121 |
BORE BRIDGE COOLING PASSAGE |
US14456033 |
2014-08-11 |
US20160040621A1 |
2016-02-11 |
Theodore BEYER; Antony George SCHEPAK; Mathew Leonard HINTZEN; Jody Michael SLIKE; Venkat NARA |
A tool and a method of using the tool are provided for forming an engine component. The engine has a block defining a first cylinder and a second cylinder spaced apart by a bore bridge. The bore bridge defines a first cooling passage spaced apart from a deck face and extending transversely, and a second cooling passage positioned between the first passage and the deck face and extending transversely. The first and second passages are formed by a casting skin. In forming the engine component, a die is provided that defines a locator recess and at least one core. An insert is positioned into the recess on the die. The insert has a cast shell surrounding a lost core. The component is die cast with the die and the insert to form a cooling jacket. The insert is adapted to form the cooling passages for the bore bridge. |
122 |
Combustion system including a transition piece and method of forming using a cast superalloy |
US13454785 |
2012-04-24 |
US09109447B2 |
2015-08-18 |
Kevin Weston McMahan; Arthur Peck; Nicholas Vlessis |
A combustion system including a transition piece and method of forming the transition piece using a cast nickel-based superalloy is provided. The transition piece includes a body defining a flowpath and enclosure, the body having a circular inlet section for receiving combustion product from the combustor and an outlet end for flowing the combustor products into a first stage nozzle of a gas turbine. The transition piece comprises a one-piece single casting construction of the circular inlet section, the body, and the outlet end. The transition piece is formed from a nickel-based superalloy. The transition piece has a thick-to-thin ratio of wall thickness of thick transition to wall thickness of thin transition of about 1.1 to about 2.5. |
123 |
CYLINDER LINER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME |
US14419430 |
2013-04-29 |
US20150218687A1 |
2015-08-06 |
Peter Goedel; Volker Scherer; Michael Buchmann |
The invention relates to a method for producing a thermally sprayed, thin-walled cylinder liner for insertion into a cylinder crankcase and to a cylinder liner produced with said method. |
124 |
Cylinder block assembly |
US13270131 |
2011-10-10 |
US09057340B2 |
2015-06-16 |
Christopher K. Palazzolo; Darren Sipila; Leigh Barretto |
A cylinder block assembly is provided. In one example, the cylinder block assembly includes a crankshaft support with a single structural frame attachment feature. The single structural frame attachment feature may reduce stress within the cylinder block assembly. |
125 |
ENGINE HAVING CYLINDER BLOCK |
US14542578 |
2014-11-15 |
US20150144090A1 |
2015-05-28 |
Bosung SHIN; Yeon Ho JU; Kihyuk KIM; Kwang Min KIM; Hosung KIM; Jin Woo CHO |
Disclosed are an engine having a cylinder block and a method for manufacturing an engine having a cylinder block. The engine may include cylinder liners each having a cylinder space formed therein, a protruded portion formed on an outside circumference thereof, and a flat surface formed on one side of the protruded portion. The cylinder liners may be arranged such that the flat surfaces of adjacent cylinder liners are in close contact with one another. The engine may also include a liner covering unit formed to surround an outside of the cylinder liners, and an outer block which forms a cooling water chamber with an outside surface of the liner covering unit. |
126 |
CYLINDER LINER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF |
US14381452 |
2013-02-06 |
US20150122118A1 |
2015-05-07 |
Shao He; Haoyan Guo; Weiming Li; Yu Chen |
A cylinder liner with a plurality of protrusions on its outside surface and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The protrusions are Ω-shaped, P-shaped or taper-shaped, and the Ω-shaped, P-shaped and taper-shaped protrusions are accounted for 50-99.5%, 0.5-30% and 0-20% of the total number of protrusions, respectively. The density of the protrusions on the outside surface of the cylinder liner is 15-65 per square centimeter. The outer surface of the protrusions of the cylinder liner is curved, and has a large contact area and a concave which can be filled by an aluminum sheath to improve the radial bearing capacity, so as to effectively improve the bite force between the cylinder liner and the outside aluminum sheath and prevent the cylinder liner from breaking away from the cylinder body. |
127 |
Cylinder block assembly |
US13270106 |
2011-10-10 |
US08919301B2 |
2014-12-30 |
Christopher K. Palazzolo; Darren Sipila; Steve Poe; Philip D. Cierpial; Changsheng Gan |
A cylinder block including a cylinder and two crankshaft supports at a bottom of the cylinder block is described. The cylinder block may be coupled to a structural frame such that the cylinder block is lubricated through the structural frame. The cylinder block may reduce vehicle weight and cost. |
128 |
Structural frame |
US13270100 |
2011-10-10 |
US08833328B2 |
2014-09-16 |
Christopher K. Palazzolo; Darren Sipila; Steve Poe; Philip D. Cierpial; Changsheng Gan |
