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AssigneeFederal-Mogul Corporation
InventorKim Armstrong
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A piston assembly transportation and assembly apparatus and methods of transporting and installing a piston assembly therewith are provided. The apparatus maintains a piston assembly in its assembled state during transportation without allowing damage and contamination to the piston assembly. The apparatus also facilitates storage and installation of the piston assembly into a cylinder bore. The apparatus includes a housing having a bore bounded by an inner cylindrical surface extending from a first end of the housing toward a second end of the housing. A chamfered surface diverges radially outwardly from the first end to mate with an upper surface of a stuffing cone during assembly. The second end has a wall extending radially inwardly from the inner cylindrical surface to axially confront an upper crown of the piston assembly to both prevent the piston assembly from passing though the apparatus and to prevent contamination from entering the apparatus.
A piston assembly transportation and assembly apparatus configured to maintain a piston assembly in its assembled state during transportation and to aid in the installation of the piston assembly into a cylinder bore;
A piston assembly transportation and assembly apparatus configured to maintain a piston assembly in its assembled state during transportation and to aid in the installation of the piston assembly into a cylinder bore in combination with a stuffing cone, said stuffing cone having a through bore extending between a lower end configured to abut an engine block and an upper end and having a conical surface diverging radially outwardly from said through bore toward said upper end, said piston assembly transportation and assembly apparatus;
A piston assembly transportation and assembly apparatus in combination with a piston assembly including an piston head having an upper crown with at least one piston ring groove having a piston ring disposed therein, said piston ring being split to provide a gap between free ends of the piston ring, said piston assembly transportation and assembly apparatus;
A method of transporting and installing a piston assembly, comprising:
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