Abstract:
A thermometric powder metal material for testing to replicate an actual powder material during use of the actual powder metal material in an internal combustion engine is provided. The thermometric powder metal material includes pores and has a decrease in hardness as a function of temperature according to the following equation: D Hardness / D Temperature = > 0.5 HV/°C. The properties of the actual powder metal material, when the actual powder metal is used in an internal combustion engine, can be estimated using the thermometric powder metal material by first adjusting the thermal conductivity of the thermometric powder metal material or controlling the porosity of the thermometric powder metal material to replicate the actual powder metal material, and then subjecting thermometric powder metal material to an engine test. For example, the thermal conductivity can be adjusted by infiltrating the thermometric powder metal material with copper.
Abstract:
A radial shaft seal assembly is provided including an inner wear sleeve having a cylindrical wall with a bore sized for tight receipt of a shaft therethrough and an exposed cylindrical outer surface. The inner wear sleeve includes an oil side flange and an air side flange extending radially outwardly from the inner wall in axially spaced relation from one another. The assembly includes an outer case having cylindrical outer wall configured for receipt in a housing. An elastomeric body is fixed to the outer case. The elastomeric body includes an annular serpentine portion extending radially inwardly from the outer wall to a radially innermost end. A main seal lip extends from the innermost end of the annular serpentine portion into sealed contact with the oil side flange. A dust lip extends from the innermost end of the annular serpentine portion into sealed contact with the air side flange.
Abstract:
A sintered material for use in an internal combustion engine, such as a valve seat insert, is provided. The material includes a pressed base powder metal mixture and a Cu-rich phase infiltrated in pores of the base powder metal mixture. The base powder metal mixture includes at least one of Mo and W, and at least one additive, such as B, N, and/or C. The amount of the Mo and/or W is 50 wt. % to 85 wt. %, based on the total weight of the material. The at least one additive is present in a total amount of 0.2 to 25 wt. %, based on the total weight of the material, and the Cu-rich phase is present in an amount of 15 wt. % to 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of the material. The material also has a thermal conductivity of at least 70 W/mK.
Abstract:
A power amplifier circuit for a corona ignition system is provided. The circuit Includes an inductor and capacitor connected to one end of a secondary winding of an RF transformer. The other end of the secondary winding is connected to a current sensor which is connected to ground. The transformer also has a primary winding with one end connected to a voltage supply and the other end attached to a pair of switches, The windings are wound around a core, Current flowing from the DC voltage supply to the switches causes a magnetic flux in the core. A voltage Is generated on the secondary winding by the current that flows through the Igniter. This voltage is fed back to the switches, controlling on and off timing, Voltage is provided to the corona igniter or pulled from the igniter when the current traveling into or from the igniter Is at zero,
Abstract:
An electrically conductive glass seal for providing a hermetic bond between an electrically conductive component and an insulator of a corona igniter is provided. The glass seal is formed by mixing glass frits, binder, expansion agent, and electrically conductive metal particles. The glass frits can include silica (SiO 2 ), boron oxide (B 2 O 3 ), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), bismuth oxide (Bi 2 O 3 ), and zinc oxide (ZnO); the binder can include sodium bentonite or magnesium aluminum silicate, polyethylene glycol (PEG), and dextrin; the expansion agent can include lithium carbonate; and the electrically conductive particles can include copper. The finished glass seal includes the glass in a total amount of 50,0 to 90.0 weight (wt. %), and electrically conductive metal particles in an amount of 10.0 to 50.0 wt. %, based on the total weight of the glass seal.
