crankpin


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crank·pin

also crank pin  (krăngk′pĭn′)
n.
A bar or cylinder in the arm of a crank to which a reciprocating member or connecting rod is attached.
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crankpin

(ˈkræŋkˌpɪn)
n
(Mechanical Engineering) a short cylindrical bearing surface fitted between two arms of a crank and set parallel to the main shaft of the crankshaft
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crank′pin`

or crank′ pin`,



n.
a short cylindrical pin at the outer end of a crank, held by and moving with a connecting rod or link.
Compare web (def. 11).
[1830–40]
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Translations

crankpin

[ˈkræŋkˌpɪn] n (Aut) → perno di biella
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On dismantling and inspection, the crankpin of the second plunger of the crank shaft was found to have sheared off.
The crank and the crankpin are fixed and turn simultaneously with the arm.
With all that detail about the tractor, the new release must have seemed unquestionably legitimate to any prospective buyers, as noted by Tractor Selling Opportunities, which said, "The crankshaft runs on three bearings 2-1/2 inches in diameter and 3-1/2 inches long, the crankpin bearings being, front 3-1/4 inches, middle 3-1/2 inches, rear 4-1/4 inches.
Presented a study including the effect of dilation thermal of the bearing and/or the crankpin, and the elastic strain of the bearing due to the pressure field; In 2000, [4].
The unremitting working conditions and intensive wear of marine diesel engine crankshaft main and crankpin journal surfaces, along with potential lubrication failures, cause various types of damage to the journal surfaces.
The calculation of the direction of resulted force straining the crankpin neck is made according to the positive or negative values of the involved forces and at the values so obtained it was added 180[degrees] to achieve the correlation of force variation with the neck surface which takes over those forces.
The crankshaft was found to have cracked and was separated at the forward end of the number four crankpin journal.
Each stage had an independent cylinder, piston, vane, and crankpin that was part of the crankshaft and engaged with the piston.
Each crank represents two cheeks, interconnected by the crankpin. Mass of electroslag casting billet of the crank is about 5 t, and diameter of the crankpin is about 0.5 m.