A connecting rod for an internal combustion engine with variable compression, the connecting rod including an eccentrical element adjustment arrangement configured to adjust an effective connecting rod length, wherein the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement includes an eccentrical element that cooperates with an eccentrical element lever and supports rods that engage the eccentrical element lever, and wherein the eccentrical element lever is integrally configured in one piece as a stamped and bent component or fabricated by a massive cold forming method.

An impulse ring centered on a central axis, for a sensor-bearing unit including a bearing is provided. The impulse ring includes a magnetized target that generates a magnetic fields adapted to be sensed by a sensor, and an annular target holder. The target holder provides an inner axial tubular portion adapted to be fixed to a rotatable inner ring of the bearing, an outer axial tubular portion holding the magnetized target that is positioned radially beyond an outer ring of bearing, and an intermediate portion that radially extends between the inner axial tubular portion and outer axial tubular portion. The intermediate portion provides a radial part, an inclined part and a plurality of stiffening ribs.

There is provided a method of manufacturing washers with improved material yield. The method includes: a preparing step of preparing a material having a panel shape; a first cutting-out step of cutting out a first thrust washer having a substantially arc shape from the material; and a second cutting-out step of cutting out a second thrust washer from a portion of the material in contact with a portion from which the first thrust washer is cut out.

A cage for a thrust bearing assembly is disclosed. The cage includes a radially inner flange, a radially outer flange, and a plurality of crossbars extending therebetween that define a lower portion of a plurality of rolling element pockets. The radially inner flange includes a first plurality of retention bars extending radially outwardly, and the radially outer flange includes a second plurality of retention bars extending radially inwardly. The first plurality of retention bars and the second plurality of retention bars each partially define an upper portion of the plurality of rolling element pockets.

A cage for a thrust bearing assembly is disclosed. The cage includes a radially inner flange, a radially outer flange, and a plurality of crossbars extending therebetween that define a lower portion of a plurality of rolling element pockets. The radially inner flange includes a first plurality of retention bars extending radially outwardly, and the radially outer flange includes a second plurality of retention bars extending radially inwardly. The first plurality of retention bars and the second plurality of retention bars each partially define an upper portion of the plurality of rolling element pockets.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a tubular rotary component from a donut-shaped metal disc, wherein the generation of wrinkles or cracks due to a drawing process can be suppressed. This method for manufacturing a tubular rotary component 100B includes: an intermediate molding step in which the entirety of both surfaces of a donut-shaped metal disc 100 having a prescribed inner diameter D.sub.1 and outer diameter D.sub.2 are pressed by the respective tapered surfaces of a punch 10A and a die 20A provided with a prescribed taper to carry out bore-expansion drawing, thereby obtaining a frustoconical intermediate molded article 100A; and a final molding step in which the intermediate molded article 100A is pressed by a punch 10B and a die 20B having a desired shape to carry out bore-expansion drawing again, thereby obtaining a tubular rotary component 100B.

A method includes separating a strip of sheet metal from a sheet metal body by a combination of punching and laser cutting, the strip having a first joint edge having at least one first alignment element and a second joint edge having at least one second alignment element complementary to the at least one first alignment element, folding a longitudinal edge portion of the strip to form a flange, bending the strip into a ring and materially bonding the first joint edge to the second joint edge, installing the ring on a radially inner circumferential surface or a radially outer circumferential surface and mounting a plurality of rolling-elements on the ring. The first joint edge and the second joint edge are formed by the punching, and side edges connecting the first joint edge and the second joint edge are formed by the laser cutting.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a tubular rotary component from a donut-shaped metal disc, wherein the generation of wrinkles or cracks due to a drawing process can be suppressed. This method for manufacturing a tubular rotary component 100B includes: an intermediate molding step in which the entirety of both surfaces of a donut-shaped metal disc 100 having a prescribed inner diameter D.sub.1 and outer diameter D.sub.2 are pressed by the respective tapered surfaces of a punch 10A and a die 20A provided with a prescribed taper to carry out bore-expansion drawing, thereby obtaining a frustoconical intermediate molded article 100A; and a final molding step in which the intermediate molded article 100A is pressed by a punch 10B and a die 20B having a desired shape to carry out bore-expansion drawing again, thereby obtaining a tubular rotary component 100B.

A press-formed product manufacturing method includes obtaining a first piece (19, 55) by punching a metal material, obtaining a second piece (28, 50) by comprising an edge of a second surface (8) of the first piece (19, 53) sandwiching the first piece (19, 55) between a first die (25) and a second die (26), and trimming a second piece (28) by using press working.

The disclosure relates to a sleeve-like bearing receiving member for a plastics material sleeve, wherein the sleeve-like bearing receiving member may include a cylindrical sleeve wall that delimits the inner side of the sleeve-like bearing receiving member, wherein a plurality of apertures are formed in the cylindrical sleeve wall, wherein each aperture of the plurality of apertures is at least partially bordered by a collar that protrudes into the inner side of the sleeve-like bearing receiving member, and wherein the collar is configured to engage in the plastics material sleeve to retain the plastics material sleeve in the sleeve-like bearing receiving member.