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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Masaki Fukuma, Hiroshima, JP;
Satoshi Imamura, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroyuki Hamamoto, Kure, JP;
Masayuki Kidokoro, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 9/04 (2006.01); F16C 7/02 (2006.01); F16C 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 7/023 (2013.01); F16C 11/02 (2013.01); F16C 2204/00 (2013.01); F16C 2226/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connecting rod includes a rod having the form of a bar, a smaller end part, and a larger end part. The rod is provided with a friction generation portion at which friction is generated due to deformation of the rod.