Connecting rod
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A connecting rod, also called a 'con rod', is the part of a piston engine which connects the piston to the crankshaft. Together with the crank, the connecting rod converts the reciprocating motion of
Typical design of automobile engine connecting rod
Typical aluminium rod (left), oil drip rod (centre), steel rod (right)
Beam engine with twin connecting rods (almost vertical) between the horizontal beam and the flywheel
Steam locomotive connecting rod (between the piston and the rear wheel; the largest rod visible)
Crankshaft
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A crankshaft is a mechanical component used in a piston engine to convert the reciprocating motion into rotational motion. The crankshaft is a rotating shaft containing one or more crankpins, that are
Connecting rod
…A connecting rod, also called a 'con rod', is the part of a piston engine which connects the piston to the crankshaft. Together with the crank, the connecting rod converts the reciprocating motion of the piston into the rotation of the crankshaft. The connecting rod…
Crankshaft, pistons and connecting rods for a typical internal combustion engine
An ATS trainee examining a crankshaft, 1941
Marine engine crankshafts from 1942
Flying arm (the boomerang-shaped link between first and second crankpins on a crankshaft)