Piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production
First Claim
1. Method for the production of a piston (10, 110, 210) for an internal combustion engine, composed of a first piston component (11, 111, 211) and a second piston component (12, 112, 212), comprising the following method steps:
- (a) making available a blank (211′
) of the first piston component (11, 111, 211) composed of a tempered steel or a precipitation-hardened steel, having at least one joining surface (29, 31),(b) making available a blank (212′
) of the second piston component (12, 112, 212) composed of a tempered steel or a precipitation-hardened steel, having at least one joining surface (32, 33),(c) tempering or precipitation-hardening the blanks (211′
, 212′
),(d) connecting the blank (211′
) of the first piston component (11, 111, 211) with the blank (212′
) of the second piston component (12, 112, 212) by way of their joining surfaces (29, 31, 32, 33), by means of friction welding, to produce a piston blank (210′
), with the formation of at least one friction-welding seam (25, 26, 125, 226) as well as a heat influence zone (30, 30′
) in the region of the at least one friction-welding seam (25, 26, 125, 226),(e) annealing or low-stress annealing of the piston blank (210′
), thereby obtaining the heat influence zone(s) (30, 30′
),(f) re-machining and/or finishing the piston blank (210′
) to produce a piston (10, 110, 210).
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Abstract
A method for producing a piston for an internal combustion engine, composed of first and second piston components, has the following steps: (a) providing a blank of the first piston component composed of a tempered or precipitation-hardened steel, having at least one joining surface, (b) providing a blank of the second piston component composed of a tempered or precipitation-hardened steel, having at least one joining surface, (c) tempering or precipitation-hardening the blanks, (d) friction-welding the joining surfaces of the blanks to produce a piston blank, with the formation of at least one friction-welding seam and a heat influence zone in the region of the at least one friction-welding seam, (e) annealing or low-stress annealing of the piston blank, thereby obtaining the heat influence zone(s), (f) re-machining and/or finishing the piston blank to produce a piston. A piston so produced is also provided.
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1. Method for the production of a piston (10, 110, 210) for an internal combustion engine, composed of a first piston component (11, 111, 211) and a second piston component (12, 112, 212), comprising the following method steps:
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(a) making available a blank (211′
) of the first piston component (11, 111, 211) composed of a tempered steel or a precipitation-hardened steel, having at least one joining surface (29, 31),(b) making available a blank (212′
) of the second piston component (12, 112, 212) composed of a tempered steel or a precipitation-hardened steel, having at least one joining surface (32, 33),(c) tempering or precipitation-hardening the blanks (211′
, 212′
),(d) connecting the blank (211′
) of the first piston component (11, 111, 211) with the blank (212′
) of the second piston component (12, 112, 212) by way of their joining surfaces (29, 31, 32, 33), by means of friction welding, to produce a piston blank (210′
), with the formation of at least one friction-welding seam (25, 26, 125, 226) as well as a heat influence zone (30, 30′
) in the region of the at least one friction-welding seam (25, 26, 125, 226),(e) annealing or low-stress annealing of the piston blank (210′
), thereby obtaining the heat influence zone(s) (30, 30′
),(f) re-machining and/or finishing the piston blank (210′
) to produce a piston (10, 110, 210). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. Piston (10, 110, 210) for an internal combustion engine, composed of a first piston component (11, 111, 211) and a second piston component (12, 112, 212), whereby the piston (10, 110, 210) has a piston crown (19), a circumferential top land (21), and a circumferential ring belt (22) provided with ring grooves (34, 36, 37), as well as a piston skirt (15), wherein the first piston component (11, 111, 211) and the second piston component (12, 112, 212) consist of a tempered steel or a precipitation-hardened steel, and are connected with one another by means of friction welding, and wherein the at least one friction-welding seam (25, 26, 125, 226) is surrounded by a heat influence zone (30, 30′
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