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)
Piston
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A piston is a component of reciprocating engines, reciprocating pumps, gas compressors, hydraulic cylinders and pneumatic cylinders, among other similar mechanisms. It is the moving component that is
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…
Internal combustion engine piston, sectioned to show the gudgeon pin.
Slipper piston
Two-stroke deflector piston
Early (c. 1830) piston for a beam engine. The piston seal is made by turns of wrapped rope.