Non-circular piston rings
AssigneeGoetze AG
InventorsGerhard Duck, Hans-Rainer Brillert, Albin Mierbach
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Abstract
A piston ring whose contour deviates from the circular shape, and in particular an elliptical or oval piston ring, which, when seen in the circumferential direction, has regions that, in the installed state as well as in the operating mode, exert less radial contact pressure than the remaining surface regions in order to reduce wear of and leakage by the ring.
Claims4
A piston ring for a non-circular engine cylinder, which cylinder has a wall contacted by the ring, the cylinder being in an engine which is in a cold state before being placed into operation, said ring having a plurality of first circumferential regions spaced apart around the circumference of said ring and each having a defined radius of curvature which differs from one first region to the next around the circumference of said ring, and a plurality of second circumferential regions each interposed between two succeeding first regions and each formed to effect a transition between the radii of curvature of the two succeeding first regions, wherein said second regions are configured for exerting on the cylinder wall a radial contact pressure which is less than that exerted by said first regions when said ring is installed in the cylinder and the engine is in its cold state.
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