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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1995
Michel Genouille, Verrieres le Buisson, FR;
Ascometal (Societe Anonyme), Puteaux, FR;
Abstract
The subject of the present invention is a connecting rod, especially for an internal combustion engine, including a shank (1), a connecting rod small end (2) and a connecting rod big end (3), forming two bearings, each intended to receive an articulation journal, said connecting rod consisting of two elements (5) which are substantially symmetric with respect to a longitudinal midplane (6) of the connecting rod, their joining surface (9) being essentially located in said midplane (6), said elements (5) which each bear a small end bearing (7) and a big end half-bearing (8) being joined together by at least one immobilizing means formed in the shank (1) of the connecting rod, said connecting rod being characterized in that the surface of the two half-bearings in contact with the articulation journal includes at least one flat part (13, 15) situated in a region of said surface furthest from the shank (1) of the connecting rod.