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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Johannes Esser, Odenthal, DE;
Hans-rainer Brillert, Burscheid, DE;
Inventors:
Johannes Esser, Odenthal, DE;
Hans-Rainer Brillert, Burscheid, DE;
Assignee:
Federal-Mogul Burscheid GmbH, Burscheid, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A piston ring having a base body, which comprises a running surface provided with at least one chamber, an upper and a lower flank surface, and an inner circumferential surface, wherein the running surface is provided with at least one PVD layer such that the same is adjusted to the contour of the running surface without completely filling the chamber, wherein the respective edge region is provided with a layer thickness, b that is reduced compared to the layer thickness, a of the chamber as a function of the configuration of the chamber.