Internal combustion engine
US6196179A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02F2001/006
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In an internal combustion engine with an engine block, a cylinder head mounted onto the engine block, a cylinder head gasket disposed between the engine block and the cylinder head, a piston disposed in a cylinder formed in the engine block and a cylindrical ring arranged in a recessed area between the piston and a cylinder area around the top land of the piston in the top dead center position of the piston, the cylindrical ring is formed as part of the cylinder head gasket.
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