Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
092186000 | With ported chamber in piston part for circulating heat exchange fluid | 14 |
20080245229 | Piston for an Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates in particular to a piston ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080289490 | Piston for a Combustion Engine, and Combustion Engine - Disclosed is a piston for a combustion engine, comprising a cooling duct with a single inlet port and at least two outlet ports, at least two of which are separated from each other regarding the discharged coolant. Also disclosed is a combustion engine comprising at least one such piston. | 11-27-2008 |
20080295683 | FOCAL OILING FOR A PISTON ASSEMBLY - A saddle portion for use with a piston head for use in an internal combustion engine is provided, that includes a saddle portion including an upper surface and a lower surface. At least two passages extend from the lower surface to the upper surface, and form a fluid path that permits cooling of the piston head. | 12-04-2008 |
20080295684 | DOUBLE POWER STIRLING ENGINE AND COAXIAL STIRLING POWER MECHANISM - A Stirling engine includes a piston seat, a displacer arranged in the piston seat, a piston seat, and a push rod. Meanwhile, a piston tube is arranged on the piston seat and an airtight piston is arranged in the piston tube. Moreover, one end of the push rod is connected to the displacer, while another end passes through the airtight piston and extends out of the piston seat. Additionally, a power mechanism includes the aforementioned Stirling engine, a crankshaft, an axle seat pivoted with the crankshaft, and two pairs of first and second swing arms that are respectively connected from the crankshaft to the top ends of the push rod and the airtight piston and are arranged symmetrically to each other. | 12-04-2008 |
20080314240 | TWO-PIECE TWIST LOCK PISTON - A piston includes a crown portion generally defining an axis and having a skirt connecting portion. The skirt connecting portion is defined, at least in part, by a first crown mating portion, a second crown mating portion positioned radially from the first crown mating portion, and a crown chamber surface extending between the first crown mating portion and the second crown mating portion. The piston also includes a skirt having a crown connecting portion. The crown connecting portion is defined, at least in part, by a first skirt mating portion, a second skirt mating portion, and a skirt chamber surface extending between the first skirt mating portion and the second skirt mating portion. The first crown mating portion is selectively coupled to the first skirt mating portion. The second crown mating portion is selectively coupled to the second skirt mating portion to define a piston chamber that is defined, at least in part, by the crown chamber surface and the skirt chamber surface. | 12-25-2008 |
20090020007 | SINGLE-PIECE FORGED-STEEL PISTON WITH INNER OIL COOLING CHAMBER AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A laser-welded single-piece forged-steel piston with an enclosed inner oil cooling chamber having the advantages of simple structure and easy manufacturing process, and capable of satisfying the requirement of engines for high power, high rigidity, and low discharge development, and its manufacturing process. The laser-welded single-piece forged-steel piston of the invention comprises a piston body member and a piston ring member, wherein the piston body member is welded together with the piston ring member through laser welding procedure, an enclosed inner oil cooling chamber is formed between the piston body member and the piston ring member, and is connected with the piston inner cavity by means of at least two oil inlet/outlet holes, and a pin hole is opened at the lower portion of the piston body member. | 01-22-2009 |
20090025550 | Piston for an Internal Combustion Engine and Method for its Production - A piston for an internal combustion engine has annular cooling passage arranged in the vicinity of the piston crown and radially on the outside, which, in those regions of the pin bosses which lie close to the boss holes, has boss cooling passages which are connected to the cooling passage and are intended for improved cooling of the pin bosses. | 01-29-2009 |
20090241769 | COOLING CHANNEL PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A method for producing a one-piece, lightweight piston consisting of steel and having a small compression depth (S) forms piston with at least one cavity in a shaft aperture region. A piston blank is produced in a first step using a forging or casting method. To form a cooling channel between an annular region and a combustion chamber recess an annular section is formed in one piece onto the wall of a cooling channel in the vicinity of the piston base. The joint produced between the annular section and an outer wall of the cooling channel is sealed by welding. | 10-01-2009 |
