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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1979
John K Amdall, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
PCT No. PCT/US79/00259 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 23, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 23, 1979 PCT Filed Apr. 23, 1979 PCT Pub. No. WO80/02308 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 30, 1980 Substantial heat is generated at the crown portion (18) of a piston (10). Cooling fluid has been directed to cavities (46) in the underside of the crown (18). However, at critical points of the piston cycle, the fluid drains from the cavities due to the forces of gravity. An oil cooled piston (10) is provided which includes a fluid trap (50) adjacent the crown (18). Some of the cooling fluid is trapped as it drains and is retained to enhance cooling of the crown (18). The fluid trap (50) includes a slot (60) permitting a jet spray of lubricating oil to be directed past the trap (50) to the cavities adjacent the underside of the crown (18).