Internal combustion engine
AssigneeMotorpat, L.L.C.
InventorWalter Schmied
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Abstract
A power transfer assembly (2000) for transferring energy within a combustion engine (1010) externally of the engine. The power transfer assembly includes a crankshaft (2006) adapted to convert reciprocating motion to rotating motion. The power transfer assembly further includes an outdrive (2004, 2020, and/or 2026) adapted to transfer the rotating motion of the crankshaft to an external device requiring power. The outdrive is non-rigidly interfaced with the outdrive such that the crankshaft is permitted to freely rotate relative to the outdrive about at least one axis (2014) and freely move linearly in at least one direction (2027) relative to the outdrive during operation.
Claims6
A power transfer assembly comprising:
- (a) a crankshaft having a first end and a second end;
- (b) an outdrive adapted to transfer power from the crankshaft to an external device requiring power;
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- (c) an interface assembly for interfacing the crankshaft with the outdrive to facilitate the transfer of power between the crankshaft and the outdrive, wherein the interface assembly directly transfers a torque from the crankshaft to the outdrive while simultaneously impeding transfer of centrifugal forces from the crankshaft to the outdrive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.