ZNMR Motors Company Sp. ZNMR Motors Company Sp. z o. o Choose language: home about company offer contact Home Crankshaft (crankshaft) - a type of shaft that has journals offset from its axis. It is usually used to convert a reciprocating movement into a rotary one, as an element of the crank mechanism. The names crankshaft and crankshaft are sometimes used interchangeably, but the given division criterion is whether the shaft has a crank (crankshaft) or a crank (crankshaft). Conventionally, a crankshaft is a shaft that is part of a piston engine, piston compressor and similar devices. The construction of the crankshaft includes main journals lying in the axis of the shaft bearings and crank journals distant from this axis. The shape of the shaft depends mainly on the arrangement and the number of cylinders and the firing sequence. Copyrights 2014 ZNMR Motors Company Sp. z o. o. Design and execution: P11