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Title:
COUPLING MEMBER AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND CONNECTING ROD, AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004144174
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a light and small coupling member that is formed by connecting two members, has high reliability, and has a low manufacturing cost.

A connecting rod 10 as the coupling member comprises a connecting rod body 12 including a rod section 14, a small end 104 at its one end, and a pair of semi-circular arm sections 17 at the other end, and a semi-circular cap 25 including a pair of bent sections 26 connected to the pair of arm sections and constituting a large end section 20. Pin-like sections 22 formed on the tip surfaces 21 of the pair of arm sections are inserted into pin holes 29 formed in the pair of bent sections, and a caulked sections 23 are formed at the tips of the pin-like sections exposed to the pair of bent sections. Thus, the connecting rod body 12 is connected to the semi-circular cap 25 on both sides of a bearing section 31 eccentric to the axial line of a crankshaft.


Inventors:
SUZUMURA TAKASHI
ISHIHARA SADAO
UKAI MOTOHIKO
MATSUNAGA KEIICHI
Application Number:
JP2002308889A
Publication Date:
May 20, 2004
Filing Date:
October 23, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
M II G KK
International Classes:
F16C7/02; B21K1/14; (IPC1-7): F16C7/02; B21K1/14
Domestic Patent References:
JPH07100576A1995-04-18
JPH07305716A1995-11-21
JPS5977118A1984-05-02
JPH08103841A1996-04-23
JPH10299759A1998-11-10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroshi Okawa