Link arrangement

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A link arrangement (2) in the context of an engine (4) with a first shaft (6) provided with a first pulley (8), and an auxiliary system (10) with a second shaft (12) provided with a second pulley (14). A driving belt (16) is fitted on said first and second pulleys (8, 14) and adapted to transmitting rotary motion from the first shaft (6) to the second shaft (12), and relative movements between said first and second shafts (6, 12) exhibit six degrees of freedom which are defined in terms of a direction X (X axis) defined by the longitudinal direction of the first shaft (6), a direction Y (Y axis) defined by a line which crosses said first and second shafts at right angles and is perpendicular relative to direction X, a direction Z (Z axis) which is perpendicular relative to said directions X and Y, and rotations about the respective X, Y, and Z axes. The link arrangement (2) is adapted to being fastened to the engine (4) and to the auxiliary system (10) and to preventing relative movements between said first and second shafts (6, 12) in at least two degrees of freedom, inter alia in direction X and direction Y.

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