Patent ID: 9341230
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: F16C,F16F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A crankshaft assembly comprising: a first crank web having a first outer bearing support surface; a second crank web having a second outer bearing support surface; a crank pin extending between and directly connecting the first web and the second web; a first bearing assembly forming at least a portion of a main bearing, the first bearing assembly disposed around the first outer bearing support surface; and a first counterweight carried by said first crank web, said first counterweight including a first bearing retaining section that extends radially beyond said first bearing support surface, said first bearing retaining section retaining said first bearing assembly in an axial direction and said first counterweight including a first mass section that extends radially beyond said first outer bearing support surface and has a first surface which overlaps at least a portion of said first bearing assembly, the first surface being axially spaced from said portion of said first bearing assembly that is overlapped.