Connecting rod of engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10156253-B2
Application number	US-201615224018-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2016
Priority date	Jul 31, 2015
Publication date	Dec 18, 2018
Grant date	Dec 18, 2018

Abstract

A engine connecting includes a large diameter end portion mounted to a crank of a crankshaft of an engine to be rotatable, a small diameter end portion into which a piston pin is inserted and which supports the piston pin to be rotatable, and a connecting portion connecting the large diameter end portion and the small diameter end portion at a longitudinal end portions thereof. The connecting portion has a plate-shape widened in a wide width direction thereof to be perpendicular to a center axis of the crank shaft, the connecting portion is provided with four vertical reinforcing portions projecting in four directions so as to extend in a longitudinal direction of the connecting rod from the small diameter end portion to the large diameter end portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connecting rod of an engine comprising:
a large diameter end portion mounted to a rotatable crank of a crankshaft of an engine;
a small diameter end portion into which a rotatable piston pin is inserted and which supports the piston pin; and
a connecting portion connecting the large diameter end portion and the small diameter end portion at longitudinal end portions thereof,
wherein the connecting portion includes a plate-shape widened in a width direction thereof,
wherein the plate-shape is positioned perpendicular to a center axis of the crank shaft,
wherein the connecting portion includes:
four vertical reinforcing portions projecting in four directions so as to extend in a longitudinal direction of the connecting rod from the small diameter end portion to the large diameter end portion, and
a plurality of recessed portions positioned such that side surface portions of the connecting portion and portions of the connecting portion along a center axis of the connection portion are recessed with respect to the vertical reinforcing portions.

2. The connecting rod of claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion includes oblique reinforcing portions extending in the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion so as to cross each other.

3. The connecting rod of claim 2 , wherein the vertical reinforcing portions and the oblique reinforcing portions are rib members.

4. The connecting rod of claim 2 , wherein each of the oblique reinforcing portions has both end portions thereof connected to the vertical reinforcing portions positioned to both side edge portions of the respective connecting portion.

5. The connecting rod of claim 2 , wherein two of the oblique reinforcing portions cross each other in an X-shape on a side surface portion of the connecting portion.

6. The connecting rod of claim 5 , wherein the side surface portion of the connecting portion includes a reinforced lattice structure formed by the vertical reinforcing portions and the oblique reinforcing portions.

7. The connecting rod of claim 1 , wherein the vertical reinforcing portions connected to side portions of the large diameter end portion are widened from the connecting portion toward the large diameter end portion.

8. The connecting rod of claim 7 , wherein the large diameter end portion is dividable by a detachable holder,
wherein the large diameter end portion is integrally fastened by a fixing bolt to a fixing boss portion of the holder,
wherein the vertical reinforcing portions extend to side portions of the fixing boss portion and are connected thereto, and
wherein the vertical reinforcing portions extend to be widened toward an outside of an extension of a center axis of the fixing bolt and are connected to the side portions of the fixing boss portion of the holder.

Assignees

• Suzuki Motor Corp

Inventors

• Nishihara Takashi
• Tsukamoto Yuki

Classifications

• F16C7/023 Primary

  for piston engines, pumps or the like · CPC title

• F16C9/00

  Bearings for crankshafts or connecting-rods; Attachment of connecting-rods (lubrication of connecting-rods in connection with crankshafts F16C3/14; connections to crossheads F16C5/00; to pistons F16J1/14) · CPC title