Patent ID: 7703432

Claim:
A bearing system, comprising: a connecting rod including an end portion, the end portion including an outer circumference; a crankshaft including at least one side cheek and a crankpin disposed within the end portion; a bearing mechanism disposed between the end portion and the crankpin, the bearing mechanism including a first bearing half-shell forming a first semicylindrical member and a second bearing half-shell forming a second semicylindrical member, the second bearing half-shell fastened to the first bearing half-shell to form a cylindrical member, the cylindrical member including: an outer surface; an inner surface; and at least one end; a first oil film associated with the end portion and the outer surface of the cylindrical member; a second oil film associated with the inner surface of the cylindrical member and the crankpin; and a bearing pressed onto the end portion, the bearing having a third surface.