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Piston for an internal combustion engine and method for producing same
Assignee: Mahle GmbH
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Filing: 1980-05-29
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Granted: 1982-06-15
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Expires: 2000-05-29
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a piston formed by casting a metal piston body under pressure around an insert, the body being made of aluminium or aluminium alloy and the insert being made of a porous layer having a thickness 20 to 50 times the pore diameter and completely filled with the piston body metal which projects from the body into the pores of the insert.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans J. Kohnert
- 👤 Walter Graf
- 👤 Ladislaus Jakl-Banka
- 👤 Manfred Rohrle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 07:54
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22D; B22D19/00; B22D19/0009; B22D19/0027; F; F02; F02F; F02F3/00; F16; F16J; F16J1/00; F16J1/01; F16J9/00; F16J9/12; F16J9/22; F05; F05C; F05C2201/00; F05C2201/02; F05C2201/021; F05C2201/04; F05C2201/0433; F05C2201/0448; F05C2201/0469; F05C2201/0475; F05C2251/00; F05C2251/04; F05C2251/042; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49229; Y10T29/49249; Y10T29/49256; Y10T29/49261
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A piston for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a piston body formed of a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum base alloys; and at least one insert formed of a material different to that of said piston body, said at least one insert having a portion connected to said piston body, said portion being formed of a porous material with a mean pore diameter of between 3 and 200 μm and a thickness of at least 20 times said mean pore diameter, said portion having its pores in the form of open pores, said at least one insert being connected to said piston body by the material of said piston body occupying the open pores of said porous material throughout said thickness.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A piston for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a piston body formed of a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum base alloys; and at least one insert formed of a material different to that of said piston body, said at least one insert having a portion connected to said piston body, said portion being formed of a porous material with a mean pore diameter of between 3 and 200 μm and a thickness of at least 20 times said mean pore diameter, said portion having its pores in the form of open pores, said at least one insert being connected to said piston body by the material of said piston body occupying the open pores of said porous material throughout said thickness.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A piston according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of said open pore portion is between 50 times said mean pore diameter and 500 times said mean pore diameter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A piston according to claim 1, wherein said insert is of open pore structure throughout its entire volume.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A piston according to claim 1, wherein all the pores of said insert material are filled with said piston body material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A piston according to claim 1, wherein said porous material has a mean pore diameter of between 3 to 100 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A piston according to claim 1, wherein said porous material is a sintered material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A piston according to claim 1, wherein said porous material is a foamed material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A piston according to claim 1, wherein the insert is made of an open pored material selected from Cr-Ni steel, Ni-Cu alloy, nickel and nickel-iron alloy.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A piston according to claim 1, wherein the insert is made of an open pored material selected from copper or bronze.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
135 words
A piston for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a piston body formed of a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum base alloys; and at least one insert formed of a material different to that of said piston body, said at least one insert having a density not exceeding 6.2 g/cm 3 and having a portion connected to said piston body, said portion being formed of a porous material with a mean pore diameter of between 3 and 200 μm and a thickness of at least 20 times said mean pore diameter, said portion having its pores in the form of open pores, said at least one insert being connected to said piston body by the material of said piston body occupying the open pores of said porous material throughout said thickness.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
135 words
A piston for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a piston body formed of a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum base alloys; and at least one insert formed of a material different to that of said piston body, said at least one insert having a density not exceeding 6.2 g/cm 3 and having a portion connected to said piston body, said portion being formed of a porous material with a mean pore diameter of between 3 and 200 μm and a thickness of at least 20 times said mean pore diameter, said portion having its pores in the form of open pores, said at least one insert being connected to said piston body by the material of said piston body occupying the open pores of said porous material throughout said thickness.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of making a piston for an internal combustion engine, comprising placing at least one porous insert in a press chamber at least a portion of said insert formed of a porous material with a mean pore diameter of between 3 and 200 μm and a thickness of at least 20 times said mean pore diameter, said pores in the form of open pores, and thereafter forming said piston of aluminum piston basic material by introducing said piston basic material into said press chamber and pressing said piston basic material at a pressure of between 2500 and 5000 bars to completely fill said pores with said piston basic material and to form the piston body.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of making a piston for an internal combustion engine, comprising placing at least one porous insert in a press chamber at least a portion of said insert formed of a porous material with a mean pore diameter of between 3 and 200 μm and a thickness of at least 20 times said mean pore diameter, said pores in the form of open pores, and thereafter forming said piston of aluminum piston basic material by introducing said piston basic material into said press chamber and pressing said piston basic material at a pressure of between 2500 and 5000 bars to completely fill said pores with said piston basic material and to form the piston body.
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