JP2005023992A - Connecting rod - Google Patents

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JP2005023992A
JP2005023992A JP2003189546A JP2003189546A JP2005023992A JP 2005023992 A JP2005023992 A JP 2005023992A JP 2003189546 A JP2003189546 A JP 2003189546A JP 2003189546 A JP2003189546 A JP 2003189546A JP 2005023992 A JP2005023992 A JP 2005023992A
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oil hole
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Yukihiro Fujioka
幸博 藤岡
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Hino Motors Ltd
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce stresses generated in an oil hole opening part in a small end part of a connecting rod without increasing the load on a crank shaft. <P>SOLUTION: A large end side opening 7 and a small end side opening 8 of an oil hole 6 leading from a bearing 3 of a large end part 2 to a bush 5 of a small end part 4 are located opposite to each other across the axis 9 of a connecting rod 1, and both openings 7 and 8 are connected to each other via the straight oil hole 6. Thus, the small end side opening 8 of the oil hole 6 is largely offset from a lowest point of the small end part without increasing the outside diameter of the small end part 4, and the stresses generated in the opening parts of the oil hole are reduced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、レシプロエンジンのピストンをクランクシャフトに連結するコンロッドに係り、特に、小端部の油穴開口部に発生する応力を低減するに有効なコンロッドに関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
大端部のベアリングから小端部のブッシュに至る油穴をコンロッドに設けることにより、クランクシャフトに設けた油穴から大端側開口を経てコンロッドの油穴に導入した潤滑油を小端側開口からブッシュに供給するようにしたコンロッドにおいては、ピストンピンを経て小端部に加わる爆発荷重でピストンピンが潰れ変形して小端部の最下点に最大応力が発生することはよく知られている。
【0003】
このような小端部最下点付近に位置する油穴開口部における最大応力を軽減するために、従来では油穴をコンロッドの中心軸からオフセットさせることにより、油穴の小端側開口を小端部の最下点から外れた部分に位置させるようにしたものがある(例えば特許文献等を参照)。
【0004】
ところで、上記のようなピストンピンのつぶれ変形による小端部部最下点の応力を軽減するためには、ピストンピンの内径を小さくしてそのつぶれ変形を抑制し、あるいは、油穴のオフセット量を大きくして高荷重域から小端側開口をずらせることが有効であるが、前者の場合はピストンピンの重量が大きくなり、後者の場合は小端部外径を大きくする必要性があるために、いずれの場合においてもクランクシャフトへの負担が増加してしまうという不具合が生じてしまう。
【0005】
【特許文献】
特開平5−106630号公報
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は上記実情に鑑みてなされたものであって、クランクシャフトへの負担の増加を招くことなくコンロッド小端部の油穴開口部に発生する応力を低減することを課題としている。
【0007】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題を解決するために本発明は、大端部のベアリングから小端部のブッシュに至る油穴の大端側開口と小端側開口をコンロッドの中心軸を挟んだ反対側に位置させて両開口を直線的な油穴を介して接続したことを特徴としている。
【0008】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下に本発明の実施形態を図に基づいて詳細に説明する。図1は本発明に係るコンロッドの一実施形態を示す側面図であり、コンロッド1には大端部2のベアリング3から小端部4のブッシュ5に至る油穴6を設けている。
【0009】
ここに、前記油穴6を形成するに際して、本実施形態においては、コンロッド1の中心軸9に対して傾斜する直線に沿う油穴6を形成することにより、大端側開口7をコンロッド1の中心軸9より図中右側にオフセットさせる一方、小端側開口8をコンロッド1の中心軸9より図中左側にオフセットさせて大端側開口7と小端側開口8をコンロッド1の中心軸9を挟んだ反対側に位置させている。
【0010】
また、小端部4の中心と小端側開口8の中心を結ぶ直線と前記コンロッド1の中心軸9が形成する角度θを30°以上とすることにより、小端部4の下側高応力領域の外側に小端側開口8を位置させ、もって、小端側開口8に発生する応力を低減している。
【0011】
従って、油穴6をコンロッド1の中心軸9と平行のままオフセットさせた従来のものに対比して小端部最下点から小端側開口8までの距離を大きくすることができるために、重量を犠牲にしてピストンピンの内径を縮小し、あるいは、小端部の外径を大きくしてオフセット量を確保する必要性がなく、クランクシャフトへの負担が増加することもない。
【0012】
なお、実施形態においては油穴6の大端側開口7をコンロッド1の中心軸9の右側にオフセットさせて小端側開口8を中心軸6の左側にオフセットさせて両開口7、8を傾斜した油穴6で連通させているが、各開口7、8のオフセット方向を実施形態と逆の関係にすることもできる。
【0013】
【発明の効果】
以上の説明から明らかなように本発明は、大端部のベアリングから小端部のブッシュに至る油穴の大端側開口と小端側開口をコンロッドの中心軸を挟んだ反対側に位置させて両開口を直線的な油穴を介して接続したことにより、小端部の外径の拡大をともなうことなく油穴の小端側開口を小端部最下点から大きくオフセットさせて小端部の油穴開口部に発生する応力を低減することができるために、クランクシャフトへの負担が増加することもない。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明に係るコンロッドの一実施形態を示す側面図である。
【符号の説明】
1 コンロッド
2 大端部
3 ベアリング
4 小端部
5 ブッシュ
6 油穴
7 大端側開口
8 小端側開口
9 コンロッドの中心軸
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a connecting rod that connects a piston of a reciprocating engine to a crankshaft, and more particularly to a connecting rod that is effective in reducing stress generated in an oil hole opening at a small end.
