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Title: Double bowl piston

Abstract

A piston for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston has a piston crown with a face having an interior annular edge. The piston also has first piston bowl recessed within the face of the piston crown. The first piston bowl has a bottom surface and an outer wall. A line extending from the interior annular edge of the face and tangent with the outer wall forms an interior angle greater than 90 degrees with the face of the piston. The piston also has a second piston bowl that is centrally located and has an upper edge located below a face of the piston crown.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1176129
Patent Number(s):
7185614
Application Number:
10/975,101
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc (Peoria, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02B - INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
DOE Contract Number:  
FC05-97OR22605
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2004 Oct 28
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Citation Formats

Meffert, Darrel Henry, Urven, Jr., Roger Leroy, Brown, Cory Andrew, and Runge, Mark Harold. Double bowl piston. United States: N. p., 2007. Web.
Meffert, Darrel Henry, Urven, Jr., Roger Leroy, Brown, Cory Andrew, & Runge, Mark Harold. Double bowl piston. United States.
Meffert, Darrel Henry, Urven, Jr., Roger Leroy, Brown, Cory Andrew, and Runge, Mark Harold. Tue . "Double bowl piston". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176129.
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abstractNote = {A piston for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston has a piston crown with a face having an interior annular edge. The piston also has first piston bowl recessed within the face of the piston crown. The first piston bowl has a bottom surface and an outer wall. A line extending from the interior annular edge of the face and tangent with the outer wall forms an interior angle greater than 90 degrees with the face of the piston. The piston also has a second piston bowl that is centrally located and has an upper edge located below a face of the piston crown.},
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