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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Brent C. Rankin, Lima, OH (US);
Michael Bergman, Versailles, OH (US);
Phillip Ford, Union City, IN (US);
Inventors:
Brent C. Rankin, Lima, OH (US);
Michael Bergman, Versailles, OH (US);
Phillip Ford, Union City, IN (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/00 (2006.01); B23P 21/00 (2006.01); B23P 11/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); B23P 11/02 (2006.01); B23P 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/025 (2013.01); B23P 19/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for installing a heated piston into a cylinder sleeve that is initially smaller than the piston includes: receiving the engine block at a heating station, heating the engine cylinder sleeve with heated air for a predetermined time at a predetermined temperature such that a temperature of the cylinder sleeve is equal to or greater than a temperature of the piston, and inserting the piston into the heated cylinder sleeve.