Piston and cylinder of an internal combustion engine and internal combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11193447-B2
Application number	US-202017002679-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2020
Priority date	Aug 27, 2019
Publication date	Dec 7, 2021
Grant date	Dec 7, 2021

Abstract

A piston of a cylinder of an internal combustion engine includes: an upper piston crown; a radially outer surface; a plurality grooves arranged on the radially outer surface; and a plurality of piston rings each positioned in a respective one of the grooves. The radially outer surface forms a top land arranged between the upper piston crown and an uppermost one of the grooves of the piston, and the top land has an axial length and a non-abrasion-proof coating.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A piston ( 12 ) of a cylinder ( 10 ) of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
an upper piston crown ( 14 );
a radially outer surface ( 13 );
a plurality grooves ( 16 a , 16 b , 16 c ) arranged on the radially outer surface ( 13 ); and
a plurality of piston rings ( 17 a , 17 b , 17 c ) each positioned in a respective one of the grooves ( 16 a , 16 b , 16 c ),
wherein the radially outer surface ( 13 ) forms a top land ( 18 ) arranged between the upper piston crown ( 14 ) and an uppermost one of the grooves ( 16 a ) of the piston ( 12 ), the radially outer surface ( 13 ) having a diameter that conically decreases in a region of the top land ( 18 ), and
wherein the top land ( 18 ) has an axial length and wherein a non-abrasion-proof coating ( 22 ) is arranged radially outside the top land ( 18 ) only in the region of the top land ( 18 ) over which the diameter conically decreases.

2. The piston according to claim 1 , wherein the non-abrasion-proof coating ( 22 ) consists of resin-bonded graphite.

3. The piston according to claim 2 , wherein the non-abrasion-proof coating ( 22 ) has a thickness between 0.02 and 0.2 mm.

4. The piston according to claim 2 , wherein the non-abrasion-proof coating ( 22 ) has a thickness between 0.05 and 0.15 mm.

5. The piston according to claim 1 , wherein the non-abrasion-proof coating ( 22 ) extends over an entirety of the axial length of the top land ( 18 ).

6. The piston according to claim 1 , wherein the non-abrasion-proof coating ( 22 ) extends over a part region of the axial length of the top land ( 18 ).

7. The piston according to claim 6 , wherein the non-abrasion-proof coating ( 22 ), seen from an end of the top land ( 18 ) facing away from the piston crown ( 14 ), extends in the direction of the piston crown ( 14 ) over the part region of the axial length of the top land ( 18 ) and ends at a distance from the piston crown ( 14 ).

8. The piston according to claim 1 , wherein the piston comprises a piston lower part and a piston upper part connected to the piston lower part, wherein the top land ( 18 ) is formed on the piston upper part, which consists of steel or cast iron.

9. The piston according to claim 8 , wherein the piston upper part consists of spheroidal graphite cast iron.

10. The piston according to claim 1 , wherein the piston is oil-cooled.

11. A cylinder ( 10 ) of an internal combustion engine, the cylinder comprising:
a cylinder liner ( 11 ) having a recess ( 20 ) configured to accommodate a flame ring ( 19 ); and
the piston ( 12 ) according to claim 1 , the piston being moveably guidable, up and down, in the cylinder liner ( 11 ), the non-abrasion-proof coating ( 22 ) being arranged radially outside the top land ( 18 ) in a gap formed between the flame ring ( 19 ) and the region of the top land ( 18 ) over which the diameter conically decreases.

12. An internal combustion engine, having at least one cylinder ( 10 ) according to claim 11 .

Assignees

• Man Energy Solutions Se

Inventors

• Shaer Talat

Classifications

• F02F3/10 Primary

  having surface coverings (F02F3/02 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F02F3/0084

  the pistons being constructed from specific materials · CPC title

• F01P3/06

  Arrangements for cooling pistons · CPC title

• F02F2001/006

  having a ring at the inside of a liner or cylinder for preventing the deposit of carbon oil particles, e.g. oil scrapers · CPC title

• F16J9/00

  Piston-rings {, e.g. non-metallic piston-rings}, seats therefor; Ring sealings of similar construction (other sealings between pistons and cylinders F16J3/06, F16J15/16 {; manufacture of piston-rings B23P15/06, B23P15/08}; tools for mounting or removing piston-rings or the like B25B; piston sealing arrangements on brake master cylinders B60T11/236 {; sealing provided on pump pistons F04B53/143}) · CPC title