A structural frame is provided. The structural frame includes a bottom surface, first and second cylinder block sidewall engaging surfaces, the first and second cylinder block sidewall engaging surfaces positioned above the bottom surface at a height that is above a centerline of a crankshaft support included in a cylinder block when the structural frame is coupled to the cylinder block. |
129 |
METHOD FOR MAKING AN ARRANGEMENT CONSISTING OF A CAST PART AND A CAST-IN COMPONENT |
US14134855 |
2013-12-19 |
US20140102659A1 |
2014-04-17 |
Gerhard BUCHER |
A method for making an arrangement consisting of a cast part and a cast-in component composed of a metallic material. The cast-in component is composed of a metallic material that has a galvanically applied nickel layer. The layer is applied by positioning the cast-in component in an electrolyte bath and applying the coating on at least part of the surface of the component. The cast-in component is then positioned in a casting mold and a cast part is casted around the cast-in part. |
130 |
CYLINDER HEAD AND METHOD |
US13589216 |
2012-08-20 |
US20140048033A1 |
2014-02-20 |
DEVIN R. HESS; GERALD F. JOHNSON |
A cylinder head is formed by positioning a clad preform including a first and second layer in a casting die cavity with the second layer in communication with the die cavity and the first layer facing outwardly to define a combustion surface. Molten material provided to the die cavity is solidified to form a cast portion metallurgically bonded to the second layer. An aperture of the preform forms a port in fluid communication with a passage of the cast portion. A plurality of dome-shaped preforms may define the combustion chambers of a cylinder head formed by the method. The preform may define a cylinder head face. The first layer may be a steel-based layer, and the second layer and cast portion may be aluminum-based, such that the first layer and combustion surface has higher thermal fatigue strength relative to the cast portion. |
131 |
Method for the production of a cylinder crankcase having multiple cylinder liners and short cylinder liner with a material strip affixed thereto |
US12504509 |
2009-07-16 |
US08590502B2 |
2013-11-26 |
Dirk Krogmann; Bernd Commandeur; Udo Kempken; Achim Petry |
A cylinder liner for use in a cylinder crankcase includes a liner body having at least one end face, and a material strip. The material strip is affixed to the liner body and projects axially from the at least one end face of the liner body. |
132 |
Organic-like casting process for water jackets |
US13280654 |
2011-10-25 |
US08555950B2 |
2013-10-15 |
Charles Fabros |
Heat flow and mechanical strength of an engine component are improved by an organic-like casting core. Hardened granules are formed of a core material having a three-dimensional solid shape. A secondary binder is applied to the hardened granules. A multiplicity of the granules are agglomerated in a master mold in a shape of a water jacket of the engine component, and the secondary binder is hardened to form an organic-like core having a continuous web structure. A plurality of other cores are formed in respective master molds to define respective surfaces of the engine component. The organic-like core is assembled with the other cores to form a casting mold. The engine component is cast by flowing molten metal into the casting mold, thereby forming a continuous parent metal bridging the water jacket having a predetermined porosity. The core material is removed from the engine component after casting. |
133 |
Cylinder liner and method of manufacturing the same |
US12646757 |
2009-12-23 |
US08505438B2 |
2013-08-13 |
Jongil Choi; Sangdeuk Han; Changbae Han; Jongku Park; Giseog An; Joongsoo Kim; Jinwoo Cho |
The present invention relates to a cylinder liner and a method of manufacturing the cylinder liner. A cylinder liner according to the present invention has an outer surface covered by casting metal when a cylinder block is manufactured by integral casting, in which a plurality of engraved grooves is formed throughout the outer surface of the cylinder liner to increase bonding force between the casting metal and the outer surface of the cylinder liner. Further, a method of manufacturing a cylinder liner according to the present invention includes: coating a coating material onto the inner circumferential surface of a mold rotating and drying the coating material for a predetermined time; applying an engraved-groove forming material to engrave the surface of the coating material; forming a cylinder liner parent body by pouring and solidifying molten metal through the surface of the coating material where the engraved-groove forming material is applied; and roughening the outer surface of the cylinder liner with a plurality of engraved grooves for spraying, after drawing the cylinder parent body out of the mold and removing the coating material and the engraved-groove forming material covering the outer surface of the cylinder liner parent body. |
134 |
METHOD OF PRODUCING HOLLOW CASTING AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PISTON OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE |
US13577854 |
2010-02-25 |
US20120297619A1 |
2012-11-29 |
Kimihiko Ando; Yuki Kamo |
