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Piston pin bore and method of finishing

US4189932A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 1978
Grant dateFeb 26, 1980
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Expiry dateJun 12, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49266
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A piston comprises a piston pin bore adapted to at least partially contain a piston pin. The bore is finished by a roll burnishing process which substantially simultaneously prestresses, smooths and distorts the bore into a predetermined hourglass configuration.

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