Patent ID: 7334560
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: F02B

Abstract:
1. An accessory drive unit mounted intermediate an engine and a transmission for a marine vessel, automobile or motorcycle, said accessory drive unit adapted to retain and mount a water pump, an alternator, a supercharger and a starter thereon comprising: a main planetary gear mounted to an engine drive shaft; a first supplemental gear rotatably interconnected to said main gear, said first supplemental gear coupled via a bevel gear to a supercharger shaft, which supercharger shaft being adapted to drive said supercharger; a first pilot gear rotatably coupled to said main gear, a second pilot gear being coaxially mounted to said first pilot gear; a water pump gear rotatably coupled to said second pilot gear, said water pump gear adapted to drive said water pump; an alternator gear rotatably coupled to said first pilot gear and adapted to drive said alternator; a flywheel mounted on or about said engine drive shaft, said fly wheel having a peripheral gear thereon; and a mount for said starter, said starter having a geared drive shaft, the starter mount adapted to be attached to said started and to rotatably interlink said starter geared drive shaft with said peripheral gear on said flywheel.