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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2021
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Robert G. Sperry, Columbus, IN (US);
Jordan E. Kelleher, Columbus, IN (US);
Jeffrey A. Wheitner, Columbus, IN (US);
Jeffrey D. Olmstead, Columbus, IN (US);
Myron T. Rickard, Seymour, IN (US);
David J. Eckroth, Columbus, IN (US);
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
ACHATES POWER INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for finishing at least one port within a cylinder of a two-stroke engine, comprising tracing a curvature of an existing port hole for the at least one port using a force sensing tool, wherein forming an engine block for a two-stroke engine, comprising: casting the engine block, wherein the cast engine block includes at least one intake port and at least one exhaust port; rough machining a cylinder of the engine block, wherein at least one of the at least one intake port and the at least one exhaust port is positioned along a wall of the cylinder and both of the at least one intake port and the at least one exhaust port are fluidly coupled to the cylinder; and finishing an edge of at least one of the at least one intake port and the at least one exhaust port to provide a smooth surface.