A link mechanism usable for a variable compression ratio mechanism of an
internal combustion engine includes first and second links pivotally
connected by a pin inserted through cylindrical first and second pin boss
portions of the first and second links. Each of the first and second pin
boss portions includes a circumferentially extending first narrow
section, and a circumferentially extending first wide section having an
axial wall thickness greater than the axial wall thickness of the first
narrow section. The wide sections of the first and second pin boss
portions are overlapped in an region extending in the axial direction of
the pin.