Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Piston having oil gallery drain outlets biased in distribution to anti-thrust side
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Application No.: US17110470Application Date: 2020-12-03
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Publication No.: US11248557B1Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: Bradley Morgan
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Brannon Sowers & Cracraft PC
- Main IPC: F02F3/22
- IPC: F02F3/22 ; F16J1/16 ; F16J1/08

Abstract:
A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a piston crown and a piston skirt, and an oil gallery formed between the piston crown and the piston skirt. A gallery inlet to the oil gallery, and a plurality of gallery drain outlets are formed in the piston skirt. The gallery drain outlets have, circumferentially around the piston center axis, a non-axisymmetric arrangement in a distribution biased to an anti-thrust side of the piston.
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