Sub-assembly consisting of a piston and an injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine

US2016208734A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016208734-A1
Application numberUS-201414913660-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateAug 22, 2014
Priority dateAug 23, 2013
Publication dateJul 21, 2016
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A sub-assembly may include a piston and an injection nozzle for cooling oil for an internal combustion engine. The piston may have a piston skirt and a piston head, where the piston may have a piston crown with an underside, a circumferential ring part, and in the region of the ring part, a circumferential cooling channel with at least one feed opening for the cooling oil. The piston may also have a jet divider for the cooling oil on the underside of the piston crown adjacent to the at least one feed opening. The injection nozzle may be arranged below the jet divider and may be oriented toward the jet divider.

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1 . A sub-assembly comprising a piston and an injection nozzle for cooling oil for an internal combustion engine, the piston having: a piston skirt, a piston head having a piston crown with an underside, a circumferential ring part and, in the region of the ring part, a circumferential cooling channel with at least one feed opening for the cooling oil, and a jet divider for the cooling oil on the underside of the piston crown adjacently to the at least one feed opening, wherein the injection nozzle is arranged below the jet divider and is oriented toward the jet divider. 2 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a center axis of the injection nozzle is oriented parallel to a center axis of the piston. 3 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a center axis of the injection nozzle encloses an acute angle with a center axis of the piston. 4 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the jet divider has a substantially V-shaped cross section with the formation of an edge which, starting from a center axis of the piston, is arranged toward outside of the piston in the direction of the cooling channel. 5 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the jet divider is configured in one piece with the piston head. 6 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the jet divider is configured as a separate component connected fixedly to the piston head. 7 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the jet divider has a first guiding face and a second guiding face, the first guiding face being assigned to the cooling channel and the second guiding face being assigned to the underside of the piston crown. 8 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the first guiding face merges continuously into an inner wall of the cooling channel. 9 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second guiding face merges continuously into the underside of the piston crown. 10 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the piston is configured as a single-piece piston. 11 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the piston consists of at least two components connected to one another. 12 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the piston is configured as a box-type piston. 13 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cooling channel of the piston is configured as a closed cooling channel. 14 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cooling channel of the piston is configured as a cooling channel which is open toward the bottom and is closed by way of a closure element. 15 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the piston has a thermally decoupled piston skirt. 16 . A sub-assembly comprising a piston and an injection nozzle for cooling oil for an internal combustion engine, the piston having: a piston skirt, a piston head having a piston crown with an underside, a circumferential ring part and, in the region of the ring part, a circumferential cooling channel with at least one feed opening for the cooling oil, and a jet divider for the cooling oil on the underside of the piston crown adjacent to the at least one feed opening, the jet divider having a first guiding face and a second guiding face, the first guiding face merging continuously into an inner wall of the cooling channel, and the second guiding face merging continuously into the underside of the piston crown, wherein the jet divider has a substantially V-shaped cross section with the formation of an edge which, starting from a center axis of the piston, is arranged toward outside of the piston in the direction of the cooling channel, and wherein the injection nozzle is arranged below the jet divider and is oriented toward the jet divider. 17 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 16 , wherein a center axis of the injection nozzle is oriented parallel to the center axis of the piston. 18 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the piston is configured as a single-piece piston. 19 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the jet divider is configured in one piece with the piston head. 20 . The sub-assembly as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the cooling channel of the piston is configured as a closed cooling channel.

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  • Cooling by flow of coolant through pistons · CPC title

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

  • F02F3/22Primary

    the fluid being liquid · CPC title

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What does patent US2016208734A1 cover?
A sub-assembly may include a piston and an injection nozzle for cooling oil for an internal combustion engine. The piston may have a piston skirt and a piston head, where the piston may have a piston crown with an underside, a circumferential ring part, and in the region of the ring part, a circumferential cooling channel with at least one feed opening for the cooling oil. The piston may also h…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mahle Int Gmbh
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F02F3/22. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Jul 21 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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