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US 2018/0017015 A1Published application
Composite combustion engine
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorChristopher Donald Wicks
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Abstract
A combustion engine is provided that includes an engine block with a fiber material in a resin. The engine block defines a piston bore and a bore liner positioned within the piston bore and includes a substrate and a coating positioned on an interior surface of the substrate. An exterior surface of the substrate defines a retention feature.
Claims20
A combustion engine, comprising:
- an engine block comprising a fiber material in a resin, the engine block defining a piston bore;
- and
- a bore liner positioned within the piston bore and comprising a substrate and a coating positioned on an interior surface of the substrate, wherein an exterior surface of the substrate defines a retention feature.
A combustion engine, comprising:
- an engine block substantially comprising a fiber material within a resin, the engine block defining a deck face, a plurality of piston bores and a bulk head, the bulk head positioned on an opposite side of the piston bores than the deck face;
- and
- a plurality of reinforcement inserts positioned in at least one of the deck face and the bulk head, wherein the inserts are substantially surrounded by the fiber material in the resin.
A method of forming a combustion engine, comprising:
- providing a mold for forming an engine block;
- positioning a plurality of reinforcement inserts within the mold;
- positioning a bore liner within the mold, the bore liner defining a plurality of retaining features;
- injecting a fiber material and a resin into the mold, wherein the fiber material and the resin substantially surround the reinforcement inserts;
- and
- solidifying the resin to form the engine block.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.