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US 7,073,476 B2Granted
Cylinder block
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsSatoshi Yamamura, Kazuo Shibata, Tadashi Ohya
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Abstract
In a cylinder block, at least one member disposed around a bore is made of a metal matrix composite including a ceramic compact having a three-dimensional mesh structure comprised of a plurality of spherical cells and a plurality of communicating pores for allowing adjacent spherical cells to communicate with each other, with the plurality of spherical cells filled with a metal.
Claims15
A cylinder block in which a bore is provided, comprising:
- at least one member made of a metal matrix composite disposed around the bore, the metal matrix composite including a ceramic compact having a three-dimensional mesh structure comprised of a plurality of spherical cells and a plurality of communicating pores for allowing adjacent spherical cells to communicate with each other, with the plurality of spherical cells filled with a metal.
A process for manufacturing a cylinder block comprising:
- providing a ceramic compact shaped in a predetermined form with a three-dimensional mesh structure comprised of a plurality of spherical cells and a plurality of communicating pores for allowing adjacent spherical cells to communicate with each other;
- placing the ceramic compact at a predetermined position in a mold;
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- supplying a metal material into the mold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.