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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Rick L. Williams, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 75/32 (2006.01); F16C 7/02 (2006.01); F16J 1/01 (2006.01); F16C 9/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01); F16J 7/00 (2006.01); F16J 1/14 (2006.01); F02B 75/02 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 7/023 (2013.01); F16C 9/04 (2013.01); F16C 33/043 (2013.01); F16J 1/01 (2013.01); F16J 7/00 (2013.01); F02B 75/32 (2013.01); F02B 2075/025 (2013.01); F16C 17/04 (2013.01); F16C 2223/60 (2013.01); F16C 2360/22 (2013.01); F16J 1/14 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2162 (2015.01);
Abstract
In one or more embodiments, a coated connecting rod includes a first head including a first aperture, a second head including a second aperture, and a body connecting the first and second heads along a longitudinal axis, wherein the first head further includes face and back thrust surfaces abutting the first aperture and an anti-friction coating partially contacting at least one of the face and back thrust surfaces.