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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James William Brogdon, Northville, MI (US);
David Keith Gill, Novi, MI (US);
John K. Chatten, Mobile, AL (US);
Assignee:
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/14 ;
Abstract
A piston and connecting rod assembly includes a piston crown, a piston skirt, a connecting rod, and a bearing insert. The piston skirt is a component separate from the piston crown and is connected to the piston crown to provide a piston body. The bearing insert is a component separate from the piston crown and the piston skirt and is fixedly disposed within the piston body. A bearing surface of a connecting rod contacts the bearing insert to thereby movably associate the connecting rod and the piston body.