A method of producing a hollow casting is provided, by which the joinability of a cast base material and a hollow-forming member to each other can be enhanced while suppressing the generation of oxides of or blow holes on a casting base material. The method of producing the hollow casting comprises enveloping a hollow-forming member in a molten base-metal cast material. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: producing a hollow-forming member with a material having a melting point higher than that of a base-metal cast material such that air-gap layers are formed within the surface layers of contact surfaces with which the molten metal comes into contact; coating the contact surfaces with a layer of the same metal as that of the base-metal cast material; and enveloping the hollow-forming member in the base-metal cast material by disposing the coated hollow-forming member within a mold and then pouring the molten base-metal cast material into the mold. |
135 |
Metal mold structure and casting method |
US13025205 |
2011-02-11 |
US08082974B2 |
2011-12-27 |
Keita Yoshiara; Takashi Ikekita; Atsushi Yamashita; Yoshimichi Oguri |
Object: To provide a small-sized, durable metal mold structure capable of casting two cylinder blocks at a time.Solution: A metal mold structure for casting two cylinder blocks W at a time, comprises left and right inner slide cores 5a, 5b being interposed between two cylinder blocks W, hydraulic cylinder units 10, 11 adapted to move each of these left and right inner slide cores 5a, 5b, inclined holes 12, 13 being provided in each of the left and right inner slide cores 5a, 5b, and inclined pins 14, 15 being provided on a fixed mold 2 and inserted into the inclined holes 12, 13 with a predetermined clearance C1, C2 maintained respectively, wherein, when the fixed mold 2 is operated, each of the inclined pins 14, 15 pushes a wall surface of the inclined hole 12, 13 in such a way as to move the left and right inner slide cores 5a, 5b in a mold opening direction respectively. Preferably, the clearances C1, C2 are different with respect to the left and right inner slide cores 5a, 5b. |
136 |
MMC CYLINDER LINER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME |
US13119857 |
2010-03-12 |
US20110162521A1 |
2011-07-07 |
Toshihiro Takami; Manabu Tsukimoto; Junichi Matsudaira; Kunio Kumagai; Ikuo Suzuki; Makoto Fujita |
An MMC cylinder liner comprises an inner tubular portion and an outer tubular portion. The inner tubular portion includes a metal matrix composite formed of a compact impregnated with an Al—Si alloy wherein the compact is made of a reinforcing material. The outer tubular portion is formed of the Al—Si alloy. The Si concentration of the Al—Si alloy impregnated into the compact of the inner tubular portion is different from the Si concentration of the Al—Si alloy of the outer tubular portion. |
137 |
Cylinder sleeve for an internal combustion engine |
US10589792 |
2005-02-18 |
US07806098B2 |
2010-10-05 |
Karlheinz Bing; Stefan Spangenberg; Georg Schuller |
A cylinder sleeve for an internal combustion engine is provided with a flat zone that extends along the entire axial length thereof. The cylinder sleeve is embodied as a rough cast sleeve whose outer surface comprises a rough zone that extends along the entire axial length thereof and consists of a plurality of elevations with undercuts in order to ensure that a sufficient amount of combustion heat generated during operation of the engine is discharged. |
138 |
Cylinder liner and method for manufacturing the same |
US11480874 |
2006-07-06 |
US07753023B2 |
2010-07-13 |
Toshihiro Takami; Kouhei Hori; Takeshi Tsukahara; Noritaka Miyamoto; Masaki Hirano; Yukinori Ohta; Satoshi Yamada; Kouhei Shibata; Nobuyuki Yamashita; Toshihiro Mihara; Giichiro Saito; Masami Horigome; Takashi Sato |
A cylinder liner has an outer circumferential surface on which a film is formed. The film functions to form gaps between the cylinder block and the cylinder liner. Alternatively, the film functions to reduce adhesion of the cylinder liner to the cylinder block. The cylinder liner suppresses excessive decreases in the temperature of a cylinder. |
139 |
Molding and die casting apparatus and methods |
US11497217 |
2006-08-01 |
US07669639B2 |
2010-03-02 |
Gregg E. Whealy; Ryan A. Haas; William R. Garrett; Brian L. Backus |
A mold, or die is easily and conveniently maintainable, includes releasably retained parts and permits access and removal of mold parts or elements that may need maintenance, repair or replacement without removal of the mold or die from a die casting machine. |
140 |
Cylinder liners and methods for making cylinder liners |
US11422232 |
2006-06-05 |
US07665440B2 |
2010-02-23 |
Steven T. Holtan; Shengli Liu |
A method for making cylinder liners and cast engine blocks having cylinder liners having a strong mechanical bond with the engine block. The method includes providing a cast metallic cylinder liner having an outer surface of the cylinder liner. The surface of the cylinder liner is preferably machined to remove surface effects or defects present from the casting process. Grit particles are directed at the outer surface of the cylinder liner with a grit blasting device at a predetermined angle of contact at a sufficient velocity to form cavities on the outer surface. The cavities that are formed have a geometry capable of forming a mechanical bond with the casting material of the engine block. |