Spark-ignited internal combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11118532-B2
Application number	US-201916664949-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2019
Priority date	Nov 15, 2018
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

A top surface of the piston includes a first region. A heat shielding film is formed on the first area. The top surface further includes a second region. There is no heat shielding film formed on the second region. Instead, the second area is mirror-finished. The top surface includes a central portion. A valve recess portion is formed on an intake side of the central portion. A squish portion is formed the intake side of the valve recess portion. The first area includes at least the central portion. The second area includes at least the squish portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A spark-ignited internal combustion engine comprising;
a piston, and
a heat shielding film which is formed on a part of a top surface of the piston, wherein the top surface includes:
a central portion; and
a periphery portion which surrounds the central portion,
wherein the periphery portion includes an exhaust periphery portion which occupies an exhaust side of the top surface,
wherein the exhaust periphery portion includes a squish portion which constitutes a squish region, wherein:

the heat shielding film is formed on the central portion;
the heat shielding film is not formed on the squish portion; and
the squish portion is a mirror-finished surface having an arithmetic mean roughness of less than 0.3 μm.

2. The engine according to claim 1 , further comprising an exhaust valve,
wherein the exhaust periphery portion further includes a valve recess portion which is provided to avoid interfering with the exhaust valve, wherein:
the heat shielding film is not formed on the valve recess portion; and
the valve recess portion is the mirror-finished surface.

3. The engine according to claim 2 ,
wherein the exhaust periphery portion further comprises an edge portion which constitutes an edge of the piston, wherein:
the heat shielding film is not formed on the edge portion; and
the edge portion is not the mirror-finished surface.

4. The engine according to claim 3 , wherein the valve recess portion is between the squish portion and the edge portion.

5. The engine according to claim 2 ,
wherein the exhaust periphery portion further comprises an edge portion which constitutes an edge of the piston, wherein:
the heat shielding film is not formed on the edge portion; and
the edge portion is the mirror-finished surface.

6. The engine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the exhaust periphery portion further comprises an edge portion which constitutes an edge of the piston, wherein:
the heat shielding film is not formed on the edge portion; and
the edge portion is the mirror-finished surface.

7. The engine according to claim 6 , further comprising an exhaust valve,
wherein the exhaust periphery portion further includes a valve recess portion which is provided to avoid interfering with the exhaust valve, wherein:
the heat shielding film is not formed on the valve recess portion; and
the valve recess portion is not the mirror-finished surface.

8. The engine according to claim 7 , wherein the valve recess portion is between the squish portion and the edge portion.

9. The engine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the periphery portion further includes an intake periphery portion which occupies an intake side of the top surface,
wherein the heat shielding film is further formed on the intake periphery portion.

10. The engine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the periphery portion further includes an intake periphery portion which occupies an intake side of the top surface, wherein:
the heat shielding film is not formed on the intake periphery portion; and
the intake periphery portion is the mirror-finished surface.

11. The engine according to claim 1 , further comprising an oil jet which is configured to supply oil to a back surface of the piston,
wherein the oil jet includes a nozzle which is configured to inject oil,
wherein an extension line of an axis line of the nozzle intersects the squish portion when the piston is at TDC.

12. The engine according to claim 1 , further comprising an exhaust valve,
wherein the exhaust periphery portion further includes a valve recess portion which is provided to avoid interfering with the exhaust valve, wherein:
the heat shielding film is not formed on the valve recess portion; and
the valve recess portion is not the mirror-finished surface.

13. The engine according to claim 12 ,
wherein the exhaust periphery portion further comprises an edge portion which constitutes an edge of the piston, wherein:
the heat shielding film is not formed on the edge portion; and
the edge portion is the mirror-finished surface.

14. The engine according to claim 13 , wherein the valve recess portion is between the squish portion and the edge portion.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hotta Shintaro

Classifications

• F02F3/28

  Other pistons with specially-shaped head · CPC title

• F01P3/08

  Cooling of piston exterior only, e.g. by jets · CPC title

• F02F3/12 Primary

  on piston heads · CPC title

• F02F3/26

  having combustion chamber in piston head (the surface thereof being covered F02F3/14) · CPC title

• F01P2003/006

  the liquid being oil · CPC title