20110120299 | CAST PISTON WITH PIN BORE LUBRICATION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A piston has a one-piece, preferably cast aluminum, piston head with a cooling oil gallery completely surrounded by and within the head. The piston head has a pin bore for a piston pin that does not intersect with the cooling oil gallery. The pin bore is sized to maintain a substantially uniform clearance between the piston pin and the piston head. The piston head has a passage extending from the pin bore to the cooling oil gallery to allow cooling oil from the gallery to lubricate the piston pin. The passage is preferably drilled after the piston head is cast. Preferably, the pin bore does not have a recess at the passage. A method of manufacturing a piston includes casting the one-piece piston head and drilling a passage from the pin bore to the cooling oil gallery. | 05-26-2011 |
20110197758 | PISTON ASSEMBLY - A piston assembly and a method of making the same. Exemplary piston assemblies may include a piston crown having a ring belt portion defining a cooling gallery, and a strut extending away from the ring belt portion to define a wrist pin bore. The piston may further include a piston skirt assembly secured to the strut. The piston skirt assembly may include two separate portions that each have a closure plate formed integrally with the portion, with the closure plate generally enclosing the cooling gallery. Exemplary methods of assembling a piston may include providing a piston crown having a ring belt portion defining a cooling gallery and a strut extending away from the ring belt portion to define a wrist pin bore. The methods may further include forming a piston skirt assembly having two portions having a closure plate integrally formed therewith, and securing the skirt to the crown. | 08-18-2011 |
20120279390 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PISTON - A piston may include a piston upper part and a piston lower part. The piston upper part may be welded via a contact surface with the piston lower part forming a cooling duct therebetween. The cooling duct may define an inlet opening and an outlet opening extending from the piston lower part in the cooling duct. A welding bead may be formed within the cooling duct at each of the inlet opening and the outlet opening. | 11-08-2012 |
20140260960 | WELDED PISTON ASSEMBLY - A pre-finished piston part is disclosed that may be used to form a piston assembly. A pre-finished piston may include a lower part defining a piston axis, the lower part having a skirt and forming a lower surface of a cooling gallery. The lower part may include a radially inner bowl surface defining a lower part radially inner mating surface. The pre-finished piston assembly may further include an upper part having a radially outer bowl surface meeting the radially inner bowl surface at a radially inner joint. The upper part may include a radially inner wall defining a radially inner upper part mating surface. The radially inner wall may define a radially inwardly facing surface that defines a non-parallel angle with the radially inner bowl surface where the radially inner bowl surface meets the radially innermost edge of the radially inner mating surface. | 09-18-2014 |
20140345454 | PISTON ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-PIECE SKIRT - A piston assembly and method of making the same are disclosed. An exemplary piston assembly may include a multi-piece skirt secured to a piston crown having a ring belt portion defining a cooling gallery. The crown may include one or more a struts extending away from the ring belt portion to define a wrist pin bore(s). The piston skirt assembly may include two separate portions that each have at least one skirt support securing the respective skirt portion to the strut. A cover plate may be provided that is secured between a radially inner surface of the ring belt portion of the crown and a radially outer surface of the strut, such that the cover plate defines in part the cooling gallery. | 11-27-2014 |
20160131075 | WELDED PISTON ASSEMBLY - A pre-finished piston part is disclosed that may be used to form a piston assembly. A pre-finished piston may include a lower part defining a piston axis, the lower part having a skirt and forming a lower surface of a cooling gallery. The lower part may include a radially inner bowl surface defining a lower part radially inner mating surface. The pre-finished piston assembly may further include an upper part having a radially outer bowl surface meeting the radially inner bowl surface at a radially inner joint. The upper part may include a radially inner wall defining a radially inner upper part mating surface. The radially inner wall may define a radially inwardly facing surface that defines a non-parallel angle with the radially inner bowl surface where the radially inner bowl surface meets the radially innermost edge of the radially inner mating surface. | 05-12-2016 |