Patent · US Expired

Combination of cylinder liner and piston ring of internal combustion engine

US6553957B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 2001
Grant dateApr 29, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 20, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02F5/00
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cylinder liner and a piston ring adapted to be combined therewith in an internal combustion engine are provided that have excellent abrasion resistance, where iron oxide film is formed at least on a part of the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder liner, and metallic nitride film is formed at least on a sliding surface of the piston ring sliding along the cylinder liner.

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