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Oil ring

US7354045B2 · kind B2 · utility

13Cited by
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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 28, 2003
Grant dateApr 8, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16J9/206
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

It is a main object of the present invention to provide an oil ring which is capable of reducing sliding friction even in a high speed revolution region of a piston, and capable of reducing the consumption of oil. To achieve the object, the present invention provides an oil ring which is formed into cross-section substantially of an I-shape that two rails are connected at a columnar portion thereof, wherein a sliding projection formed in each of the two rails comprises an outer side surface of sliding projection which forms an outer portion of the sliding projection, a inner side surface of sliding projection which forms an inner portion of the sliding projection, and a sliding surface which slides on a cylinder inner wall and forms a tip end of the sliding projection;

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