Patent ID: 11953000
Assignee: KERR MACHINE CO.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC E  F

Claim 17:
18. A linear drive assembly, comprising:
a crosshead configured to reciprocate within a crosshead guide, the crosshead having front and rear ends joined by opposed first and second outer sides and having a wrist pin bore formed therein, the wrist pin bore interconnecting the opposed first and second outer sides;
a cylindrical wrist pin having first and second sides, the wrist pin installed within the wrist pin bore such that at least a portion of each of the first and second sides is positioned outside of the wrist pin bore;
a connecting rod having a crosshead connection end joined to a crankshaft connection end via an elongate arm; the crosshead connection end comprising a pair of opposed linking elements, each linking element coupled to a corresponding one of the first and second sides of the wrist pin such that a least a portion of each linking element is positioned adjacent at least a portion of a corresponding one of the first and second outer sides of the crosshead;
in which the pair of linking elements each comprises an arm having an upper and lower opening formed therein;
in which the wrist pin further comprises a pair of upper through-bores and a pair of lower through-bores, each upper through-bore aligned with a corresponding one of the upper openings formed in the arms, and each lower through-bore aligned with a corresponding one of the lower openings formed in the arms,
a plurality of upper fasteners, each upper fastener installed within a corresponding one of the aligned upper through-bores and upper openings; and
a plurality of lower fasteners, each lower fastener installed within a corresponding one of the aligned lower through-bores and lower openings.