil filter communicating with said oil cooler through a communication oil path, and an electric motor configured to drive a crankshaft to rotate and wherein said oil cooler and said oil filter are attached to a front portion of an engine body for facing in an advancing direction of said vehicle, comprising: said oil cooler, said oil filter and said electric motor are disposed on an outer face of said front portion which includes a front face which faces in a forward direction which is the advancing direction and a side face directed in sideward direction perpendicular to the advancing direction, and said communication oil path is provided in the inside of said front portion while said electric motor is disposed so as to face forwardly, wherein said oil cooler has a cylindrical case having a center axis directed forwardly and said electric motor has a drive shaft projecting in a vehicle widthwise direction from said front portion disposed in a juxtaposed relationship in the vehicle widthwise direction, and said electric motor is disposed wherein the center line of rotation of said drive shaft is positioned higher than the center axis thereof.