Claims
- 1. An engine having a crankshaft and a system for outputting power from the crankshaft, comprising:
- said crankshaft having an end formed with an internal hole;
- a flywheel;
- a spline piece, wherein said flywheel and said spline piece are coaxially coupled to said end of said crankshaft to permit power to be output through the spline piece,
- wherein a first side of said flywheel is fitted to an outer periphery of said end of said crankshaft, and said spline piece has a) a flange portion which is superposed on a second side of said flywheel, and b) a spline-coupling portion which extends from said flange portion toward said crankshaft and said spline-coupling portion is fitted into said internal hole that opens into said end of said crankshaft; and
- at least one bolt penetrating through and commonly fastening the flange portion of said spline piece and said flywheel to said end of said crankshaft.
- 2. A system according to claim 1 wherein said spline-coupling portion is not in direct contact with an inner peripheral surface of said flywheel.
- 3. A system according to claim 1 further comprising a gap between an outer peripheral surface of said spline-coupling portion and an inner peripheral surface of said flywheel.
- 4. A system according to claim 1 wherein an outer periphery of said spline-coupling portion is fitted to said internal hole of said crankshaft.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 09/141,317 filed Aug. 27, 1998 which is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 08/534,451 filed Sep. 27, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,826,464.
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Divisions (2)
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