Ae Plc

Ae Piston Products Limited

T&n Technology Limited

Wellworthy Limited

Robert Munro

Roger A Day

Gordon L Allen

Andrew Timothy Cole

David C Speaight

A porous body is formed and joined to the component by sintering a metal powder to the component. The porous body and component are placed into a piston casting die. Molten metal is poured into the die such that the porous body becomes infiltrated with the molten metal and the molten metal is allowed to solidify. The porous body may be formed by sintering loose metal powder to the component, or by forming a separate body by die pressing of metal powder and which body may be subsequently sintered and joined to the component.

Method for the incorporation of a component into a piston

Pistons and a method for making them are described. The pistons have reinforcing components, such as piston ring groove inserts, incorporated therein. The reinforcements have one or more porous bodies joined thereto, for example, by brazing and which are infiltrated during casting of the piston.

Pistons having a component incorporated therein

A method of bonding a component in a piston, involves the steps of coating the component surfaces to be bonded with an oxidation-resistant particulate material, preheating the coated component, placing the preheated component in a casting die and then casting an aluminum alloy around the component. The casting technique may comprise squeeze-casting.

Method of making a piston

Pistons

A reinforced piston is provided for an internal combustion engine. The uppermost piston ring groove is as close as possible to the crown of the piston. At least the lower surface of the groove is defined by an en-cast insert and overlying this is a portion of the crown reinforced by fibres, thus allowing this portion to be thin and the spacing between the ring groove and the upper surface of the crown to be minimized. The reinforced crown portion also holds the insert against axial separating movement. The crown can be provided with a combustion bowl whose entrance is reinforced by the fibres.

Reinforced pistons

A process is provided for pressure casting a piston with a crown insert and a cavity. The process comprises casting crown down in a mould and, before casting, placing in the mould means for forming a crown insert and a soluble salt core forming a cavity in the piston. The salt core is held by the crown insert means to position the salt core in the mould so preventing the salt core moving during pressure casting.

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Lymington, United Kingdom

Robert Munro