ACCESSORY DRIVE OF A COMBUSTION ENGINE

The invention relates to an auxiliary drive of an internal combustion engine, in particular of an internal combustion engine of a commercial vehicle. The auxiliary drive (40) comprises a shaft (42) which is in operative connection with a crankshaft (18) of the internal combustion engine (1) and has two shaft ends (42a, 42b), which are each designed for connection with a power-providing and/or power-consuming machine (24, 25) arranged outside the crankcase.