Patent ID: 11965457
Assignee: MAGNUSON PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 6:
7. A method for transferring power in an engine from an engine crankshaft pulley to a supercharger mounted on the top of the engine and having a drive pulley, the engine having an engine block, the engine crankshaft pulley being located at one end of the engine block, an auxiliary drive system at the one end of the engine block with a main drive belt that couples the crankshaft pulley to auxiliary device pulleys, and an obstructive object comprising a dry sump oil reservoir extending from the same end of the engine block as the crankshaft pulley and lying in the same plane as the main drive belt, the method comprising:
establishing a primary drive path comprising the crankshaft pulley, the main drive belt, and an input pulley located in the same plane as the crankshaft pulley and connected to it with the main drive belt,
establishing a secondary drive path in a second plane spaced inboard of the first plane and comprising an output pulley, the supercharger pulley, and a secondary belt joining the output pulley and supercharger pulley, and
transferring power from the primary drive path to the secondary drive path through a coupling shaft having the input pulley at one end and the output pulley at the other end, the coupling shaft being rotationally mounted in a bracket secured on the engine block in a location to the side of the obstructive object, thereby transferring power to the supercharger without interference from the obstructive object.