Connecting rod of a crank mechanism
AssigneeINA-Schaeffler KG
InventorsStefan Jager, Norbert Radinger, Matthias Fick
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Abstract
A connecting rod of a crank mechanism is made as a single sheet metal part by shaping without chip removal out of sheet metal. The connecting rod comprises a base sheet (1) that is provided with an upper connecting rod eye (2) and a lower connecting rod eye (3). Each of the connecting rod_eyes (2, 3) has an integral cylindrical stamping (6, 7). The connecting rod further comprises a stiffening collar (8) that is integrally formed out of the base sheet (1) and is configured without interruption on the periphery of the base sheet (1).
Claims6
A connecting rod of a crank mechanism, which connecting rod is made as a single sheet metal part by shaping without chip removal out of sheet metal, a base sheet of the connecting rod comprising an upper connecting rod eye and a lower connecting rod eye, a cylindrical stamping being associated to each of the upper and the lower connecting rod eyes, wherein a stiffening collar is integrally formed out of the base sheet to extend without interruption around an entire periphery of the base sheet and an axial dimension of the cylindrical stamping and an axial dimension of the stiffening collar are equal to each other.
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