US4763876A
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Valve seat insert and cylinder head with the valve seat insert
Assignee: NGK Insulators Ltd
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Filing: 1986-11-04
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Granted: 1988-08-16
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Expires: 2006-11-04
Abstract
Abstract A valve seat insert for use in a cylinder head a a piston engine including a ceramic member having a valve seat surface and a metallic member integrally combined on the outer periphery of the ceramic member. The metallic member is made of a metallic material having a coefficient of thermal expansion the same as or higher than that of the ceramic member and lower than that of the material of the cylinder head. The valve seat insert has not only high wear resistivity, heat shock resistivity and heat resistivity, but also easy productivity and reliability for use and further possible to be handled and fitted into the cylinder head easily. A cylinder head for piston engine has the above valve seat incorporated therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Isao Oda
- 👤 Nobuo Tsuno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:36
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01L; F01L3/00; F01L3/22; F02; F02F; F02F7/00; F02F7/0085; F02F7/0087; F05; F05C; F05C2203/00; F05C2203/08; F05C2203/0865; F05C2203/0895; F05C2251/00; F05C2251/04; F05C2251/042; G; G01; G01N; G01N19/00; G01N19/04; G01N2203/00; G01N2203/02; G01N2203/026; G01N2203/0262; G01N2203/0274
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A valve seat insert for use in a cylinder head of a piston engine, comprising a ceramic member being sintered in a substantially cylindrical shape and having a slanted valve seat surface, said surface having a rounded edge portion with a radius of curvature of 0.2-1.0 mm, and a metallic member being integrally combined on a cylindrical outer peripheral wall of the ceramic member and being made of a metallic material having a coefficient of thermal expansion no less than that of the ceramic member and lower than that of the material of the cylinder head.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A valve seat insert for use in a cylinder head of a piston engine, comprising a ceramic member being sintered in a substantially cylindrical shape and having a slanted valve seat surface, said surface having a rounded edge portion with a radius of curvature of 0.2-1.0 mm, and a metallic member being integrally combined on a cylindrical outer peripheral wall of the ceramic member and being made of a metallic material having a coefficient of thermal expansion no less than that of the ceramic member and lower than that of the material of the cylinder head.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A valve seat insert claimed in claim 1, wherein the cylindrical outer peripheral wall of the ceramic member is tapered.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
A valve seat insert claimed in claim 1 wherein the ceramic member is made of at least one ceramic material selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, silicon carbide and sialon, and the metallic member is made of at least one metallic material selected from the group consisting of Fe-Ni alloys, Fe-Ni-Co alloys, Ti and Ti alloys, refractory metal and their alloys, and stainless steel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
111 words
A cylinder head for a piston engine comprising valve seat inserts incorporated in bores for valves of the piston engine, the valve seat insert consisting of a ceramic member being sintered in a substantially cylindrical shape and having a slanted valve seat surface, said surface having a rounded edge portion with a radius of curvature of 0.2-1.0 mm and a metallic member being integrally combined on the substantially cylindrical outer peripheral wall of the ceramic member and being made of a metallic material having a coefficient of thermal expansion the same as or higher than that of the ceramic member and lower than that of the material of the cylinder head.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
111 words
A cylinder head for a piston engine comprising valve seat inserts incorporated in bores for valves of the piston engine, the valve seat insert consisting of a ceramic member being sintered in a substantially cylindrical shape and having a slanted valve seat surface, said surface having a rounded edge portion with a radius of curvature of 0.2-1.0 mm and a metallic member being integrally combined on the substantially cylindrical outer peripheral wall of the ceramic member and being made of a metallic material having a coefficient of thermal expansion the same as or higher than that of the ceramic member and lower than that of the material of the cylinder head.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cylinder head claimed in claim 4 wherein the cylindrical outer peripheral wall of the ceramic member is tapered.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
65 words
A cylinder head claimed in claim 4, wherein the ceramic member is made of at least one ceramic material selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, silicon carbide and sialon, and the metallic member is made of at least one metallic material selected from the group consisting of Fe-Ni alloys, Fe-Ni-Co alloys, Ti and Ti alloys, refractory metal and their alloys, and stainless steel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
102 words
A valve seat insert for use in a cylinder head for a piston engine, comprising a ceramic member being sintered in a substantially cylindrical shape and having a slanted valve seat surface, said valve seat surface having an inner edge of which is rounded with a radius of curvature of 0.2-0.5 mm and a metallic member being integrally combined on the substantially cylindrical outer peripheral wall of the ceramic member and being made of a metallic material having a coefficient of thermal expansion no less than that of the ceramic member and lower than that of the material of the cylinder head.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
102 words
A valve seat insert for use in a cylinder head for a piston engine, comprising a ceramic member being sintered in a substantially cylindrical shape and having a slanted valve seat surface, said valve seat surface having an inner edge of which is rounded with a radius of curvature of 0.2-0.5 mm and a metallic member being integrally combined on the substantially cylindrical outer peripheral wall of the ceramic member and being made of a metallic material having a coefficient of thermal expansion no less than that of the ceramic member and lower than that of the material of the cylinder head.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
106 words
A cylinder head for a piston engine comprising valve seat inserts incorporated in bores for valves of the piston engine, the valve seat insert consisting of a ceramic member being sintered in a substantially cylindrical shape and having a slanted valve seat surface, the inner edge of which is rounded with a radius of curvature of 0.2-0.5 mm and a metallic member being integrally combined on the cylindrical outer peripheral wall of the ceramic member and being made of metallic material having a coefficient of thermal expansion no less than that of the ceramic member and lower than that of the material of the cylinder head.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
106 words
A cylinder head for a piston engine comprising valve seat inserts incorporated in bores for valves of the piston engine, the valve seat insert consisting of a ceramic member being sintered in a substantially cylindrical shape and having a slanted valve seat surface, the inner edge of which is rounded with a radius of curvature of 0.2-0.5 mm and a metallic member being integrally combined on the cylindrical outer peripheral wall of the ceramic member and being made of metallic material having a coefficient of thermal expansion no less than that of the ceramic member and lower than that of the material of the cylinder head.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-08-16 | 1992-02-15 | 1992-08-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-08-16 | 1996-02-15 | 1996-08-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-08-16 | 2000-02-15 | 2000-08-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |