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3.1 Crankshaft
Please refer to the article Balancing reciprocating machines
The crankshaft (figure 26 ) is a shaft made up of cranks (figure 27 ). Its role is to transform the linear forces of the piston into usable torque, with the help of the connecting rod.
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