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US 11,060,403 B2Granted
Piston combinations for opposed-piston engines
AssigneeAchates Power, Inc.
InventorFabien G. Redon
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Abstract
A combination for an opposed-piston engine includes an intake piston and an exhaust piston, each with a top land height. The intake piston top land height is less than the exhaust piston top land height.
Claims13
An opposed-piston internal combustion engine, comprising:
- an intake piston comprising:
- a first crown with a first end surface;
- a first set of ring grooves comprising at least one ring groove separated from the first end surface by a first top land height;
- and
- a first piston bowl in the first piston crown;
- and
- an exhaust piston disposed in opposition to the intake piston, the exhaust piston comprising:
- a second crown with a second end surface;
- a second set of ring grooves comprising at least one ring groove separated from the second end surface by a second top land height;
- and
- a second piston bowl in the second piston crown,
- in which the first top land height is less than the second top land height.
9 more elements
A piston combination for an opposed-piston engine, the piston combination comprising an intake piston comprising a top land having a first height, and an exhaust piston comprising a top land having a second height, in which the first height is less than the second height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.