Piston for internal combustion engine

Patent · Tue Sep 22 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5908505

Tatematsu, Y; Tanaka, A

This patent describes a piston for an internal-combustion engine. It consists of piston body made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, including a piston head portion, a piston skirt portion and a piston boss portion, provided with a composite fiber reinforcement consisting of a first layer of inorganic long filament, and a second layer or layers of inorganic staple short fibers substantially enclosing the first layer. The composite fiber reinforcement is arranged within the piston body, at least in either the piston boss or a shoulder portion of the piston skirt.

• Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
• Patent Number(s): US 4694735
• OSTI ID: 5908505
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360101 -- Metals & Alloys-- Preparation & Fabrication
360601 -- Other Materials-- Preparation & Manufacture
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
DESIGN
ELEMENTS
ENGINES
FABRICATION
FIBERS
HEAT ENGINES
INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LAYERS
MATERIALS
METALS
PISTONS
REINFORCED MATERIALS
RODS
SLEEVES