INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COMPRISING A PINION ARRANGEMENT ON ONE END OF THE CRANKSHAFT

摘要

The invention relates to an internal combustion engine (10) comprising: two banks of cylinders (12) which are inclined in relation to one another around the main longitudinal axis of rotation C of the crankshaft (14) of the engine (10), and a set of pinion gears (16, 28) which are arranged at an axial end (14a) of the crankshaft (14), said arrangement comprising a timing pinion gear (16) which is associated with each cylinder bank (12) in order to rotate at least one camshaft and a pinion gear (28) for driving an engine accessory (30) which is offset radially in relation to the main longitudinal axis of the crankshaft (14). The invention is characterised in that the accessory-driving pinion (28) is positioned axially between the two timing pinion gears (16) which are each connected to one of the two cylinder banks (12).