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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7857517 | Connecting rod bearing housing A connecting rod bearing housing includes an attaching portion and a retaining portion releasably joined together. The attaching portion and the retaining portion are each provided with a pair of alignment bores respectively located on opposite sides of the transver... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7350778 | Torque rod A torque rod comprising: a first and second bushing disposed at both ends of the resin torque rod, each bushing having a resin outer casing and a rigid inner casing and a rubber elastic body interposed between the outer and inner casings, and a connecting component ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7107893 | Piston-pin bearing for internal combustion engines A piston-pin bearing for an internal combustion engine wherein a cylindrical piston pin is mounted. The piston-pin bearing has a hub bore that significantly reduces mechanical stress in the piston, results in a longer service life for the piston, and avoids the form... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6932512 | Agricultural rockshaft bearing block structure and wear inserts therefor A bearing block structure for an implement rockshaft includes a two-piece ultra high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene wear insert located between a cast iron or welded steel bearing block and a rockshaft. In one embodiment, identical insert halves are supported ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6648515 | Edge welded sliding bearing Sliding-type bearings are locally welded along only edge regions of the backing to the components in which they are installed. Welding is controlled to isolate the bearing layer from the heat effected zone of welding.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6609299 | Connecting rod An improved connecting rod assembly and method for making a connecting rod wherein the installation of the bearing sleeve members in the large bearing end of the connecting rod is improved. The connecting rod is forged, and then notches are cut in the lar... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6513238 | Connecting rod with thermally sprayed bearing layer In the method for producing a connecting rod eye having a large eye with a cap described in the specification, a microporous aluminum bronze plasma-coating is applied to the large eye and the connecting rod eye is then opened by removing the cap, thus bre... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6485183 | Plain bearing for connecting rods A plain bearing which is mounted in an end of a connecting rod consists of a pair of hemi-circular bearing halves of which axial ends are provided with flanges being integrally fixed by welding. The flanges improve the rigidity of the bearing halves. The ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481895 | Flange bearing A crank shaft thrust bearing half includes a semi-cylindrical bearing shell carrying a pair of radially outwardly projecting thrust flanges having outer thrust surfaces. Radial grooves are formed in the thrust face to divide the surface into thrust pads. ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6422755 | Precisely repositioning powder metal components A sintered powder metal (P/M) component has an integrally formed tapered boss surrounding its bolt hole which extends into counterbores in a component to which it is assembled and produces plastic conformance between the boss and the counterbore when the ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6312159 | Bearing metal positioning structure in a split connecting rod A bearing metal positioning structure in a split connecting rod with lowered production cost and improved accuracy in positioning the bearing metal. The bearing metal positioning structure includes a pair of bearing metal halves, each of which is formed i... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6257768 | Bearings A combination of a bearing and a housing for the bearing in an internal combustion engine as described, the bearing including two substantially semi-circular half-bearing shells comprising a first half-shell bearing having a first wall thickness and a sec... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6227709 | Bearing shell with retaining cam and method for production thereof A bearing shell with at least one retaining cam which, when looking down on the partial surface of the bearing shell, has a rectangular external contour line and an indentation on the inside, the indentation being at its largest around the center (M) of t... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6044818 | Vibration dampener for internal combustion engines A vibration absorbing member is disposed within an annular recess on the side of the connecting rod/bearing cap assembly or alternatively/additionally disposed between the crankshaft main bearing and crank shaft main bearing journal. A vibration absorbing... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5727885 | Sliding bearing half shell A positioning lug 13 is formed which curvedly expands outwardly along the circumference of a half-circular bearing body 11 from the external surface of the bearing body. The positioning lug 13 is provided so that both transition sections thereof are integ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5536089 | Method of producing a component having at least one split running face for rolling elements A component having a split running face for rolling elements, running face being disposed partially on a bearing cap, and a method of producing the same. According to the method, a preform is made from a material having a carbon content of at least 0.5 pe... | 07/16/1996 |
| 4969423 | Crankshaft support structure A crankshaft support structure comprises a crankshaft, a crankcase for supporting the crankshaft, a lubricant-sealed bearing interposed between the crankshaft and the crankcase. This structure enables the amount of a lubricant in combustion gas to be redu... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4461585 | Sleeve bearing composed of halfshells having different eccentricities A sleeve bearing composed of a halfshell (20) installed in the connecting rod having a reduced or inexistent eccentricity, defining a substantially constant clearance between the halfshell and a journaled member (30), and a halfshell (21) installed in the... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4384555 | Cap for larger end portion of connecting rod of two-stroke internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine having a connecting rod (7) secured to a crankshaft (5) over a bearing (6) by a cap (1), holes in the cap for lubricating the cap side of the connecting rod are improved by providing for at least two holes (A2, A | 05/24/1983 |
| 4213659 | Connecting rod bearing arrangement A bearing arrangement for a connecting rod big end journalled on a crankshaft pin, for lubrication by splash or mist. Adjoining the cylindrical journal on the crankshaft pin and the rod big end, facing generally planar surfaces on the crankshaft and the r... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4114961 | Bearings The big end bearing cap of an internal combustion engine connecting rod is connected to the remainder of the connecting rod by bolts which locate the big end bearing shells both angularly and axially of the bearing. The machining of the bearing surface is... | 09/19/1978 |
