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US 10,883,600 B2Granted
Two part oil control ring having oil pressure effect ridges
AssigneeFederal-Mogul Burscheid GmbH
InventorsRichard Mittler, Fabian Ruch
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Abstract
An oil wiper ring is provided having two circumferential shoulders, the running surfaces whereof are outwardly curved, wherein the shoulder of the combustion chamber side has an axial height greater by at least a factor of 2 than the axial height of the shoulder on the crankcase side and wherein the should on the combustion chamber side has an asymmetrical crowning.
Claims3
An oil wiper ring comprising a ring carrier and an internal spring;
- wherein two shoulders with a groove located therebetween are arranged on an external running surface of the ring carrier in the direction of rotation;
- wherein openings are arranged which run radially from the groove to an inside of the ring carrier;
- wherein the running surface regions of the shoulders are formed in a convexly crowned manner with pivot points, wherein an distance between the two pivot points and the ring axis is substantially equal;
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- wherein the axial height of the shoulder on the combustion chamber side is greater by at least a factor of 2 than the axial height of the shoulder on the crankcase side;
- wherein the running surface region of the shoulder on the combustion chamber side has an asymmetrically crowned design;
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- wherein the running surface region of the shoulder on the crankcase side has a symmetrically crowned design and wherein the pivot point is arranged centrally in relation to the axial height of the shoulder on the crankcase side.
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