Abstract translation:提供了用于在导电部件和电晕点火器的绝缘体之间提供密封结合的导电玻璃密封件。 玻璃密封件通过混合玻璃料,粘合剂,膨胀剂和导电金属颗粒而形成。 玻璃料可以包括二氧化硅(SiO 2),氧化硼(B 2 O 3),氧化铝(Al 2 O 3) 氧化铋(Bi 2 O 3)和氧化锌(ZnO);氧化铋(Bi 2 O 3)和氧化锌(ZnO)。 粘合剂可以包括钠膨润土或硅酸镁铝,聚乙二醇(PEG)和糊精; 膨胀剂可以包括碳酸锂; 并且导电颗粒可以包括铜。 成品玻璃密封件包括总重量为50.0-90.0重量(wt。%)的玻璃和重量为10.0-50.0重量%的导电金属颗粒。 %,基于玻璃密封的总重量。 p>
Abstract:
A clip unit (42) and an edge mount light emitting diode (LED) assembly (40) comprising the clip unit. The clip unit provides a mounting structure for mounting a light source (12), such as an LED, to an edge (30) of a printed circuit board (PCB) (22). A surface mount LED, for example, can thus be easily mounted to the edge of the PCB so as to project light in a direction normal to the edge surface of the PCB, instead of the typical mounting orientation that allows for the projection of light normal to the primary surface of the PCB. The clip unit includes an anode retention clip (58) and a cathode retention clip (60) which are electrically isolated from one another within an insulative housing portion (56).
Abstract:
A cast iron having high strength, hardness, and thermal conductivity for a cylinder liner of an internal combustion engine is provided. The cast iron includes 3,2 wt. % to 3.8 wt. % carbon, 2.2 wt. % to 3,2 wt. % silicon 0.5 wt. % to 13 wt. % copper, and at least 75.0 wt. % iron, based on the total weight of the cast iron. The cast iron further includes 0.01 wt % to 0.5 wt. % manganese, 0.01 wt. % to 0;2 wt. % chromium, up to 03 wt, % phosphorous, up to 0.05 wt, % sulfur, up to 0,2 wt. % tin, and up to 0.1 wt. % magnesium, based on the total weight of the cast iron. Preferably, the cast iron is free of molybdenum, nickel, and vanadium. The cast iron is also heat treated and solidifies to achieve fully spheroidal graphite.
Abstract:
A piston galleryless piston capable achieving improved thermal efficiency, fuel consumption, and engine performance is provided. The piston includes an undercrown surface exposed from an underside of the piston, a ring belt, pin bosses, and a pair of skirt panels coupled to the pin bosses by struts. The piston includes an inner undercrown region extending along the undercrown surface and surrounded by the skirt panels, struts, and pin bosses. The piston also includes a pair of outer pockets extending along the undercrown surface and each being surrounded by a portion of the ring belt, one of the pin bosses, and the struts coupling the one pin boss to the skirt panels. Each pin boss includes an opening extending from the inner undercrown region to one of the outer pockets for conveying cooling oil. The opening Is located between a pin bore of the associated pin boss and the undercrown surface.
Abstract:
A galleryless steel piston (10, 1) designed to improve thermal efficiency, fuel consumption, and performance of an engine is provided. The piston (10, 1) includes a steel body portion and a thermal barrier layer (12, 32) applied to an upper combustion surface (16) and/or a ring belt (32) to reduce the amount of heat transferred from a combustion chamber to the body portion. The thermal barrier layer (12, 32) has a thermal conductivity which is lower than a thermal conductivity of the steel body portion. The thermal barrier layer (12, 32) typically includes a ceramic material, for example ceria, ceria stabilized zirconia, and/or a mixture of ceria stabilized zirconia and yttria stabilized zirconia in an amount of 90 to 100 wt %, based on the total weight of the ceramic material. The thermal barrier layer (12, 32) can also have a gradient structure which gradually transitions from 100 wt. % of a metal bond material to 100 wt. % of the ceramic material.
Abstract:
An illumination device (14), such as the type used for vehicle exterior applications, includes a housing (30) with light collimating and spreading portions (40, 42), a circuit card assembly (32) with one or more light sources (34) (e.g., LEDs), and a lens (36). The illumination device may be arranged so that light emitted by the LEDs reflects off of a metalized interior surface of the light collimating portion in a collimated fashion and travels towards the light spreading portion, the collimated light then reflects off of a metalized interior surface of the light spreading portion in a spread fashion and travels towards the lens, and the spread light passes through the lens and travels towards an intended target region. The illumination device may be installed, for example, in a rear hatch (16) of a vehicle (10) and used in conjunction with a backup camera.