Patent ID: 9291192
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: F02B,F16C,F16J,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A connecting rod comprising: a beam connecting a first end and a second end, the first end larger than the second end, the first end defining a first bore and the second end defining a second bore, a diameter of the first bore being greater than a corresponding diameter of the second bore; and a polymer coating disposed within the first bore, the polymer coating positioned within the first bore and configured to contact a crankshaft pin, wherein at least a portion of the polymer coating is applied directly to the first bore; wherein the first end includes first end upper and lower portions, the first end upper portion defining an upper portion of the first bore, the first end lower portion defining a lower portion of the first bore, the upper portion having a metallic coating applied to the upper portion of the first bore, the metallic coating interposed between a surface of the first bore and the polymer coating; and wherein the polymer coating is applied directly to the lower portion of the first bore, and the polymer coating is applied directly to the metallic coating along the first end upper portion.