CRANK SHAFT FOR RECIPROCATING ENGINE

A crankshaft includes journals (J) that define a central axis of rotation, crank pins (P) that are eccentric with respect to the journals (J), and crank arms (A) connecting the journals (J) and the crank pins (P). A load due to combustion pressure is applied to each of the crank pins (P) via a conne...

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Hauptverfasser: ISHIHARA, Koichiro, YOSHINO, Ken, YABUNO, Kunihiro
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A crankshaft includes journals (J) that define a central axis of rotation, crank pins (P) that are eccentric with respect to the journals (J), and crank arms (A) connecting the journals (J) and the crank pins (P). A load due to combustion pressure is applied to each of the crank pins (P) via a connecting rod in a direction from the axis of a piston pin to the axis of the crank pin (P). Each of the crank arms (A) includes a recess (10) in a surface adjacent to the journal (J), in a region inward of a peripheral region (11) along the edge of the surface. The recess (10) extends along the peripheral region (11), and is asymmetric with respect to a crank arm centerline (Ac) connecting the axis of the crank pin (P) to the axis of the journal (J). Each of the crank arms (A) has a maximum flexural rigidity at a point of time when the load onto the crank pin (P) due to the combustion pressure reaches a maximum. The crankshaft has a reduced weight and an increased torsional rigidity in combination with an increased flexural rigidity.