Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
In an internal combustion engine cylinder of the character described which provides enhanced wear characteristics and reduced lubrication oil consumption, said internal combustion engine cylinder having a bore extending therethrough, the combination which comprises a liner disposed in said bore and extending over the entire surface area thereof, and the degree of roughness of the lands of said liner surface in the high pressure end of said cylinder being lowEr than the degree of roughness in the low pressure end thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
In an internal combustion engine cylinder of the character described which provides enhanced wear characteristics and reduced lubrication oil consumption, said internal combustion engine cylinder having a bore extending therethrough, the combination which comprises a liner disposed in said bore and extending over the entire surface area thereof, and the degree of roughness of the lands of said liner surface in the high pressure end of said cylinder being lowEr than the degree of roughness in the low pressure end thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
An internal combustion engine cylinder as claimed in claim 1 in which said liner is metallic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
An internal combustion engine cylinder as claimed in claim 1 in which the roughness of the lands of the said liner surface in the high pressure end of the said cylinder is within the range of between about 0.025-0.375 microns root mean square.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
An internal combustion engine cylinder as claimed in claim 1 in which the roughness of the lands of the said liner surface in the low pressure end of said cylinder is within the range of between about 0.375-2.0 microns root mean square.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
An internal combustion engine cylinder as claimed in Claim 1 in which the roughness of the lands of the said liner surface in the high pressure end of said cylinder is within the range of between about 0.025-0.375 microns root mean square, and the roughness of the lands of the said liner surface in the low pressure end of the said cylinder is within the range of between about 0.375-2.0 microns root mean square.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
71 words
An internal combustion engine cylinder as claimed in claim 1 in which the dividing line between the said high roughness and low roughness portions of the said liner is at that point where the compression ring most closely adjacent the high pressure end of the said cylinder will be at substantially the moment during a cycle of movement of a piston in said cylinder when all the ports thereof are closed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
An internal combustion engine cylinder as claimed in claim 1 in which said liner is chromium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
An internal combustion engine cylinder as claimed in claim 3 in which the roughness of the said liner surface in the high pressure end of the said cylinder is within the range of between about 0.075-0.250 microns root mean square.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
An internal combustion engine cylinder as claimed in Claim 4 in which the roughness of the said liner surface in the low pressure end of the said cylinder is within the range of between about 0.750-1.25 microns root mean square.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
68 words
An internal combustion engine cylinder as claimed in claim 5 in which the roughness of the said liner surface in the high pressure end of said cylinder is within the range of between about 0.075-0.250 microns root mean square, and the roughness of the said liner surface in the low pressure end of the said cylinder is within the range of between about 0.750-1.25 microns root mean square.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
An internal combustion engine cylinder as claimed in claim 6 in which the roughness of the said liner in the high pressure end of said cylinder is within the range of between about 0.075-0.250 microns root mean square, and the roughness of the said liner in the low pressure end of the said cylinder is within the range of between about 0.750-1.25 microns root mean square.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
An internal combustion engine cylinder as claimed in claim 11 in which said liner is chromium.