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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Cummins Ip, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Alan Strandburg, III, Jamestown, NY (US);
Kent H. Clark, Panama, NY (US);
Assignee:
CUMMINS IP, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/00 (2006.01); F02F 1/18 (2006.01); F02F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/18 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4927 (2015.01); F02F 1/163 (2013.01); F02F 1/004 (2013.01); F02F 1/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder and liner. The cylinder includes a mid-stop formed in a side wall of the cylinder. The mid-stop includes a first contact surface and an undercut between the first contact surface and the side wall. The liner is positioned within the cylinder and includes a seat having a second contact surface. The second contact surface is supported on the first contact surface.