Abstract:
A bearing cap (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510) made from sintered powder metal has integrally formed tapered bosses (40, 140, 240, 340, 440, 540) surrounding its bolt holes (26, 126, 226, 326, 426, 526) which extend into counterbores (L) in the engine bearing bulkhead structure (B) and produce plastic conformance between the bosses (40, 140, 240, 340, 440, 540) and the bulkhead (B) when the boss (40, 140, 240, 340, 440, 540) is seated in the counterbore (L). The bearing cap (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510) can then be removed from the bulkhead (B) for installation of the crankshaft and reinstalled in the identical preformed position. The bosses (40, 140, 240, 340, 440, 540) are tapered, a moat (44, 144, 244, 344, 444, 544) surrounds each boss (40, 140, 240, 340, 440, 540), and the boss (40, 140, 240, 340, 440, 540) may be provided with axial splines (160, 460) and/or be oblong (540) in the axial direction. Voids (V1-V4) may also be formed in the planar surfaces of the feet (T, 22, 522) which abut the bulkhead (B).
Abstract:
A piston for an internal combustion engine and method of construction thereof are provided. The piston includes an upper crown formed at least in part by a first metal material and a thermally insulating insert. The upper crown has an upper wall forming an upper combustion surface and a ring belt region. The upper combustion surface is formed at least in part by the thermally insulating insert. The thermally insulating insert has a base surface with pores extending upwardly therein. The first metal material is infused and solidified in the pores, with the first metal material forming a first bonding surface. The piston further includes a body portion formed from a second metal material. The body portion provides pin bosses having coaxially aligned pin bores and diametrically opposite skirt portions. The body portion has a second bonding surface bonded to the first bonding surface of the first metal material.
Abstract:
A highly wear-resistant valve seat insert is provided. When an iron-based powder, a hard-particle powder, and a graphite powder are mixed to obtain a mixed powder, for formation of a layer on a valve-contacting face side, the hard-particle powder having an average particle size 15-50 μm, and the iron-based powder having an average particle size 15-50 μm are blended so a matrix part composition after sintering is a composition containing C: 0.3 to 2.0% by mass, one or more kinds selected from Co, Si, Ni, Mo, Cr, Mn, S, W, and V at 70% by mass or less in total, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities and a matrix part structure after sintering is a structure which contains hard-particles at from 10 to 65% by mass with respect to a total amount of a layer on a valve-contacting face side and disperses the hard-particles at 1000 particles/mm2 or more.
Abstract translation:提供高度耐磨的阀座插件。 当将铁基粉末,硬质颗粒粉末和石墨粉末混合以获得混合粉末时,为了在阀接触面侧形成层,将平均粒径为15μm的硬质颗粒粉末, 将平均粒径为15〜50μm的铁基粉末混合,烧结后的基体成分组成为含有C:0.3〜2.0质量%的组成,选自Co,Si, Ni,Mo,Cr,Mn,S,W和V总计为70质量%以下,余量为Fe和不可避免的杂质,烧结后的基体部分结构为含有10〜 相对于阀接触面侧的层的总量为65质量%,将硬粒分散在1000个/ mm 2以上。
Abstract:
A technique for using an iron plating for coating an aluminum product that results in adequate durability. An aluminum piston (10) used as a plated aluminum product is covered by an iron-based composite plating layer (11). The iron-based composite plating layer (11) contains a carbon nanomaterial, which is applied to the aluminum-based base material using a iron-based composite plating bath formed by mixing a carbon nanomaterial into an iron plating bath.
Abstract:
The compressor has two rotors (14, 16), which are rotatably mounted in a housing (10) by means of a shaft each, the rotors (14, 16) rotating without contact with the housing. The rotors (14, 16) consist of a powder-metallurgical Al—Si alloy, and the housing (10) consists essentially of aluminum.
