Patent ID: 9359082
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: B64C,B64D,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A power plant comprising a fuel-burning engine and a main gearbox, said power plant including a drive train extending along a longitudinal direction to connect the engine to the main gearbox, the drive train being driven in rotation by the engine and driving the main gearbox in rotation, the drive train comprising at least one transmission shaft and resilient coupling means, wherein the power plant includes two connection bars extending respectively along a first direction and a second direction, which directions being not parallel and intersecting a common pivot axis, each connection bar being hinged by a ball joint to the main gearbox and to the engine in order to eliminate relative movements along the longitudinal direction between the main gearbox and the engine, and in order to allow limited pivoting of the gearbox and of the engine relative to the common pivot axis.