[0002]
[Prior art]
By providing the connecting rod with an oil hole from the bearing at the large end to the bush at the small end, the lubricating oil introduced into the oil hole of the connecting rod through the large end side opening from the oil hole provided in the crankshaft is opened at the small end side. It is well known that in a connecting rod that is supplied to a bush from a piston pin, the piston pin is crushed and deformed by an explosive load applied to the small end through the piston pin, and maximum stress is generated at the lowest point of the small end. Yes.
[0003]
In order to reduce the maximum stress at the oil hole opening located in the vicinity of the bottom end of such a small end, conventionally, the oil hole is offset from the central axis of the connecting rod to reduce the small end opening of the oil hole. There is one that is located at a portion deviating from the lowest point of the end portion (see, for example, Patent Documents).
[0004]
By the way, in order to reduce the stress at the lowest point of the small end portion due to the crushing deformation of the piston pin as described above, the crushing deformation is suppressed by reducing the inner diameter of the piston pin, or the offset amount of the oil hole It is effective to shift the small end side opening from the high load area by increasing the size, but in the former case, the weight of the piston pin is increased, and in the latter case, it is necessary to increase the outer diameter of the small end portion. For this reason, in any case, there arises a problem that the burden on the crankshaft increases.
[0005]
[Patent Literature]
JP-A-5-106630 [0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the stress generated in the oil hole opening at the small end of the connecting rod without increasing the burden on the crankshaft.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention locates the large-end opening and the small-end opening of the oil hole from the bearing at the large end to the bush at the small end on the opposite sides of the central axis of the connecting rod. Both openings are connected through a straight oil hole.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a connecting rod according to the present invention. An oil hole 6 extending from a bearing 3 at a large end 2 to a bush 5 at a small end 4 is provided in the connecting rod 1.
[0009]
Here, when the oil hole 6 is formed, in the present embodiment, the oil hole 6 is formed along a straight line inclined with respect to the central axis 9 of the connecting rod 1, so that the large-end opening 7 is formed on the connecting rod 1. While the center axis 9 is offset to the right side in the figure, the small end side opening 8 is offset from the center axis 9 of the connecting rod 1 to the left side in the figure so that the large end opening 7 and the small end side opening 8 are the center axis 9 of the connecting rod 1. It is located on the opposite side across.
[0010]
Further, by setting the angle θ formed by the straight line connecting the center of the small end 4 and the center of the small end side opening 8 and the central axis 9 of the connecting rod 1 to 30 ° or more, the lower high stress of the small end 4 is set. The small end side opening 8 is positioned outside the region, thereby reducing the stress generated in the small end side opening 8.
[0011]
Accordingly, the distance from the lower end of the small end portion to the small end side opening 8 can be increased as compared with the conventional one in which the oil hole 6 is offset in parallel with the central axis 9 of the connecting rod 1. There is no need to reduce the inner diameter of the piston pin at the expense of weight, or to secure the offset amount by increasing the outer diameter of the small end, and the burden on the crankshaft does not increase.
[0012]
In the embodiment, the large end side opening 7 of the oil hole 6 is offset to the right side of the central axis 9 of the connecting rod 1 and the small end side opening 8 is offset to the left side of the central axis 6 to incline both openings 7 and 8. The oil holes 6 communicate with each other, but the offset directions of the openings 7 and 8 can be in the opposite relation to the embodiment.
[0013]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, the present invention positions the large-end opening and the small-end opening of the oil hole from the bearing at the large end to the bush at the small end on the opposite sides across the central axis of the connecting rod. By connecting both openings through straight oil holes, the small end of the oil hole is greatly offset from the lowest end of the small end without increasing the outer diameter of the small end. Since the stress generated in the oil hole opening of the part can be reduced, the burden on the crankshaft is not increased.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a connecting rod according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Connecting rod 2 Large end 3 Bearing 4 Small end 5 Bush 6 Oil hole 7 Large end opening 8 Small end opening 9 Central axis of connecting rod

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大端部2のベアリング3から小端部4のブッシュ5に至る油穴6の大端側開口7と小端側開口8をコンロッド1の中心軸9を挟んだ反対側に位置させて両開口7、8を直線的な油穴6を介して接続したことを特徴とするコンロッド。Both openings are made by positioning the large end side opening 7 and the small end side opening 8 of the oil hole 6 from the bearing 3 of the large end 2 to the bush 5 of the small end 4 on the opposite sides of the central axis 9 of the connecting rod 1. A connecting rod characterized in that 7, 8 are connected through a straight oil hole 6.
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