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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Allyn P Bock, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block with a cylinder bore. A cylinder head is attached to the cylinder block and covers the cylinder bore. A cylinder liner within the cylinder bore has a distal end, an inside diameter, and an annular recess extending radially outwardly from the inside diameter at the distal end. A piston is reciprocally disposed within the cylinder liner. An annular scraping ring positioned in the annular recess has an inside diameter which is smaller than the inside diameter of the cylinder liner and is configured to scrape deposits from the piston. The scraping ring extends axially beyond the distal end of the cylinder liner. An annular sealing ring is separate from, located by and positioned radially outwardly adjacent to the scraping ring. The sealing ring directly engages and seals between the cylinder head and the distal end of the cylinder liner.