Providing a rocker arm which can ensure the durability while reducing the inertial mass. The rocker arm (10) includes a valve abutment part (15) pressing a valve (80). The valve abutment part (15) includes a receiving wall (14) abutting against an end surface of a stem end (81A) of the valve (80) in a pressing state and a pair of sidewalls (13) protruding from both side ends (14A) of the receiving wall (14) so as to be opposed to each other and disposed along and in proximity to a side peripheral surface of the stem end (81A) of the valve (80). At least protruding distal ends of the sidewalls (13) each have a smaller thickness than adjacent portions and serve as a thinner portion (23).

Providing a rocker arm which can ensure the durability while reducing the inertial mass. The rocker arm (10) includes a valve abutment part (15) pressing a valve (80). The valve abutment part (15) includes a receiving wall (14) abutting against an end surface of a stem end (81A) of the valve (80) in a pressing state and a pair of sidewalls (13) protruding from both side ends (14A) of the receiving wall (14) so as to be opposed to each other and disposed along and in proximity to a side peripheral surface of the stem end (81A) of the valve (80). At least protruding distal ends of the sidewalls (13) each have a smaller thickness than adjacent portions and serve as a thinner portion (23).

A method for machining a surface of a metal component, in particular a connecting rod or a cam for a motor vehicle, including the following steps: providing a metal component which has a surface to be machined; premachining the surface to be machined; structuring the premachined surface by a laser beam in such a way that elevations but no depressions are formed as laser structures on the premachined surface with respect to the level thereof.

A method for machining a surface of a metal component, in particular a connecting rod or a cam for a motor vehicle, including the following steps: providing a metal component which has a surface to be machined; premachining the surface to be machined; structuring the premachined surface by a laser beam in such a way that elevations but no depressions are formed as laser structures on the premachined surface with respect to the level thereof.

A coupling structure includes a hollow rod section formed of a metal pipe and fastening sections formed by plastic deformation of the metal pipe so as to be connected with end sections of the hollow rod section. The fastening section includes a pair of base end sections which are each connected with a peripheral wall section forming a closed cross-section at the end section of the hollow rod section, and are separated from each other, and a bottom wall including a flat surface connected with the pair of the base end sections, and a pair of front end sections including a pair of side walls curving inwards from at least widthwise end sections of the bottom wall on a base end section side.

A coupling structure includes a hollow rod section formed of a metal pipe and fastening sections formed by plastic deformation of the metal pipe so as to be connected with end sections of the hollow rod section. The fastening section includes a pair of base end sections which are each connected with a peripheral wall section forming a closed cross-section at the end section of the hollow rod section, and are separated from each other, and a bottom wall including a flat surface connected with the pair of the base end sections, and a pair of front end sections including a pair of side walls curving inwards from at least widthwise end sections of the bottom wall on a base end section side.

This invention provides a novel lightweight rocker arm frame and a forming process of a curved crown part thereof, including two sidewalls and two bottom plates. The two sidewalls are connected through the bottom plates respectively located at two ends. A ball socket protruded upwards and an oil hole are arranged at a bottom plate at one end, and a bottom surface of a bottom plate at the other end is a bearing surface. A pin shaft hole is formed in the middle of each sidewall without the bottom plates. According to the rocker arm frame disclosed by the invention, the strength of the structure can be ensured while light weight is realized. The production efficiency of the rocker arm frame is effectively improved, and the structure of the valve rod supporting position is improved.

A support tube for a camshaft may include at least one setting region for setting at least one component and a free region adjoining the setting region. The support tube may further include a tube wall that has a varying thickness. In the setting region, the tube wall may exhibit a wall thickness that is greater than the wall thickness of the tube wall in the free region. Furthermore, a method for producing such a support tube may involve forming a profiled strip material with varying wall thickness into the support tube. In some cases the tube wall of the support tube may be hydroformed.

A method for jointing elements, each having a cutout, on a shaft by a device for producing a control shaft, comprises disposing the elements vertically above one another, aligned, and fixed. The method also comprises pushing the shaft in vertically from above though the cutouts of the elements by a traversable guide carriage of the device and displacing by a pneumatic piston of the device the traversable guide carriage and the shaft attached thereto until a maximum first press-in force is reached. The method further comprises displacing by at least two spindles of an electric spindle drive of the device the traversable guide carriage and the shaft when the maximum first press-in force is exceeded.

This invention provides a novel lightweight rocker arm frame and a forming process of a curved crown part thereof, including two sidewalls and two bottom plates. The two sidewalls are connected through the bottom plates respectively located at two ends. A ball socket protruded upwards and an, oil hole are arranged at a bottom plate at one end, and a bottom surface of a bottom plate at the other end is a bearing surface. A pin shaft hole is formed in the middle of each sidewall without the bottom plates. According to the rocker arm frame disclosed by the invention, the strength of the structure can be ensured while light weight is realized. The production efficiency of the rocker arm frame is effectively improved, and the structure of the valve rod supporting position is improved.