Connecting rod equipped with ball joints capable of adjusting the distance between the centers
AssigneeThk Co., Ltd.
InventorsKunihisa Takahashi, Takashi Sakae
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AssigneeThk Co., Ltd.
InventorsKunihisa Takahashi, Takashi Sakae
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A connecting rod includes first and second ball joints made of ball-shanks and holders tiltably connected with the ball-shanks. A connecting portion, which connects the holders of the first and second ball joints, adjusts the distance between the centers of the ball-shanks. The connecting portion includes first and second connecting arms integrally formed with the holders of the first and second ball joints and on which a plurality of positioning concaves and convexes which are meshed with each other are respectively arranged in a longitudinal direction. A fixing device engages the first and second connecting arms with each other in the condition where the positioning concaves and convexes of the first and second connecting arms mesh with each other.
A connecting rod comprising:
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