US 11,919,064 B1
Apparatus for disassembling pressed together crankshafts
Tom J. Donney, Sturgis, SD (US); and David A Roe, Fort Dodge, CA (US)
Assigned to Tom J. Donney, Sturgis, SD (US)
Filed by Tom J. Donney, Sturgis, SD (US); and David A Roe, Fort Dodge, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/119,097.
Int. Cl. B21D 53/84 (2006.01)
CPC B21D 53/845 (2013.01) 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Apparatus for facilitating the disassembling and assembling a pressed-together crankshaft assembly;
(a a crankshaft engagement member having a first slot for receiving and supporting a crankshaft throw while a rod pin is pressed out of its associated throw member;
b) a second slot in said crankshaft engagement member for supporting a crankshaft assembly as a crankshaft center member is pressed from its operative position to enable the removal of crankshaft center bearing from the crankshaft assembly;
c) said crankshaft engagement member rotatably attached to a channel member that includes a fixed support plate which supports the crankshaft during a pressing operation;
d) the channel member including a pair of spaced apart flanges joined together by a web portion, said flanges and web portion being configured to provide a space for receiving a crankshaft portion located below said crankshaft engagement member.