Hollow connecting rod
AssigneeSafran Aircraft Engines
InventorsPierre Jean-Baptiste METGE, Tiphaine DE TINGUY
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Abstract
A connecting rod includes a hollow body with a ring at each end and a centre, a thickness wall e, the wall defining an outer perimeter pe and an inner perimeter pi, a surface section s being contained between the outer and inner perimeters, wherein the outer perimeter pe increases from the ends of the hollow body to the centre of the connecting rod, the hollow body maintaining a constant surface section s, the thickness e decreasing from the end to the centre of the connecting rod.
Claims10
A connecting rod comprising a hollow body with a bushing at each end and a centre, a wall having a thickness e, the wall defining an external perimeter pe and an internal perimeter pi, a cross-sectional area s being included between the external and internal perimeters, wherein the external perimeter pe increases from the ends of the hollow body towards the centre of the connecting rod, the hollow body keeping a constant cross-sectional area s, the thickness e decreasing from the end towards the centre of the connecting rod.
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