US1010287A - Connecting-rod. - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C9/00—Bearings for crankshafts or connecting-rods; Attachment of connecting-rods
- F16C9/04—Connecting-rod bearings; Attachments thereof
- F16C9/06—Arrangements for adjusting play in bearings, operating either automatically or not
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- the .solid rear head lthereor isrprovidea with theicustomary opening 5 which' receives the bearing 4 and its associated parts, the inner lend of the opening, e., the end nearest l the stem Vor body of the rod), 'being slightly 1 enlarged atits top and bottom, as indicated ,by the numeral. 5' i'n Fig. 1. To produce vthis enlargement. the inner faces of the top tand bottom walls ofl the head may be cut away at the point indicated, as will be un- -:der stood.
- the bearing .4 above referred to, consists of mating or counterpart members a and 4* of true semi-annular shape, the lines of separation therebetween. being transverse to the axis of the rod. T he'ou'ter peripheral Walls of these members are formed With thickenedportions or treads'4, the edges of which terminate short of the adjacent edges of said Walls, thereby -producing front and rear shoulders 4d. In order to rmit them to fit squarely Within the hea opening 5 in such a inanner to be incapable of turn- 7j ling/'thebcaringmembers are planed atftop 'rennes' Mnmcnn,
- block 7 is, also, of the same height as the head opening, but its top and bottom faces .are formed 44at their front and rear edges with upstanding flanges 7 which over- Vlie the corresponding faces of the top and ⁇ bottom members of the head, the enlarge lments 5 in the head opening being provided to enable said'block to be-slipped thereinto and then moved laterally toward the beart ing, thereby eii'ecting the engagement ofits tlanges7a and 7- with the partsspecied.
- the block 6 is'iitted in the outer end of the head openi ing members 4f and 4" are nextinserted in ing 5 with itsoute tlanges ⁇ overlapping the adjacent faces -of the 1iead;.the two bear- ,the opening andmoved against block 6, "the isilanges 6 on the latter overlapping*andenagingfthe shoulders 4d on the member 4*;
- the block 1 is nextslipped into the enlarge . Iflfient 5 "into saidopening and toward the bearing until its langes 7 engage the shoulders 4d on ofsaid opening and then moved the bearing member 4h, the top and bottom flanges '7 'offsaid block engaging the adjacentI Vfaces of the correspondingmembers of the head; the liner'lO is next fitted in the 15 enlarged inner end of the head. opening, with its flanges 10a overlapping the opposite faces of said end; the Wedge 8 is then possess no flanges, and, for that reason, are
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c; MARKEL.
GONNEGTINGBOD'. i APPLIOATIORPILED .TUBE 13, 1910.
ingsfor the rear end the A structuralembodiment of t g is illustrated i whereof. "f
Clinton, inthe county ofGlin-t'on 14'andSt'ate 4of Iowa, have lnventednew 'and uselu'l Im provemjents 'in v1"Ciolmectin2g-llods,
cie-ation.
improrements in locomotive' mai'n rods, and
vmore especially in or relating y`-to the construction l,of Vthe [so-called brasses -orf'bearreoif, and the there-f nidi-associated parts. f J
proved :bearing',c'onstruct-ion 'wherein the obfr jection'able features'ordinarily existent are omitted, iindffvherefnl 'the amount- 'of' hand .Work reqiist-ej is rjraeticfa'll'v negligible,5and improved :iil'in'g ,devices for holding "the bearinggir'iplcein the'rod end.-
ile accompanyingdrawing,
l ventional type, and 2 the .solid rear head lthereor. said head isrprovidea with theicustomary opening 5 which' receives the bearing 4 and its associated parts, the inner lend of the opening, e., the end nearest l the stem Vor body of the rod), 'being slightly 1 enlarged atits top and bottom, as indicated ,by the numeral. 5' i'n Fig. 1. To produce vthis enlargement. the inner faces of the top tand bottom walls ofl the head may be cut away at the point indicated, as will be un- -:der stood.
