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US 6,095,110 AGranted
Internal combustion engine
OwnerMichel Desclauxinventor
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine comprising the power take-off shaft and at least first and second crankshafts connected to the power take-off shaft by first and second linkages, respectively. The first and second linkages are each severable when their respective crankshafts are immobilized (e.g., by failure), such that the engine can continue to operated using the power from the operating crankshaft. The linkages break under a load less than or equal to a load necessary to immobilize the respective crankshafts.
Claims22
An internal combustion engine comprising:
- a rotatable power take-off shaft;
- a first crankshaft connected to said power take-off shaft by a first linkage for transmitting power to the power take-off shaft, wherein said first linkage is severable when the first crankshaft is immobilized under a load less than or equal to a load necessary to immobilize said first crankshaft;
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- a second crankshaft connected to said power take-off shaft by a second linkage for transmitting power to the power take-off shaft, wherein said second linkage is severable under a load less than or equal to a load necessary to immobilize said second crankshaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.