Patent ID: 6044818
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: F02B,F16C,F16F

Abstract:
A connecting rod for an internal combustion engine, said connecting rod comprising;a main rod portion extending from a first end adapted to be connected to a piston pin to a second end;a bearing cap connected to said second end of said main rod portion, wherein said bearing cap and said second end of said main rod portion together are adapted to be connected to a rod journal of a crankshaft; said bearing cap and said second end of said main rod portion each having a recessed portion together circumscribing said rod journal of said crankshaft when attached thereto; anda vibration damper member disposed in said recessed portions of said bearing cap and said second end of said main rod portion thereby substantially damping a transmission of vibrations from said connecting rod to said crankshaft.