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US 10,704,492 B1Granted
Piston for an internal combustion engine
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsJonathan W. Anders, Bobby John
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Abstract
A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a piston head having a central axis and a top surface. The top surface of the piston includes a piston bowl, a circumferentially extending recess located radially outside the piston bowl, a plurality of diverters located within the recess, and a crown portion located radially outside the recess and extending to an outer surface of the piston.
Claims20
A piston for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a piston head having a central axis and a top surface, the top surface including:
- a piston bowl;
- a circumferentially extending recess located radially outside the piston bowl;
- a plurality of diverters located within the recess;
- and
- a crown portion located radially outside the recess and extending to an outer surface of the piston.
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A piston for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a piston head having a central axis and a top surface, the top surface including:
- a piston bowl;
- a circumferentially extending recess located radially outside the piston bowl;
- a plurality of diverters located within the recess and configured to circumferentially redirect fuel injections impinging the diverters.
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A dual-fuel internal combustion engine system, comprising:
- a piston, including:
- a piston head having a central axis and a top surface, the top surface including a piston bowl;
- a circumferentially extending recess located radially outside the piston bowl;
- a plurality of diverters located within the recess;
- and
- a crown portion located radially outside the recess and extending to an outer surface of the piston;
- and
- a fuel injector having injector orifices generally circumferentially aligned with the plurality of diverters.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.