Lightweight piston pin for piston inertial loading
AssigneeMahle International GmbH
InventorsMichael T. Lapp, Scott Janowiak, Alex Antoc
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Abstract
An exemplary piston pin for a power cell unit having a piston assembly and a connecting rod may include an elongated body. The elongated body generally may be configured to rotatably secure the piston assembly and the connecting rod in a manner such that no more than approximately an inertial loading generated from an upward movement of the piston assembly is transferred to the elongated body.
Claims20
A piston pin for a power cell unit having a piston assembly and a connecting rod, the piston pin comprising an elongated body configured to rotatably secure the piston assembly and the connecting rod in a manner such that no more than approximately an inertial loading generated from an upward movement of the piston assembly is transferred to the elongated body.
A piston pin for a power cell unit having a piston assembly and a connecting rod, the piston pin comprising an elongated body configured to rotatably secure the piston assembly and the connecting rod, the elongated body being configured to withstand an inertial loading during an upward movement of the piston assembly and not a gas load during a downward movement of the piston assembly.
A piston pin assembly for a power cell unit, comprising at least one piston pin having an elongated body configured to rotatably secure a piston assembly and a connecting rod of the power cell unit, wherein the elongated body has a diameter and is made of a material such that the elongated body is able to withstand no more than approximately an inertial loading generated from an upward movement of the piston assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.