Patent ID: 8833337
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B60K,F02B,F16H

Abstract:
1. A system for driving a hydraulic pump for powering auxiliaries on a vehicle, comprising: an engine comprising a vehicle drive system end comprising a vehicle drive system and an auxiliary drive system end, wherein the engine comprises an engine block and a crankshaft, a drive sprocket mounted on a portion of the crankshaft extending from the auxiliary drive system end of the engine; an auxiliary shaft for driving the hydraulic pump for powering vehicle auxiliaries, wherein the hydraulic pump is mounted on a side of the engine block between the the auxiliary drive system end and the vehicle drive system end of the block, and wherein the auxiliary shaft extends from the hydraulic pump toward the auxiliary drive system end of the engine and is spaced in fixed and parallel relation to the crankshaft; an auxiliary pulley mounted on the auxiliary shaft that is adapted for driving the hydraulic pump; a toothed drive belt interconnecting the drive sprocket and the auxiliary pulley to transmit power from the drive sprocket to the pulley; and a support structure that supports the crankshaft and the auxiliary shaft against a transverse load asserted by the drive belt, wherein the system is capable of transmitting substantially all of the power from the engine to the hydraulic pump.