Piston for an internal combustion engine comprising a ring carrier being formed of a cast iron alloy

US8709175B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Federal-Mogul Nurnberg GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Wojciech Kolodziej · Gorzyce, PL
• Marck Skowron · Sandomierz, PL
• Kazimierz Marszalik · Gorzyce, PL
• Homi D. Jijina · Novi, US
• Laszlo Pelsoeczy · Kürten, DE
• Klaus Lades · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 17, 2008
• Grant date: Apr 29, 2014
• Expiry date: Mar 11, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/12958
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An engine component such as, for example, an engine piston or a part thereof, for instance a ring carrier or piston boss bushing, consisting of a cast iron alloy that contains zirconium as an alloy constituent in an amount by weight of at least 0.01% and up to 0.1%.