CYLINDER BORE SURFACE PROFILE AND PROCESS

• Main Authors: BEYER TIMOTHY GEORGE, STEPHENSON DAVID ALAN, BARTLE KEITH RAYMOND, VAN LOON MACKENZIE THOMAS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.10.2015
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; WEAPONS

An engine block has a cylinder bore wall comprising a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion axially adjacent to the first portion having a second diameter greater than the first diameter. A series of parallel, circumferentially-extending grooves is formed in the second portion t...