A cam bracket is disclosed for lubricating the vicinity of a thrust plate
sufficiently even during starting of the engine. In the cam bracket
adapted to support a camshaft for rotation in cooperation with a cylinder
head and provided with a support portion having a slot for supporting a
thrust plate of the camshaft for rotation, an oil sump is formed in a
hollow fashion on the upper surface of the support portion around the edge
of the slot at least on one side in a rotation direction of the thrust
plate.
