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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020293 | Method for machining the bearing seats of the main and rod bearings of crankshafts The invention relates to a method of machining the bearing seats of main and rod bearings (HL, PL) of crankshafts (1), in which the bearing seats (30) of the main and rod bearings (HL, PL), after the primary forming of the crankshaft (1) by forg... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011096 | Methods for increasing the fatigue life, of crankshafts The invention relates to a method for increasing the bending strength and the endurance limit of crankshafts by locally restricted hammering in areas of high stress, such as grooves, the mouths of bores and cross-sectional transition zones, in which method pressure ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7882633 | Method for machining shaft bearing seats Disclosed is a method for machining the bearing seats (HL, PL) of shafts (1), especially crankshafts. According to said method, the bearing seats (HL, PL) are subjected to the following machining operations after initially shaping a shaft (1) in a forg... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7827684 | Process for finish-machining crank shafts for motor car engines The invention relates to a process for finish-machining of bearing positions on main bearing journals and connecting rod bearing journals of crankshafts for motor car engines, whereby the crankshafts have roundings between the bearing positions and transitions adjac... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7716827 | Reluctor ring installation tool The present invention concerns an apparatus for aligning and/or installing reluctor rings on crankshafts. The apparatus include a tool body having first and second alignment mechanisms which register with crankshaft and reluctor ring apertures for aligning the reluc... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7424776 | Method for machining a workpiece A method for machining a workpiece in which a machine tool comprising a first and a second chuck devices is employed to machine the workpiece, the machine tool being used in which the first and the second chuck devices comprise a chuck main body, plural chuck jaws, ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7243628 | Apparatus and method for assembling crankshaft-sprocket An apparatus for assembling a crankshaft-sprocket aligns a timing mark of a sprocket to a predetermined line of a crankshaft, and includes a slider for slidably moving an interior circumference surface of the sprocket to an exterior circumference surface of the cran... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240728 | Expandable tubulars with a radial passage and wall portions with different wall thicknesses A tubular liner including a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, and an intermediate tapered tubular portion coupled to, and positioned between, the first and second tubular portions. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7217035 | Connecting rod-bearing combination for adjusting and reducing oscillating masses of a connecting rod-piston-combination and method for producing a connecting rod-bearing combination of this type The invention relates to a connecting rod-bearing combination comprising a bearing for a small connecting rod eye of a connecting rod which serves to receive a piston pin that supports a piston. The invention also relates to a method for producing a connecting rod-b... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7181823 | Method for manufacturing integrated bicycle crank arm and spider assembly and the crank arm and spider assembly made thereby A method for manufacturing a crank arm and spider assembly includes the following steps: (1) providing a blank; (2) shaping the blank to form a crank billet comprising an elongate body having a first end on which a spider is integrally formed and an opposite end hav... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7152502 | Bolted pilot web with precision machined bearing stop An improved differential carrier and pilot web for a vehicle comprises a carrier and a separate pilot web. The pilot web is attached to the carrier by at least two bolts. At least two bolts are each covered by a bushing. The carrier and the pilot web each preferably... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140272 | Assembly type crankshaft In an assembly type crankshaft, a press-in plug member for assembly of its crank pin is set to be shorter than the width of the crank web, allowing the press-in force of the plug member to be reduced and the weight of the crank pin into which the plug member is pres... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137897 | Shaft comprising a part connected thereto by welding A shaft (1) with a co-rotating element (2) which is secured to it and has a surface located perpendicular to the axis (3) of the shaft, the welding taking place in the fillet formed between the seating surface (4) of the shaft (1) ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7063142 | Method of applying an axial force to an expansion cone A method of applying an axial force to a first piston positioned within a first piston chamber including applying an axial force to the first piston using a second piston positioned within the first piston chamber. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044221 | Apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure An apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040396 | Apparatus for releasably coupling two elements An apparatus for coupling two elements including an outer tubular member defining one or more outer tubular member slots, an inner tubular member defining one or more inner tubular member slots positioned within the outer tubular member, and a coupling assembly for ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6993837 | Method for assembling a camshaft The invention relates to a method for assembling a camshaft by using a shaft (10) and a plurality of cams (21–26) comprising respectively an opening for the shaft. According to the invention, the cams are disposed in a tight manner in a storage eleme... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966370 | Apparatus for actuating an annular piston An apparatus comprising a first tubular member; a second tubular member positioned within and coupled to the first tubular member; a first annular piston chamber defined by the space between the first and second tubular members; an annular piston movably coupled to ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6961997 | Fracture split method for connecting rod A connecting rod is formed using a method that includes providing a connecting rod blank. The connecting rod blank has a rod section disposed between a big end and a small end. The big end has a first hole generally sized to receive a crankpin of a crankshaft and at... