Traction- and pressure-transmitting link joint between two structural components executing joint movements
US4544299A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 1983 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32901
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In the embodiments of the invention described in the specification, a piston and a connecting rod of an internal combustion engine have opposed approximately semi-cylindrical bearing regions partially enclosing a pin, leaving free gaps between the bearing regions to permit swivel motions of the piston and connecting rod about the axis of the pin. Two symmetrical rings which surround the pin axis retain the bearing regions against the pin. The provision of such opposed bearing regions reduces the oscillating mass of the link joint.
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