Patent ID: 11867045
Assignee: BJ ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 15:
16. The method of claim 15, wherein driving the opposite ends of the crankshaft further includes:
rotating a sun gear of the planetary gearbox coupled to a first one of the opposite ends of the crankshaft, the rotation of the sun gear being translated to a ring gear by a plurality of planetary gears arranged between the sun gear and the ring gear;
driving a first pinion gear with the rotation of the ring gear, the first pinion gear engaged with a connector shaft at a first end thereof; and
driving a second pinion gear engaged with the connector shaft at a second end thereof, the second pinion gear configured to engage with and drive rotation of the crankshaft from a second one of the opposite ends of the crankshaft.