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6926591 | Multi-purpose machine The invention concerns a method and an apparatus in which crankshafts and similar components can be machined at the relevant machining locations (big-end bearing locations, main bearing locations, side cheek side surfaces, end journal/end flange) on one machine and ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6912929 | Multi-piece crankshaft construction A multi-piece crankshaft having a shaft with two ends and in which the shaft is adapted to rotate about its shaft axis and a crankpin with at least one indentation. The shaft and crankpin are placed within a mold having a first mold cavity corresponding in shape to ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6807897 | Hydraulic piston and process for its surface treatment The present invention relates to a hydraulic piston and a process for its surface treatment in order to improve above all the wear resistance and corrosion resistance at the surface of the piston. As a favorable manufacturing process for the surface treatment of an ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6804884 | Method for the production of an assembled camshaft and device for implementing said method A method for producing an assembled shaft, especially an assembled camshaft, whereby parts, especially cams, are placed on a shaft in predetermined axial and peripheral positions and joined by compression pressure in a friction-tight manner. The cams in the thrust d... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6763586 | Method of producing a crank arm for a crankshaft A method is provided for producing a crank arm for a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, wherein the crankshaft is composed of separately produced parts. The crank arm is stamped out of a semifinished part and has a central recess for receiving a shaft jour... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6742252 | Crankshaft machining and finishing A method of machining rotationally symmetrical parts, in particular crankshafts, in particular the bearing surfaces of crankshafts, until they are in a condition of being ready for use, that is to say the condition in which the crankshaft can be installed in an engi... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6698095 | Method for machining a crankshaft with original arrangement of the balancing operation and implementing device The invention concerns a method for machining crankshaft comprising the following main operations: determining starting points; machining the ends, bearings and crank pins; producing lubricating oil holes; finishing the ends, bearings and crank pins, dyna... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6684500 | High speed milling and turning/turn broaching/turning and turn broaching A method and apparatus for machining workpieces with rotationally symmetrical surfaces, for example crankshafts, by which the setting and idle times are minimised, transposition of the workpiece to another machine is avoided, and both large batch sizes an... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684736 | Multi-piece crankshaft construction A multi-piece crankshaft having a shaft with two ends, an axis and adapted to rotate about its axis. A crankpin also has two ends and an axis parallel to but spaced radially outwardly from the shaft axis. The crankpin optionally has at least one indentati... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6506004 | Method of controlling workpiece machining The invention concerns a method of controlling the machining of a workpiece which moves during the machining operation and on which a plurality of tool units operate simultaneously at different machining locations, in particular for controlling the rotary... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6408663 | Method and apparatus for truing crankshafts The invention discloses a method and an apparatus for truing "pressed-together crankshafts" of the type found in multiple-cylinder-engines such as those used in personal watercrafts and snowmobiles. The truing of these crankshafts is effected by a truing ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6385846 | Method for removing an oil seal To provide an oil seal removing method that may dispense with a step for forming a hole to an iron core in the oil seal by using a drill and may be applied, as desired, even in a narrow space, and to provide a seal removal tool that is superior in versati... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6382298 | Multi-piece crankshaft construction A multi-piece crankshaft having a main shaft with two ends adapted to rotate about its axis. A crankpin also has two ends and an axis parallel to but radially spaced from the axis of the main shaft. At least one counterweight extends between one end of th... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6378396 | Welded crankshaft A welded crankshaft having a number of individual elements and cavities formed in the region of the main bearing journals and crank journals. The individual elements are configured so that oil passages in the overlap region between the main bearing journa... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374472 | Method of and apparatus for machining crankpins To improve a metal-cutting process for machining cylindrical contours, especially eccentric cylindrical contours on a workpiece mounted to rotate about a longitudinal axis, especially with eccentric crankshaft bearings using a lathe tool, producing a fini... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6363609 | Method and apparatus for aligning crankshaft sections The invention discloses a method and an apparatus for aligning crankshaft sections such as center sections of so-called "pressed-together crankshafts" found in multiple-cylinder-engines of the type used in personal motorized watercrafts and snowmobiles. T... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6314643 | Method for making a multi-piece crankshaft A method for making a multiple piece crankshaft from a shaft and a crankpin is disclosed. A notch is first machined on an intermediate section of the shaft such that the notch has a length slightly less than the length of the crankpin. Mating surfaces are... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6199275 | Method for forming crank shaft and method for producing crank shaft A steel material having a columnar configuration is subjected to forming by applying finishing processing performed after buster processing and coarse (preliminary) processing to obtain a configuration in which additive metal lump portions are combined wi... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196085 | Coupling an accessory to an engine crankshaft A method and mechanism are disclosed for coupling an accessory to an engine crankshaft. To avoid the cost of machining splines on the crankshaft 10, the 14 end of the crankshaft 10 is formed as a cylindrical spigot. A separately formed splined pressed ste... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6173628 | Multi-piece crankshaft construction A multi-piece crankshaft having a main shaft with two ends adapted to rotate about its axis. A crankpin also has two ends and an axis parallel to but radially spaced from the axis of the main shaft. At least one counterweight extends between one end of th... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6161991 | Method of machining crankshaft A method of machining a crankshaft from a workpiece whereby all of pin and journal portions of the workpiece are milled and thereby machined with a single crankshaft miller unit. The method comprises: establishing a phase position of the workpiece (3) wit... | 12/19/2000 |
