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US 2018/0030920 A1Published application
Hybrid composite cylinder head
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsChristopher Donald Wicks, Mark Michael Madin
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Abstract
An engine cylinder head includes an internal metal structure formed from a metal material, at least a portion of which includes a thermal coating and an external polymer composite structure formed from a polymer composite material, wherein the external polymer composite structure at least partially surrounds the internal metal structure.
Claims20
An engine cylinder head comprising:
- an internal metal structure formed from a metal material, at least a portion of which includes a thermal coating;
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- an external polymer composite structure formed from a polymer composite material, wherein the external polymer composite structure at least partially surrounds the internal metal structure.
An engine cylinder head comprising:
- an internal metal structure formed from a metal material;
- an external polymer composite structure formed from a polymer composite material;
- and
- an exhaust valve and an intake valve,
- wherein at least a portion of the internal metal structure and at least a portion of the exhaust valve, the intake valve, or both includes a first thermal coating, a second thermal coating, or both.
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An engine cylinder head comprising:
- an internal metal structure formed from a metal material, the internal metal structure including a thermal-coated plurality of exhaust ports and a thermal-coated combustion chamber insert;
- an external polymer composite structure formed from a polymer composite material at least partially surrounding the internal metal structure;
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- a bore support and cooling bridge alignment feature framing the combustion chamber insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.