Patent ID: 6019313
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
An installation for mounting an engine on a deck, and for connecting an output shaft of said engine to at least one driven mechanism, said output shaft being connected to at least one input shaft of said at least one driven mechanism, said installation comprising connection means for connecting said output shaft and said at least one input shaft together, and means for attaching the engine to the decks wherein said connection means comprise a transmission shaft which has a certain amount of flexural flexibility and at least one splined end having a sliding fit in a corresponding splined hub of at least one member selected from the group consisting of the engine and said at least one driven mechanism, wherein said connection means comprise legs for standing the engine on the deck, a system for articulated attachment between the engine and the deck, and rails fixed to the deck parallel to said at least one input shaft and said output shaft and wherein said legs can slide with the engine after tilting.