| CPC F04B 39/0094 (2013.01) [F04B 35/04 (2013.01); F04B 53/006 (2013.01); F04B 53/18 (2013.01); F16C 3/14 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A crankshaft comprising:
a first shaft that forms a first oil passage along an axis of the first shaft;
a second shaft that forms a second oil passage along an axis of the second shaft;
a first crank arm disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft that forms a third oil passage in communication with the first oil passage and the second oil passage,
wherein:
the first shaft comprises a thin-walled portion and a thick-walled portion;
the axis of the second shaft is offset from the axis of the first shaft; and
the first shaft is oriented relative to the second shaft such that a direction of the offset goes through the thick-walled portion; and
a second crank arm disposed between the second shaft and the first crank arm that forms a fourth oil passage in communication with the second oil passage and the third oil passage.
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