摘要:
A low-friction piston construction for use in an oil-fed cylinder bore with the piston skirt relieved to define lands that are coated with SFL (graphite, MoS.sub.2, BN, and a special expoxy resin). A method of making such piston construction including provision of asperities on the skirt wall onto which the SFL coating is thermally sprayed and formation of small pockets at the mouth of the asperities to additionally act as oil replenishing reservoirs. A method of using such piston construction in an engine which comprises provisions of a slightly increased gap between the piston and cylinder wall and formation of a transferred SFL coating from the piston to the cylinder wall resulting in two polished microsmooth mating coatings, each attractive to oil films.
摘要:
A low-friction piston construction for use in an oil-fed cylinder bore with the piston skirt relieved to define lands that are coated with SFL (graphite, MoS.sub.2, BN, and a special expoxy resin). A method of making such piston construction including provision of asperities on the skirt wall onto which the SFL coating is thermally sprayed and formation of small pockets at the mouth of the asperities to additionally act as oil replenishing reservoirs. A method of using such piston construction in an engine which comprises provisions of a slightly increased gap between the piston and cylinder wall and formation of a transferred SFL coating from the piston to the cylinder wall resulting in two polished microsmooth mating coatings, each attractive to oil films.
摘要:
A method of flexibly manufacturing engine blocks by first bonding an extruded tube liner insert, of a given thickness (1-15 mm), to a fixed configuration block, the liner insert having been coated with an anti-friction wear-resistant coating having a controlled standard thickness, and secondly bonding an extruded tube liner insert of a different thickness (again selected from 1-15 mm) to another of the fixed configuration blocks, the second liner insert having been coated with the same type of anti-friction wear-resistant coating in essentially the same controlled standard thickness. The common sized engine block can have (i) identically shaped circular cylindrical bore walls or (ii) ovoid cylindrical bore walls with the liner insert having an interior surface shape selection varying between circular to ovoid. The block and liner insert may be both made of aluminum. To promote wear-resistant and lubricant qualities, the coating may contain a mixture of hard particles (such as stainless steel, nickel, chromium or vanadium) and solid lubricant particles such as oxides of iron having controlled oxygen, BN, LiF, NaF.sub.2 or a eutectic of LiF/NaF.sub.2.
摘要:
An adjustable valve system for an engine includes an axially shiftable camshaft with a plurality of cam lobes for actuating engine valves, with at least one of the lobes having a profile which varies as a function of the axial for use with a camshaft according to the invention includes a concave arcuate surface with a matching convex arcuate surface on a camshaft rubbing block pivotably mounted to the lifter. The lifter and rubbing block have a matching keyway and spline formed so that the rubbing block may accommodate changes in the cam position by pivoting about an imaginary axis which is perpendicular to the axis of the camshaft while being restrained by the spline and keyway from rotating about an axis parallel to the camshaft.
摘要:
A composite engine block for an internal combustion engine having a fluid cooling jacket, comprising a bipartite liner structure with metal (i.e., aluminum alloy or cast iron) defining at least the combustion zone walls, the structure having one or more open cylinders of a first part mateable with a corresponding cylinder head of a second part, the first part having (i) an integral base plate extending transversely outwardly from the cylinder to define a lower imperforate membrane for the bottom of the cooling fluid jacket, and (ii) walls extending dependently from the base plate to support a crankshaft for rotation about an axis transverse to the cylinder, the second part having an integral top plate extending transversely outwardly over the cylinder head to define an upper imperforate membrane for the top of the cooling fluid jacket; (b) a tri-partite skin structure comprised of nonmetallic light weight, vibration damping material (i.e., glass fiber reinforced phenolic) forming substantially the outer wall of the engine, said skin structure having a first tube-like member sealed between the top and bottom plates to complete the water jacket a second part covering over the second part of the liner structure, and a third part covering under the first part of the liner structure; and (c) means for compressibly maintaining mating between the ends of the first tube-like member of the skin structure and the plates.
摘要:
A piston and ring assembly operative within a cylindrical bore wall to retain fluid to one side of the assembly, comprising a piston having at least one annular stepped groove in the side wall of the piston, the groove being stepped into uppermost and lowermost spaces with the uppermost space having the greatest depth; at least two split compression rings in the groove, effective to each substantially annularly engage the bore wall, the rings having mating surfaces superimposed one upon another and having their split ends out of superimposed alignment, and a solid lubricant that coats essentially all of the groove and constitutes the non-mating surfaces of the superimposed rings. Pressure of the retained fluid forces the rings together to act in unison and seal jointly against both the step and a side of the groove opposite the retained fluid. The solid film lubricant assists in eliminating freezing of the rings against the groove sides, increasing ring fatigue life, enhancing ring tension and reducing engine emissions.
摘要:
An adjustable valve system for an engine includes an axially shiftable camshaft with a plurality of cam lobes for actuating engine valves, with at least one of the lobes having a profile which varies as a function of the axial position of the lobe and camshaft. A bucket tappet includes a camshaft contact button which is mounted to a cradle and pivot pad such that the contact button and cradle will be allowed to pivot in response to axial shifting of the camshaft.
摘要:
An engine block having one or more anti-friction coated cylinder bore walls, comprising: a coating of grains fused to the cylinder bore wall, the grains being comprised of solid lubricant particles encapsulated within a soft metal shell, the shells being fused together to form a network with limited porosity, the solid lubricant comprising at least graphite and MoS.sub.2 ; and wet oil lubrication retained within the porosity of the coating.
摘要:
An internal combustion engine having an air cell combustion system includes a cylinder block having at least one bore with a piston reciprocably housed therein, and a cylinder head attached to a cylinder block, with the cylinder block, piston and cylinder head defining a combustion chamber. A reservoir for air compressed by the piston is delimited by a counterbore in the deck surface of the cylinder block and by an annular space formed in the cylinder head. A number of passages extend tangentially from the reservoir into the combustion chamber.
摘要:
A composition of matter for depositing a thin anti-friction film that has a coefficient of friction of 0.06 or less. The composition comprises (a) a mixture of solid lubricant particles, a thermoset resin, and a catalyst for setting the resin, and (b) an evaporative medium for carrying the mixture during deposition. A solid film lubricant system for protecting metal wear interfaces subject to high temperatures and wet lubrications, comprising an oil-attracting solid lubricant mixture with at least two elements selected from the group of graphite, MoS.sub.2 and BN; a support for the mixture to loads of at least 10 psi at temperatures of 600.degree.-800.degree. F. while being thermally stable; a thermally stable thermoset polymer matrix, the polymer having inherent hydrocarbon chemical attraction to form a tenacious oil film of the lubricating oil on the wearing surface. A method of making anti-friction coated surfaces comprising providing a light metal based cylinder surface; exposing nonoxidized metal of the surface; applying a high elastic modulus load-supporting metal layer onto at least portions of the light metal cylinder surface; and simultaneously distributing a solvent-based solid film lubricant mixture and thermoset polymer onto at least portions of the layer at about room temperature to form a coating of desired thickness.