US Patent No: 7,284,525

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

Structure for connecting piston to crankshaft

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Abstract

There is provided a structure for connecting a piston to a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine, including a piston pin fitted into the piston, a crankpin integral with the crankshaft and a connecting rod having a piston pin bearing portion slidably engaged with an outer cylindrical portion of the piston pin and a crankpin bearing portion slidably engaged with an outer cylindrical portion of the crankpin. At least one of the piston pin bearing portion of the connecting rod and the outer cylindrical portion of the piston pin and at least one of the crankpin bearing portion of the connecting rod and the outer cylindrical portion of the crankpin have hard carbon coatings formed thereon with a hydrogen content of 20 atomic % or less.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.YOKOHAMA9321

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hamada, Takahiro Yokohama, JP 84 309
Hirata, Takuya Hiroshima, JP 27 47
Kano, Makoto Yokohama, JP 111 406
Mabuchi, Yutaka Yokohama, JP 47 190
Murata, Takashi Machida, JP 82 195
Nishimura, Kimio Yokohama, JP 25 56
Yamaguchi, Masashi Yokohama, JP 85 619

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