Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Piston ring for improved lubrication oil consumption
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Application No.: US15087766Application Date: 2016-03-31
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Publication No.: US10371086B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Fabio Mendes de Araujo , Erich John Rabassa , Kaushik Kirana Prasad
- Applicant: Mahle International GmbH
- Applicant Address: DE
- Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
- Current Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE
- Agency: Fishman Stewart PLLC
- Main IPC: F02F1/18
- IPC: F02F1/18 ; F02F3/00 ; F16J9/12 ; F16J9/00 ; F16J9/20

Abstract:
A piston assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder bore and a piston having a plurality of ring grooves, and a ring positioned within a ring groove. The ring includes a cross-section having a lower surface and an outer radial surface that form a scraping corner, an inner radial surface, and an upper surface. The upper surface and the lower surface are generally parallel with one another, and both upper and lower surfaces form a positive first angle with respect to a radial axis, and the outer radial surface forms a second positive angle with respect to a central axis. A constant twist occurs in the ring about a rotational center of the cross-section, the constant twist occurring at each cross-sectional location of the ring about the circumference of the ring and between adjacent free ends of the ring.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170284331A1 PISTON RING FOR IMPROVED LUBRICATION OIL CONSUMPTION Public/Granted day:2017-10-05
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