Patent ID: 6912929
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A crankshaft comprising: a shaft solid in cross section and having two ends and an axis, said shaft adapted to rotate about said shaft axis, a counterweight secured to one end of said shaft, a portion of said shaft adjacent the other end of said shaft having at least one indentation, a crankpin solid in cross section secured to said counterweight so that an axis of said crankpin is parallel to and radially spaced from said shaft axis, a flywheel support taper coaxially attached to said shaft adjacent the other end of said shaft and around said at least one indentation, said flywheel support taper being formed by casting a liquid thermosetting material around said portion of said shaft, wherein said liquid material fills said at least one indentation and, upon hardening, locks said flywheel support taper to said shaft against both axial and rotational movement.