POWER TAKE-OFF SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

摘要

A power take-off system (30) for an internal combustion engine (10) that has an engine crank gear (26) is described. The power take-off system includes a driver gear (60) driven by the crank gear and a housing (31) that includes an interior (37) and a flange (52) positioned under the driver gear. The flange has an upwardly facing surface (54) that extends from a location beneath the driver gear to an opening (56) of the interior of the housing. The upwardly facing surface is downwardly angled from the location beneath the driver gear to the opening of the interior of the housing. The power take-off system further includes a plurality of gears (70, 74, 80) that are positioned within the housing in gear-meshing engagement with each other, wherein a first (70) of the plurality of gears is co-rotatably coupled with the driver gear and a second (80) of the plurality of gears is coupleable with an auxiliary device (34).