Piston ring

A piston ring for a piston with an outer ring groove having an inclined groove surface, the piston for disposition in a cylinder with a cylindrical inner barrel surface, the piston ring comprising:

• a ring body having a first ring body end and a second ring body end and a ring joint, said first and second ring body ends being arranged opposite one another for defining said ring joint;
• said ring body having a ring body surface including a radial ring surface being a sliding contact surface axially displaceable relative to the cylindrical inner barrel surface and an inclined ring surface being a lay-on surface for resting on the inclined ring groove surface, said ring body having a further inclined ring surface, said further inclined ring surface being inclined inversely to said inclined ring surface;
• said first ring body end having a projection section with a projection section separating surface and a projection contour cross section, said first ring body end having a further projection section with a further projection section separating surface and a further projection contour cross section;
• said second ring body end having a base section with a base section separating surface and a base section contour, said base section defining a receiving contour with a receiving contour cross section, said base section having a further receiving contour with a further receiving contour cross section, said base section having a further base section separating surface, said projection section engaging in said receiving contour, and said receiving contour cross section and said projection contour cross section coincide, said further projection section engaging in said further receiving contour and said further receiving contour cross section and said further projection contour cross section coinciding;
• said projection section separating surface and said base section separating surface being provided opposite one other in an areal and sealing physical contact and defining a separating plane;
• said further projection section separating surface and said further base section separating surface being opposite to each other in an areal and sealing physical contact and defining a further separating plane, said further separating plane having an inverse inclination to said further inclined ring surface;
• said separating plane having an inverse inclination with respect to said inclined ring surface, said separating plane intersecting said radial ring surface and defining an outer separating line at an intersection line of said separating plane with said radial ring surface, said separating plane intersecting said inclined ring surface and defining an inner separating line at a second intersection line of said separating plane with said inclined ring surface, said separating lines defining said separating surfaces, and at least one of said separating lines having a curvature radius concentric with said ring body;
• said further separating plane intersecting said radial ring surface and defining a further outer separating line at an intersection line of said further separating plane with said radial ring surface;
• said further separating plane intersecting said further inclined ring surface and defining a further inner separating line at an intersection line of said further separating plane with said further inclined ring surface;
• said further separating lines defining said further separating surfaces;
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• said further separating lines having a curvature radius concentric to one another and to said ring body.