Installation for mounting an engine on a deck and for connecting its output shaft to at least one driven mechanism
First Claim
1. An installation for mounting an engine on a deck, and for connecting an output shaft of said engine to at least one driven mechanism, said output shaft being connected to at least one input shaft of said at least one driven mechanism, said installation comprising connection means for connecting said output shaft and said at least one input shaft together, and means for attaching the engine to the decks wherein said connection means comprise a transmission shaft which has a certain amount of flexural flexibility and at least one splined end having a sliding fit in a corresponding splined hub of at least one member selected from the group consisting of the engine and said at least one driven mechanism, wherein said connection means comprise legs for standing the engine on the deck, a system for articulated attachment between the engine and the deck, and rails fixed to the deck parallel to said at least one input shaft and said output shaft and wherein said legs can slide with the engine after tilting.
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Abstract
An installation for connecting the output shaft of the engine and the input shaft of the transmission box together including a transmission shaft having a certain amount of flexural flexibility and including splines at one of its ends. The splined end being designed to be a sliding fit in a corresponding splined hub of the engine. Attaching the engine to the deck actualized by a system for articulated attachment which includes stand legs and rails fixed to the deck parallel to the shafts. The legs can slide with the engine after tilting.
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- 1. An installation for mounting an engine on a deck, and for connecting an output shaft of said engine to at least one driven mechanism, said output shaft being connected to at least one input shaft of said at least one driven mechanism, said installation comprising connection means for connecting said output shaft and said at least one input shaft together, and means for attaching the engine to the decks wherein said connection means comprise a transmission shaft which has a certain amount of flexural flexibility and at least one splined end having a sliding fit in a corresponding splined hub of at least one member selected from the group consisting of the engine and said at least one driven mechanism, wherein said connection means comprise legs for standing the engine on the deck, a system for articulated attachment between the engine and the deck, and rails fixed to the deck parallel to said at least one input shaft and said output shaft and wherein said legs can slide with the engine after tilting.
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