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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian K. Kruse, Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/108 ;
Abstract
A one piece piston for an internal combustion engine has a piston skirt that is connected to a flange portion and a supporting portion of a piston body. The piston skirt provides support to the flange portion and a piston ring belt portion disposed about and connected to the piston body. The one piece piston has a closed piston cooling gallery defined by the piston body, the flange portion and piston ring belt portion.