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1 SCOPE A|\ID FiELD OF APPLICATION
This Internaiional Standard speciiiesa merhod of desig-
nating the direction of rotation of reciprocating internal
combustion engines-
I t d o e s n o r a p o l y t o e n g i n e su s e d t o p r o p e l
aircnft:
a u t c m o o i l e sa n d t r u c k s ;
agricultural and industrial types of tracrors;
road consti'uction and earth moving machines;
moto!'cycles-
i\iOTE- The directronof ro:arionof a reciprocaringinternalcom-
bustioneagineis the directicnoi rotationof the shaft rvhichpro-
vides tha engine extremity-
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F o r t h e p u r p o s eo f r h i s I n t e r n a r i o n a lS r a n d a r c it h e f o l l o w i n q
d e i i n i t i c n sa p o l v :
2.i clockr.rise: The direc:icn of rotatiofl norfi-r3lfoi- the
: : a . : d so f a c l o c < ( s e eF r c u r e ' t )
2.2 ccunt:;'c!ocl,...vise: The t;:gg11onof roiaticn opposite
: : c l o c ' , . : v i s ig: a e i , q u : e ' i l .
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c c_':3 ': O:':'c:ion of r3il:rorr
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I the des.:':irti::.-.
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3 P O S I T I O NO F T H E O B S E H V E R
3 . 1 T h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e o b s e r v e ri n r e l a t i o n t o a n e n g i n ei s
c o n s i d e r e dt o b e i n a n e x r e n s i o n o f t h e a x i s o f t h e s h a f t
r,vhichprovides the driving extremity, the observerd,rscting
h i s v i e . , vt o w a r d s t h i s s h a f r e x t r c m i t y a i o n g i h : ) a r r o r r V ( s e e
F i g u r e2 ) .
T h i s p c s i t i o n a p p l i e s e q u a t l y t o d r r e n g i n e r . . . i t h: r r i n t 4 r a i
( b u i l t i n ) r e v e r s i n gg e a r , , . v i t h c r w r l h o u t : . p : " : c fv a r i ; i i o n ,
w i t h a n i n t e g r a l ( b u i l t i n ) g e a r ,r , v i t ho r w i t h o u r s p a e , Jv a r i a .
tion, only or with more than one bank of cyiincters,
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Driving shaft extremity
Observer
FIGURE2 - Positionof the observer
3.2 The position of the cbserr.ar relativa ic an englne
h a . , r i n gm c r a $ l a n o n e b a n k o i c y i i n d e r ; s h a l l , I n L c a , - r : d : : r t c e
with 3.'1, be cjerermined relaiive to ihe main sha;t ttrough
rvhich {in tne interior oi the engine] thr: to:al pitt/:r of all
c y l i n d e ' . si s t r a n s m i t r e d .
3 . 3 l f i h e g r r l i n : h a s r n o r e , t i l a n o n e t J i ' r r , , r n; ,l -; . i r f :c x ' r e -
m i i ' 7 , t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r s h a l l s t a t e w n i c h s h a f r e x : ; a r n i t \ .i s
reierred to v.rhen designaiing the Cirection oi r;t:iicn.
4 DSSIGI\IATIOIU
OF DIBECTION OF ROTAT;Oi!
4 . i T h e J i r e c t i u n c f r o t a i i c n s l r a l tb : C e s i g r . ' a t _3escc i . : c : . .
r " ; i s eO r C O L I i ' i t eCri O C i , . v i so?n t l i ; - a
. S S r ; n r o t i OOnf r i r e 3 9 . : i - : , - : r .
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4 - 2 l f t i r : g r r ( : . r t sc a n r o t , : i e i i r e i : . r e r C , r i : : i o n . i i r . 3m . : r r , . r .
i a c t : l r e r . r :.r. r ., i d t { i h e g ; r e f l r i - g ,cJ; r t c t t e : . 1i,f ; ; n . i .