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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7836592 | Method of producing connecting rod with bearing A method of producing a connecting rod with a bearing, in which both a process for producing a bearing separately from a connecting rod and a process for assembling the bearing to the connecting rod can be eliminated to reduce processes, labor, and costs to produce ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7159559 | Split connecting rod, engine and vehicle A split connecting rod includes a fracture start groove that extends in an axial direction X and is located at the approximate center of each of opposing positions on an inner surface of a crank pin opening. A bearing securing groove is provided on either or both of... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6379754 | Method for thermal coating of bearing layers When bearing layers are producing by thermal coating the coating flame causes oxidation of a part of the coating material. To reduce this oxide formation and especially to lower the formation of oxide clusters in the layer a gas stream is projected next t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6329022 | Connecting rod with a high strength bearing layer In order to produce connecting rod bearings which are easier to mount and which are the larger strongly bonded, the large connecting rod eye is plasma-coated with an aluminum-bronze. At the start of the plasma-spraying process, the plasma layer is deposit... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5878491 | Process for the manufacture of a forged connecting rod A process for manufacturing a forged connecting rod of the type including a big end, a shank and a small end. A connecting rod rough forging, free of lateral flash and including at least one bore initiator on the big end and on the small end, is manufactu... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5428896 | Method for producing a monoblock composite connecting rod by placing preimpregnated fibers on an extractable mandrel A method for producing a connecting rod, particularly a monoblock composite connecting rod, by placing preimpregnated fibers on an extractable mandrel, with the following successive stages. Embodying on a rigid central shaft a meltable mandrel with a shap... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5353500 | Making a fractured powder metal connecting rod A method of making a connecting rod for attachment to a bearing journal by separation of parts of the connecting rod, including: (a) forging a powder metal sintered preform to provide a one-piece connecting rod having an annular wall defining a crank open... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5065934 | Method of manufacturing rod end joint There is provided an improved method of manufacturing a rod end joint comprising a rod and one or more ball sections formed at an end or ends of the rod. Said method comprises the steps of rigidly fitting a ball or balls to the end or ends of the rod to f... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5016807 | Method for producing workpieces of metal In a method for producing workpieces of metal having profiled outer and/or inner contours which have any desired shape contours and are or can be profiled in thickness, the workpiece (R) is to be divided in terms of construction into simple part-profiles ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4458555 | Composite connecting rod and process A lightweight composite connecting rod is provided to decrease fuel consumption, attenuate noise, and permit increased speed of operation.... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4441240 | Method of producing connecting rod of a radial piston motor A connecting rod of a radial piston motor comprising a spherical portion, a rod portion and a pad and a method of producing same, wherein the pad is formed separately from the spherical portion and the rod portion beforehand, and interfitting portions are... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4432122 | Method for producing a connecting rod for a radial piston motor A connecting rod for a radial piston motor including a spherical surface portion, a rod portion and a pad portion having a sliding surface. The spherical surface portion, rod portion and pad portion are formed integrally, and the sliding surface has a bea... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4414726 | Method of manufacturing clevis end connecting rod A clevis end connecting rod such as truck lever connection rods, brake cylinder push rods, brake rod ends, etc., utilized on railroad cars, is manufactured by positioning an outside side surface of a metal eye member, having a bore therethrough, transvers... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4376393 | Connecting rod of radial piston motor and method of producing same A connecting rod of a radial piston motor comprising a spherical portion, a rod portion and a pad and a method of producing same, wherein the pad is formed separately from the spherical portion and the rod portion beforehand, and interfitting portions are... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4300274 | Method of manufacturing connecting rod for axial cylinder-type reciprocating piston engine A method of manufacturing a connecting rod for reciprocating piston engines, especially axial cylinder-type reciprocating piston engines, with the connecting rod including a tubular shaft having hollow spherical shells mounted at the ends thereof. The tub... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4182012 | Method of making a piston with a gudgeon pin The invention relates to a piston assembly for compressor and the method of making the assembly. A piston body is molded with spaced apart downwardly open grooves formed with concave semicylindrically shaped summits and parallel side walls. The summits an... | 01/08/1980 |
