Accessory mounting means for internal combustion engines

摘要

An internal combustion engine comprising a crankshaft mounted in a crankcase and connected with a piston through a connecting rod, an accessory drive shaft connected at one end with the crankshaft and support at the same end by the crankcase, a water pump including a rotatable element connected with the other end of the accessory drive shaft and a casing having an outlet port connected with a co-operating passage in the crankcase, said casing being secured to the crankcase at the outlet port portion so as to provide a rigid support for the drive shaft.