Abstract:
A sintered powder metal (P/M) component has an integrally formed tapered boss surrounding its bolt hole which extends into counterbores in a component to which it is assembled and produces plastic conformance between the boss and the counterbore when the boss is seated in the counterbore. The P/M component can then be removed from the other component and reassembled to it, with the boss fitting perfectly back into the bore with the plastically deformed surfaces fitting back together precisely to determine the relative positioning of the two components. The boss is tapered, a moat may surround it, and the boss may be provided with axial splines and/or be oblong in the axial direction. Bosses such as these may be applied to two components in general, at least one of which is powder metal, such as a main bearing cap, a sensor ring for measuring the timing of an internal combustion engine and a connecting rod bearing cap. Such bosses may also be applied to a casting insert in which the boss is crushed when the die is closed so as to seal off the surrounded hole during casting.
Abstract:
In order to prevent a damage on a component forming a pressure feed fuel passage and to reduce a fuel injection pump in size and weight, the pressure feed fuel passage having fuel discharge passage, fuel chamber and accommodation hole formed in respective cylinder heads is formed straightly in respective cylinder heads, and has communication port for communicating with fuel pressure chamber and fuel outlet which has an opening at an outer peripheral wall of the cylinder heads. Fuel pressurized in fuel pressure chamber at the cylinder head side is introduced into fuel chamber of cylinder head via fuel passage and fuel lines. Fuel pressurized in both fuel pressure chambers is merged at fuel chamber of cylinder head, and is supplied to a common-rail via fuel passage.
Abstract:
A reinforcing insert for an engine block formed of an engine block material is provided which is positioned in the bearing saddle area of the block for increasing the strength and stiffness of the bearing saddle area to ensure a secure connection of the main bearing cap throughout engine operation thereby ensuring proper crankshaft support and operation. The reinforcing insert is formed of a material having a higher modulus of elasticity than a modulus of elasticity of the engine block material. The insert includes a lower transverse surface for positioning at a lowermost position in the engine block, an upper surface positioned farthest from the crankshaft, a first and second linear side surfaces for positioning on opposite sides of the crankshaft. The linear sides extend from the lower surface along respective planes in nonparallel relation to each other. The linear sides may extend either in a converging or a diverging manner from the lower surface. Alternatively, the insert may include two cylindrical inserts positioned in bores formed in the block on opposite sides of the crankshaft. These insert designs provide strengthening and stiffening of the block over an optimum area while permitting secure attachment of a main bearing cap to the block.
Abstract:
A cylinder head for an internal combustion engine, having an iron lower base part with inlet and exhaust ports and controlling valves therefor and an aluminum upper support for the camshaft and valve tappets. The upper part includes an open lattice work formed by spaced interconnected segments and curved sections extending between spaced bulkheads integral therewith that can be readily fastened to the base part to provide overhead support for the valve tappets. The lattice work has special expansion and contraction joints that connect into the bulkheads which mount the camshaft so that different rates of thermal expansion and contraction occurring between the lattice work and lower base part will cause deflection of the expansion joint and will not adversely effect the operation of the camshaft or the tappets carried by the bulkheads and lattice work.
Abstract:
A thermal barrier coating for metal articles subjected to rapid thermal cycling includes a metallic bond coat deposited on the metal article, at least one MCrAlY/ceramic layer deposited on the bond coat, and a ceramic top layer deposited on the MCrAlY/ceramic layer. The M in the MCrAlY material is Fe, Ni, Co, or a mixture of Ni and Co. The ceramic in the MCrAlY/ceramic layer is mullite or Al.sub.2 O.sub.3. The ceramic top layer includes a ceramic with a coefficient of thermal expansion less than about 5.4.times.10.sup.-6 .degree.C.sup.-1 and a thermal conductivity between about 1 J sec.sup.-1 m.sup.-1 .degree.C.sup.-1 and about 1.7 J sec.sup.-1 m.sup.-1 .degree.C.sup.-1.