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Piston for a four-stroke internal combustion engine

US6478003B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 14, 2001
Grant dateNov 12, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 14, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05C2201/021
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a piston 1 for a four-stroke internal combustion engine, comprising a piston head 2 with a piston top 3 on the side of the combustion space, and a first groove 5 next to the piston top 3 holding a compression ring 9 and a second groove 6 further apart from the piston top 3 holding an oil scraper ring 22 being formed in the wall 4 of the piston head 2, and a piston ring land 7 being formed between the two grooves 5, 6, and further comprising a piston skirt 10 adjacent to the piston head 2, whose wall 11 includes first guide faces 12 for guiding the piston 1 in a cylinder, as well as a piston pin bore 13 carrying a piston pin 14. To reduce oil consumption and diminish frictional losses, it is provided that the ring land 7 between the two grooves 5, 6 be designed as second guide face 17 for guiding the piston 1.

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