Title:
CONNECTING ROD APPARATUS & METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004011792
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An improved two-piece connecting rod (800) that connects a reciprocating piston with a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine. The connecting rod (800) has a shank portion (810, 860), a cap portion (820, 870) and projections (830, 880, 882) extending from one or both of the shank (810, 860) and cap portions(820, 870). When the shank (810, 860) and the cap (820, 870) are connected, the projections (830, 880, 882) mate with the opposite side with an interference fit, thereby resisting relative motion between the shank (810, 860) and the cap (820, 870) along the split-line (A').
Inventors:
GENTER DAVID P (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/023542
Publication Date:
July 01, 2004
Filing Date:
July 28, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CUMMINS INC (US)
GENTER DAVID P (US)
GENTER DAVID P (US)
International Classes:
F02F7/00; F16C3/20; F16C7/02; (IPC1-7): F16C7/00
Foreign References:
| US6027784A | 2000-02-22 | |||
| US5799565A | 1998-09-01 | |||
| US5722036A | 1998-02-24 | |||
| US5524507A | 1996-06-11 | |||
| US4422348A | 1983-12-27 |
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