V-Type overhead-camshaft engine

Claim 1

A V-type overhead-camshaft engine comprising first and second cylinder banks arranged in V-shape and respectively having a first cylinder head assembly and a second cylinder head assembly for supporting first and second camshafts, the first and second camshafts being operatively connected at their one end with one end of a crankshaft for synchronized rotation with the crankshaft, a row of a plurality of cylinders being formed in each cylinder bank to extend in the axial direction of the camshaft between front and rear ends of the engine the row of the cylinders in the first cylinder bank starting from a location spaced apart from the front end of the engine and terminating at a location near the rear end of the same, the row of the cylinders in the second cylinder bank starting from a location near the front end of the engine and terminating at a location spaced apart from the rear end of the same, wherein said first cylinder head assembly is provided with an opening at a location corresponding to the part of the first cylinder bank between the front end of the engine and the foremost cylinder in the first cylinder bank and said second cylinder head assembly is provided with an opening at a location corresponding to the part of the second cylinder bank between the rear end of the engine and the rearmost cylinder in the second cylinder bank, the openings in the cylinder head assemblies being identical to each other and located symmetrically with respect to the center of the engine as viewed from above, one of the openings forming an oil filler section, and the other opening forming an engine auxiliary mechanism mounting section for mounting an engine auxiliary mechanism which is to be driven by the corresponding camshaft.