Coated connecting-rod and method of making the same
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorRick L. Williams
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Abstract
In one or more embodiments, a coated connecting-rod includes a first head including a first aperture, a second head including a second aperture, and a body connecting the first and second heads along a longitudinal axis, wherein the first head further includes face and back thrust surfaces abutting the first aperture, and an anti-friction coating partially contacting at least one of the face and back thrust surfaces.
Claims20
A coated connecting-rod comprising;
- a first head including a first aperture;
- a second head including a second aperture;
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- a body connecting the first and second heads along a longitudinal axis, wherein the first head further includes first face and back thrust surfaces abutting the first aperture, and an anti-friction coating partially contacting at least one of the first face and back thrust surfaces.
An engine assembly comprising:
- a coated connecting-rod including a first head, a second head and a body connecting the first and second heads along a longitudinal axis;
- a crankshaft received through a first aperture of the first head, the first head further including first face and back thrust surfaces abutting the first aperture, and an anti-friction coating partially contacting at least one of the first face and back thrust surfaces;
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- a piston received through a second aperture of the second head.
A method of coating a connecting-rod to form a coated connecting-rod, the connecting-rod including a first head including a first aperture for receiving a crankshaft, a second head including a second aperture for receiving a piston, and a body connecting the first and second heads along a longitudinal axis, the first head further including first face and back surfaces abutting the first aperture, the method comprising:
- applying an anti-friction coating onto a portion of at least one of the first face and back surfaces abutting the first aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.