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Piston rod-connecting rod interconnections for internal combustion engines

US3971355A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 4, 1974
Grant dateJul 27, 1976
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Expiry dateSep 4, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/2162
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A piston has a pair of support members extending away from the piston head offset from a piston ring portion, a piston rod being carried on a connecting rod which is clamped between the support members by a bolt. The bolt is loosely received in a bore in the connecting rod, the force between the piston and the piston rod being taken by a frictional force between the connecting rod and the support members to prevent a bending force being applied to the bolt.

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