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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Insert with sealing groove for engine block and systems, assemblies, components, and methods thereof
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Andrew D. Rockwell, Marana, AZ (US);
Jonathan R. Chittenden, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 11/00 (2006.01); F16J 15/02 (2006.01); F16J 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 11/005 (2013.01); F16J 15/022 (2013.01); F16J 15/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
An insert for an engine block and systems, assemblies, components, and methods thereof can comprise a ring-shaped body having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The inner surface can having one or more sealing grooves adapted to receive and retain respective sealing rings. A maximum outer diameter of the ring-shaped body can be defined by the outer surface and can be greater than a height of the ring-shaped body in a longitudinal direction of the ring-shaped body.