The bearing .4, above referred to, consists of mating or counterpart members a and 4* of true semi-annular shape, the lines of separation therebetween. being transverse to the axis of the rod. T he'ou'ter peripheral Walls of these members are formed With thickenedportions or treads'4, the edges of which terminate short of the adjacent edges of said Walls, thereby -producing front and rear shoulders 4d. In order to rmit them to fit squarely Within the hea opening 5 in such a inanner to be incapable of turn- 7j ling/'thebcaringmembers are planed atftop 'rennes' Mnmcnn,
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I awesomeaon y'a'ndbot-tom, as lindicated by the 'character I .4?, the planedfaces--being disposed at `.right langles 4to v.the 4lines of separationbetweensol ' 'said members'. The' shoulders fimerge into :said planed faces." To holdi the'bearing l f v members in placein saidhea'd openingl the.
provided The block-Gf-is-,of the same height ast-he head opening, andVit-s'top and bottomfaces Aare preferably -flat or planeandf-fit vagainst the adjacent lWalls of sa'id' opening;
its inner face is coneavedI 'to fit. thecurva- 'ture ofthebearing'member 4*- and'isrforme the ,front `and rear edges thereof` with j l'atei-al flanges, 6 -Whlch'overlle and engage l the shoulders limon-'said member, While ltsA 4ou't'er1 face is' formed at'f'its frontand rear.`
is llikewise formed .with a, concave .l inner' y'face, tofv fit thecurvature vof thebearingf-v-I member lfb, having front and rear :laterall With lateral flanges 6?,1which;overlie` .the-'corresponding faces-0f thefend'member ofthe rod head. The othertlllingblo'ck'; 7
'flanges 7a3-'at 'its' side edges,- 'whichnflanges overlie and engage .the shoulders 4d on. that member; block 7 is, also, of the same height as the head opening, but its top and bottom faces .are formed 44at their front and rear edges with upstanding flanges 7 which over- Vlie the corresponding faces of the top and `bottom members of the head, the enlarge lments 5 in the head opening being provided to enable said'block to be-slipped thereinto and then moved laterally toward the beart ing, thereby eii'ecting the engagement ofits tlanges7a and 7- with the partsspecied.
The remainder of the he'ad Iopening is ocupied by a pair of blocks 4 8 and 10,. of which the first-named is inthe vform' of a Wedge,its inclined.' working face co-a-cting With the correspondingly inclined or beveled outer side face of block 7. This ,Wedgeis mounted on a bolt 9 which serves to produce its requisite longitudinal movement Block l() is interposed bet-Ween'.the opposite.'
face of the Wedge and the adjacent wall ofv the head-opening, and isin the nat-'ure of 4a liner; its height is the same as that of the .i
enlarged prtion of the head opening and l its flat top and .bottom faces it against the Y- adjacent -Walls of the enlargement, l while formed with flanges 10 y its outer face is y V similar tothe flanges Gb above referred to.
In assembling the various parts, the block 6 is'iitted in the outer end of the head openi ing members 4f and 4" are nextinserted in ing 5 with itsoute tlanges `overlapping the adjacent faces -of the 1iead;.the two bear- ,the opening andmoved against block 6, "the isilanges 6 on the latter overlapping*andenagingfthe shoulders 4d on the member 4*;
the block 1 is nextslipped into the enlarge .Iflfient 5 "into saidopening and toward the bearing until its langes 7 engage the shoulders 4d on ofsaid opening and then moved the bearing member 4h, the top and bottom flanges '7 'offsaid block engaging the adjacentI Vfaces of the correspondingmembers of the head; the liner'lO is next fitted in the 15 enlarged inner end of the head. opening, with its flanges 10a overlapping the opposite faces of said end; the Wedge 8 is then possess no flanges, and, for that reason, are
not open to in3ury; moreover, they c an be turned oil' on alathe, require no shaping or- -ha'nd-fitting, and, consequently, .can be con?.
structed. at a relatively low cost. I claim as my invention:
The combination, with a locomotive main rod provided at its rearl eind with a solid head having an o ening therein; of a pair of filling blocks disposed within said opening and havin their-'presented inner '.faces concaved and ormed at their frontand rear blocks having the 'front and rear edges of its outer faceformed withl lateral flanges i l 45g which overlie the `corresponding faces'of the adjacent end Wall of said head, and the other block having its" top and --bottom faces formed. .at the'front andrear edges thereof with lateral flanges which overlie the cor-v responding faces offthef top and bottom Walls of said head, said'opening -havinga traduction of the last-named block 'there- `edges with lateralilanges, oneof .said
' portion thereof enlarged to permitlhe' iiiinto; a bearing interposed"bet-Ween said blocks and lconsisting ofa pair of'inatiiiv semi-annular members having their top and bottom portionsplaned ofi' to prevent tlieir' f turning in said opening and having periph'- f eral shoulders merging at their 'ends into said planed vportions,tlie flanges on the -pre-- sented inner faces of said blocks 'engagingV saidshoulders; 4and means disposed wit-hin said opening and coacting with one of said blocks for taking up Wear `in said bearing 5 ivhereofl have hereunto set l members.
In testimony my hand in presenceolf twosubscribing witnesses.
' lVitnesses 2'* L. W. BARKER, J. DURHAM,
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