Abstract:
The method effects a tight fit of a ferrous ring reinforcement at the head end of an aluminum alloy piston which tight fit remains during use of the piston. The procedural steps of the preferred method include: providing an aluminum alloy piston slug with an annular shoulder adjacent its head end; solution heat treating the aluminum alloy slug for one hour minimum at a temperature within the range of from 483.degree. C. to 510.degree. C. (900.degree. F. to 950.degree. F.); rapidly cooling the solution heat-treated aluminum alloy slug to create a super-saturated aluminum alloy solid solution; preheating the ferrous ring to approximately 538.degree. C. (1000.degree. F.), a temperature above the head end temperature during use of the piston, to expand the ring temporarily; preheating the aluminum alloy slug to a working temperature of approximately 204.degree. C. (400.degree. F.), a temperature below the head end temperature during use of the piston; telescopically assembling the preheated and temporarily expanded ring on the head end against the shoulder and forging to cause the super-saturated aluminum alloy to flow axially and transversely against the temporarily expanded ring; and age hardening the super-saturated aluminum alloy at a temperature within the range of from 210.degree. C. to 221.degree. C. (410.degree. F. to 430.degree. F.) for about nine hours to cause a constituent precipitation which, together with contraction of said ferrous ring upon cooling, effects a tight fit which remains during use of the piston.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a piston for internal combustion engines, compressors and the like, comprising a head portion articulately connected to a separate skirt portion, wherein the skirt portion comprises a steel tubular part obtained by cutting, bending and closing of a piece of steel strip, the outer surface of said tubular part being covered by a layer of antifriction material bonded to said outer surface prior to the cutting, bending and closing of the steel strip.
Abstract:
Piston for internal combustion engines having a piston body consisting of light metal and a crown plate consisting of a metal of lower thermal conductivity which is secured axially to the piston body by means of necked-down screws and centered radially in relation to the piston body by means of an annular fit, and in which the outer ring of the fit is formed by the crown plate in the region of the sliding surface and the inner ring of the fit is formed by the piston body, in which at room temperature a gap widening in the direction towards the piston foot is provided between the annular surfaces of crown plate and piston body meeting in the annular fit, in such a way that the annular surfaces lie firmly against one another only at their ends pointing towards the piston head, and that this gap is reduced at working temperature.
Abstract:
A two-cycle internal combustion engine having reed-type intake valving, and specially configured and positioned intake and injector porting, with the porting constructed and arranged to improve various of the operating characteristics of the engine, and particularly adapted to increase the effectiveness of the injection through the injector porting.
Abstract:
A piston for an internal combustion engine, having a combustion chamber with an overhanging lip formed by resistant metal insert anchored in the piston by means of members extending from the insert and embedded in the piston material. A portion of the free end of each member is located in a cool portion of the piston and mechanically keyed therein and is preferably also metallurgically bonded to the piston material in order to prevent the insert being loosened during service.
Abstract:
A light metal piston for an engine or compressor has two sheet steel inserts. Each insert has two pairs of elongated bands extending circumferentially away from a gudgeon pin boss. The bands nearer the crown end of the piston skirt are longer than those nearer the open end of the skirt, and preferably are also wider, so as to exert greater thermal expansion control nearer the crown end of the skirt than nearer the open end.
Abstract:
A two-cycle internal combustion engine having reed-type intake valving, and specially configured and positioned intake and injection porting, with the porting constructed and arranged to improve various of the operating characteristics of the engine.
Abstract:
A two-cycle crankcase compression internal combustion engine having extended and specially positioned intake porting and reed-type intake valves, with the porting and valves arranged to improve various of the operating characteristics of the engine.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for burning fuel in internal combustion engines. A series of mutually distinct burning loci are created. Heated gas streams and fuel streams flow into these burning loci. Substantially all, or at least most, of the fuel is injected during the down stroke of the engine piston.
Abstract:
A piston, particularly for use in heavy diesel motors, is built up of a piston head, an intermediate piece and a lower piston body piece. The piston head has internal annular ridges extending down to a plane joint surface and of a minimum height sufficient to accommodate tapped holes for the screws that fasten the middle piece to the piston head. The middle piece has a disc or annular base with a lower annular mounting surface and upwardly extending annular webs that meet the ridges of the piston head. The webs are disposed on conical surfaces that have their vertices on the piston axis, the outermost one having a vertex below the middle piece and the other having its vertex above. Additional webs and ridges may be used for very wide pistons. The bottom piece has a tapered annular upward extension meeting the base of the middle piece beneath the supporting webs and provision for screwing the bottom and middle piece together. An upper skirt forms part of the piston head and carries grooves for piston rings. An upward projection of the lower skirt serves to center the upper skirt. Efficient transmission of forces to the piston rod bearing with relatively light component parts and even distribution of thermal stresses is obtained as well as freedom from loosening the structure under suction.