Applicator tool positionable within a valve seat bore of a cylinder head for an internal combustion engine
OwnerSandro Rivelliniinventor
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Abstract
An applicator tool positionable within a valve seat bore of a cylinder head for an internal combustion engine. The applicator tool includes a sealing portion extending radially outwardly from a base body of the applicator tool for sealing abutment with the valve seat bore, a wiper portion extending radially outwardly from the base body and narrower in diameter than the sealing portion, and a circumferential groove between the sealing portion and the wiper portion and recessed relative to the wiper portion, wherein the circumferential groove has a groove base which is circumferentially continuous.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- an applicator tool positionable within a valve seat bore of a cylinder head for an internal combustion engine, the applicator tool comprising:
- a sealing portion extending radially outwardly from a base body of the applicator tool for sealing abutment with the valve seat bore,
- a wiper portion extending radially outwardly from the base body and narrower in diameter than the sealing portion, and
- a circumferential groove between the sealing portion and the wiper portion and recessed relative to the wiper portion, wherein the circumferential groove has a groove base which is circumferentially continuous.
A system, comprising:
- a valve seat ring configured to mount within a valve seat bore in a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine;
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- an applicator tool configured to apply a sealant on the valve seat bore, wherein the applicator tool comprises:
- a first annular sealing portion;
- a first annular wiper portion;
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- a first annular groove axially between the first annular sealing portion and the first annular wiper portion, wherein the first annular groove is configured to hold and apply the sealant on the valve seat bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.