Piston for an internal combustion engine and method for producing said piston
US10227949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A piston including a piston crown, the piston crown defining a combustion bowl with a bowl base and bottom surface. A failure initiation structure is provided on the bottom surface of the combustion bowl to initiate favorable fracture at predetermined loads. Such favorable fracture may lead to the a separation of a fragment of the bowl base from the combustion bowl when a predetermined load or pressure is exceeded within the combustion bowl.
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