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Piston of a rotary piston engine of trochoid type, having an internal seal

Assignee: Audi AG
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Filing: 1975-10-16
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Granted: 1977-02-01
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Expires: 1995-10-16
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Abstract

Abstract A piston of a rotary piston engine of trochoid type including an internal seal with a scraper ring of L-shaped cross section arranged axially movable in a concentric annular groove in one end wall of the piston and pressed with spring action against the adjacent end wall of the housing. The scraper ring is sealed off inside the annular groove by an elastic sealing ring arranged between the axial flange of the scraper ring and at least one wall of the groove. The elastic sealing ring consist of two closed metal rings immediately adjacent to each other and having their outer periphery in sealing and axially displaceable contact with the radial flange of the scraper ring. The rings are inserted with a radial play between their inner periphery and the radial inner wall of the annular groove smaller than the radial play between the axial flange and the radial outer wall of the groove. A spring ring is arranged between the radial flange of the scraper ring and the metal rings, pressing the scraping edge of the scraper ring axially against the end wall of the housing and the metal rings axially against each other and sealingly against the bottom of the annular groove.

Inventors

  • 👤 Max Ruf

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 03:14
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01C; F01C19/00; F01C19/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 203 words
Piston of a rotary piston engine of trochoid type having a housing, comprising; an internal seal with a scraper ring of L-shaped cross section arranged axially movable in a concentric annular groove in one end wall of the piston and pressed with spring action against the adjacent end wall of the housing, the scraper ring being sealed off inside the annular groove by an elastic sealing ring arranged between the axial flange of the scraper ring and at least one wall of the groove, the elastic sealing ring consists of two closed metal rings immediately adjacent to each other and having their outer periphery in sealing and axially displaceable contact with the axial flange of the scraper ring, and inserted with a radial play between their inner periphery and the radially inner wall of the annular groove smaller than the radial play between the axial flange and the radially outer wall of the groove, a spring ring arranged between the radial flange of the scraper ring and the metal rings, pressing the scraping edge of the scraper ring axially against the end wall of the housing and the metal rings axially against each other and sealingly against the bottom of the annular groove.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 203 words
Piston of a rotary piston engine of trochoid type having a housing, comprising; an internal seal with a scraper ring of L-shaped cross section arranged axially movable in a concentric annular groove in one end wall of the piston and pressed with spring action against the adjacent end wall of the housing, the scraper ring being sealed off inside the annular groove by an elastic sealing ring arranged between the axial flange of the scraper ring and at least one wall of the groove, the elastic sealing ring consists of two closed metal rings immediately adjacent to each other and having their outer periphery in sealing and axially displaceable contact with the axial flange of the scraper ring, and inserted with a radial play between their inner periphery and the radially inner wall of the annular groove smaller than the radial play between the axial flange and the radially outer wall of the groove, a spring ring arranged between the radial flange of the scraper ring and the metal rings, pressing the scraping edge of the scraper ring axially against the end wall of the housing and the metal rings axially against each other and sealingly against the bottom of the annular groove.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 52 words
Piston according to claim 1, wherein the metal rings have recesses cut into them in alternate radial directions, and lie side by side secured against rotation so that the recesses of one metal ring are offset from those of the other metal ring in such manner that the recesses are reciprocally covered.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
Piston according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the annular groove has an annular recess in the region of the axial flange of the L-shaped scraper ring.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-02-01 1980-08-02 1981-02-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-02-01 1984-08-02 1985-02-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-02-01 1988-08-02 1989-02-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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