Patent ID: 8844494
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: F01B,F02B,F16C,F16J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A journal-connecting rod assembly, comprising: a cylindrical journal; first and second bearing shell portions placed on the journal; a first bearing cap placed on the first bearing shell portion wherein the first bearing cap has a concave surface that forms a cylindrical portion that mates with a convex surface of the first bearing shell portion, the first bearing cap has first and second fingers extending outwardly from a first end of the cylindrical portion with a gap of a predetermined width between the first and second fingers, and the first bearing cap has a third finger extending outwardly from a second end of the cylindrical portion; a second bearing cap placed on the second bearing shell portion, the second bearing cap having a concave surface that forms a portion of a cylinder that mates with a convex surface of the second bearing shell portion, the second bearing cap having first and second fingers extending outwardly from a first end of the cylindrical portion with a gap of the predetermined width between the first and second fingers, the second bearing cap having a third finger extending outwardly from a second end of the cylindrical portion wherein the third finger of the first bearing cap engages with the first and second fingers of the second bearing cap and the third finger of the second bearing cap engages with the first and second fingers of the first bearing cap; and an orifice of a predetermined diameter defined in each of the first, second, and third fingers of both the first and second bearing caps, wherein the orifices are located near tips of the fingers and the orifices are substantially parallel to a central axis of the journal.