Patent ID: 7536987

Claim:
A mounting structure for a functional device for an internal combustion engine, wherein the functional device is connected to or faces toward an internal mechanism of the internal combustion engine arranged in the vicinity of a cylinder head in a state covered by a head cover, the functional device being partially exposed from the head cover through an opening in the head cover, the mounting structure comprising: an attachment portion for attachment of the functional device, the functional device when attached to the attachment portion being detachable from the attachment portion through the opening; a base integrated with the attachment portion, the base being fixed to the cylinder head in order to position the attachment portion relative to the cylinder head; a seal member for oil-sealing a gap between the circumference of the opening and a circumferential surface of the attachment portion or a gap between the circumference of the opening and a circumferential surface of the functional device; and a stay extending across the functional device and an outer surface of the head cover to keep the functional device fastened to the attachment portion.