Machine element or mechanism – Elements – Pitmans and connecting rods
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-10
2007-07-10
Kim, Chong H. (Department: 2167)
Machine element or mechanism
Elements
Pitmans and connecting rods
C384S192000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09856745
ABSTRACT:
An engine cylinder piston connecting rod subassembly, for use in an engine, includes a piston (53), a piston pin (52) and a connecting rod (51). The connecting rod has a piston end portion with a piston pin bore (62). The piston pin is inserted through the piston pin bore and oppositely disposed portions of the piston, for securing the piston and the connecting rod together. Opposite ends of the piston pin bore are machined or profiled with relief portions (60, 61), to allow for piston pin deflection and thereby maximize the load carrying capacity, by providing a greater area of contact. The relief portions can be a curved surface (65) machined as part of the bore, or a plurality of end-to-end angled frustoconical surfaces (66a, 66b, 66c). The relief portions are shaped to correspond to the shape of the corresponding piston pin when under load during normal engine operation.
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Tool Engineers Handbook, 1449 McGraw-Hill Book Company, pp. 1228-1229.
Klepser Cheryl
Luehrmann Mark G.
McNulty William D.
Miller John M.
O'Leary Mark D.
Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
Kim Chong H.
Sawyer Law Group LLP
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