Patent · US Expired

Connecting rod of a crank mechanism

US6854357B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

8References

6Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ina Schaeffler KG · DE

Inventors

Stefan Jäger · Schlüsselfeld, DE
Norbert Radinger · Nuremberg, DE
Matthias Fick · Schnaittach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 23, 2002
Grant date	Feb 15, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 22, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/2162
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A connecting rod of a crank mechanism is made as a single sheet metal part by shaping without chip removal out of sheet metal. The connecting rod comprises a base sheet (1) that is provided with an upper connecting rod eye (2) and a lower connecting rod eye (3). Each of the connecting rod_eyes (2, 3) has an integral cylindrical stamping (6, 7). The connecting rod further comprises a stiffening collar (8) that is integrally formed out of the base sheet (1) and is configured without interruption on the periphery of the base sheet (1).

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