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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stefan Quiring, Leverkusen, DE;
Klaus-Peter Heinig, Aachen, DE;
Bernd Steiner, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A reciprocating piston engine which has a cylinder block, at least one combustion chamber arranged in the cylinder block and a liner which borders the combustion chamber and is composed of a first material is provided. In one example, the reciprocating piston engine comprises a reinforcing element composed of a second material for the radial reinforcement of the liner, said reinforcing element being arranged between the cylinder block and the liner and at least partially surrounding the liner, with the second material having a higher modulus of elasticity than the first material.