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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 1/04 (2006.01); F02F 3/28 (2006.01); F02B 23/06 (2006.01); F02F 3/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 3/28 (2013.01); F02B 23/0696 (2013.01); F02F 3/22 (2013.01); Y02T 10/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a piston crown having a combustion bowl formed therein, a piston rim extending circumferentially around the combustion bowl and a heat-dissipating chamfer between the combustion bowl and the piston rim. The chamfer is structured by way of at least one of size, angle, or material thickness to an oil gallery to balance heat dissipation with combustion properties. Related methodology is disclosed.