Bearing clearance detector/probe
CA 1287971 C · Owner: Schuh, David N. · Inventors: Schuh, David N.
Overview
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A relatively simple device for measuring such variables as piston wrist pin and connecting rod big end clearances in internal combustion engines includes a cylindrical casing with a threaded front end for mounting in a spark plug hole; an elongated arcuate wire probe slidable in a sleeve on such front end for engaging the top end of a piston; a plunger slidably mounted in the casing and extending beyond the other end of the casing to a micrometer for measuring piston movement; and air and oil lines extending through the casing to such front end for introducing a vacuum, air or oil to the cylinder for various measuring procedures.
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- Granted August 27, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 27, 2008.
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