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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Haruhiko Saito, Toyota, JP;
Tsutomu Sakai, Ueda, JP;
Haruhiko Saito, Toyota, JP;
Tsutomu Sakai, Ueda, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Art Metal Mfg. Co., Ltd., Ueda, JP;
Abstract
A piston includes: in a cross-section that is perpendicular to a piston pin and that includes a center axis of the piston, a great thickness-reduction portion provided to attain a thin thickness as stress applied to the piston on a side without a cavity is small, and a small thickness-reduction portion provided to attain a thick thickness as stress applied to the piston on a side with the cavity is great; and in a cross-section that is perpendicular to the piston pin and that does not include a center axis of the piston, a great thickness-reduction portion provided on a side without the cavity to attain a thin thickness to achieve balance of the piston, and a small thickness-reduction portion provided on a side with the cavity.