US4681817A
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Piston ring
Assignee: Riken Corp
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Filing: 1985-12-23
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Granted: 1987-07-21
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Expires: 2005-12-23
Abstract
Abstract This piston ring has a composite plated layer at least on its outwardly facing sliding surface. The composite plated layer includes a quantity of hard particles of a granular dispersion material dispersed in a matrix of matrix metal consisting essentially of nickel-cobalt-phosphorous alloy containing about 10% to about 40% by weight of cobalt, about 2% to about 15% by weight of phosphorous, and remainder substantially nickel. It may also further include a quantity of lubricating particles having average particle diameter of from about 0.5 microns to about 20 microns and having a content of from about 5% to about 3% by volume. Yet further, the composite plated layer may include a quantity of short fibrous dispersion material dispersed in the matrix of matrix metal. Thereby, the wear on the piston ring, and also the wear on the cylinder bore in which it slides, are reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Manabu Shinada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:35
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16J; F16J9/00; F16J9/26; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/12028; Y10T428/12035; Y10T428/12049; Y10T428/12056; Y10T428/12063; Y10T428/12486; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12861; Y10T428/12937
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A piston ring with a composite plated layer at least on its outer peripheral sliding surface wherein said sliding surface is a wear surface that engages a cylinder wall or the like, said composite plated layer comprising a quantity of hard particles of a granular dispersion material dispersed in a matrix of matrix metal consisting essentially of nickel-cobalt-phosphorous alloy containing about 10% to about 40% by weight of cobalt, about 2% to about 15% by weight of phosphorous, and remainder substantially nickel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A piston ring with a composite plated layer at least on its outer peripheral sliding surface wherein said sliding surface is a wear surface that engages a cylinder wall or the like, said composite plated layer comprising a quantity of hard particles of a granular dispersion material dispersed in a matrix of matrix metal consisting essentially of nickel-cobalt-phosphorous alloy containing about 10% to about 40% by weight of cobalt, about 2% to about 15% by weight of phosphorous, and remainder substantially nickel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A piston ring as defined in claim 1, wherein said composite plated layer further comprises a quantity of short fibrous dispersion material dispersed in said matrix of matrix metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A piston ring as defined in claim 1, said granular dispersion material consisting essentially of either a carbide, a nitride, or an oxide of a metal, with its particles having average particle diameter of from about 0.3 microns to about 10 microns, and having a content of from about 5% to about 30% by volume.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A piston ring as defined in claim 1, said granular dispersion material further comprising a quantity of lubricating particles having average particle diameter of from about 0.5 microns to about 20 microns and having a content of from about 5% to about 35% by volume.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
A piston ring as defined in claim 3, said granular dispersion material further comprising a quantity of lubricating particles having a average particle diameter of from about 0.5 microns to about 20 microns and having a content of from about 5% to about 35% by volume.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
114 words
A piston ring as defined in claim 2, said granular dispersion material consisting essentially of either a carbide, a nitride, or an oxide of a metal, with its particles having average particle diameter of from about 0.3 microns to about 10 microns, and having a content of from about 5% to about 30% by volume, and said short fibrous dispersion material consisting essentially of short fibers of either a carbide or a nitride of a metal, said fibers having average diameter of from about 0.05 micron to about 1 micron, ratio of length to diameter of from about 50 to about 200, and a content of from about 5% to about 20% by volume.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A piston ring as defined in claim 1, said hard particles consisting essentially of silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A piston ring as defined in claim 4, said lubricating particles consisting essentially of boron nitride (BN).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A piston ring as defined in claim 5, said lubricating particles consisting essentially of boron nitride (BN).
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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