Support for mounting an implement engine and supporting its crankshaft
AssigneeTextron Inc.
InventorJames S. Hayek
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Abstract
A support for mounting an implement engine onto an implement and supporting the engine crakshaft which has an extending end. The support is attached to the engine base and presents a rotation support for the engine shaft and presents an additional rotation support for the implement tool. The support serves the dual purpose of resisting shaft bending and providing a simplified attachment for the engine on the implement.
Claims15
A support for mounting an implement engine and supporting its crankshaft which has an extending end, comprising an adaptor connected to the crankshaft extending end and being concentric therewith and rotatable therewith, a one-piece cage surrounding said adaptor and effecting a rotation support thereto, an additional crankshaft rotation support on said cage and spaced from the first-mentioned said rotation support to thereby, along with the first-mentioned rotation support, rotationally support said crankshaft extending end at two spaced-apart locations therealong, and said cage including a mounting portion disposed radially outwardly from said adaptor and having mounting holes for fixedly mounting the engine onto said cage and for fixedly mounting said cage onto the implement.
A support for mounting an implement engine and supporting its crankshaft which has an extending end, comprising a cage having a dome-shaped portion surrounding the extending end of said crankshaft and presenting a hollow interior, said cage presenting a radial support to said crankshaft on the dome portion of said cage, an adaptor disposed in said dome-shaped portion of said cage for rotation with said crankshaft, and said adaptor presenting an additional crankshaft radial support at a location spaced from the first-mentioned said radial support, and said cage having means for mounting onto the engine and for mounting onto the implement.
A support for mounting an implement engine and supporting its crankshaft which has an extending end, comprising an implement having a deck with an opening therein, an adaptor connected to the crankshaft extending end and being concentric therewith and rotatable therewith, a cage having a cylindrical portion surrounding and being available to rotationally support said adaptor and being insertable through said opening, a flange included in said cage and having a first surface for resting on said deck and having a second surface for upwardly supporting said engine, the said two surfaces being parallel to each other and respectively defining lower and upper extents of said flange, said flange having a first set and a second set of mounting holes extending through said surfaces and with said two sets being axially offset with respect to each other, threaded fasteners extending in said first set of said holes for respectively attaching said engine on said flange in contact with said second surface to constitute an assembly of said engine and said cage, and additional threaded fasteners extending in said second set of said holes for respectively attaching said assembly onto said deck with said first surface upwardly supported on said deck, and frusto-conically shaped portion included in said cage and extending upwardly and outwardly relative to the axis of said crankshaft and from said cage cylindrical portion to said flange.
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