Connecting rod with offset cap holes for internal combustion engine
US8820291B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2162
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connecting rod including a connecting rod body and a cap attached to the connecting rod body by a plurality of bolts. The connecting rod body includes a shank having a centerline. Two of the bolts are positioned at a first distance from the centerline and two of the bolts are positioned at a second distance from the centerline that is greater than the first distance. The plurality of bolts may be disposed symmetrically about a centroid of a planar face of the connecting rod.
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