Piston for an internal combustion engine and method for its production

• US 8,074,617 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2008
• Issued: 12/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mahle International GmbH (MAHLE-STIFTUNG GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Mahle International GmbH (MAHLE-STIFTUNG GmbH)
• Inventors: Grahle, Peter, Sander, Wilfried, Schulz, Joachim, Seeger-Van Nie, Andreas
• Primary Examiner(s): McMahon, M.
• Application Number:
  US12/315,968
• Publication Number:
  US 20090194059A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,100 Days
• Field of Search: 123/193.6, 921/76, 921/86, 298/880.4, 298/880.42
• US Class Current: 123/193.6
• CPC Class Codes: F02F 2003/0053 by soldering
• CPC Class Codes: F02F 3/003 the parts being connected by casting, brazing, welding or clamping
• CPC Class Codes: F02F 3/20 the means being a fluid flowing through or along piston
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49249 Piston making

Abstract

A piston for an internal combustion engine, has a lower piston part and an upper piston part disposed on the lower piston part. The upper piston part has a top land that runs around its circumference, and a ring belt that runs around its circumference. At least the upper piston part consists of a sintered material.

Claims

1. A method for the production of a piston for an internal combustion engine, having a lower piston part and an upper piston part disposed on the lower piston part, the upper piston part having a circumferential top land, and a circumferential ring belt, the method comprising the following steps:

producing the upper piston part by means of pressing and sintering;

producing the lower piston part by means of pressing and sintering or casting or recasting or forging, and

subsequently joining the lower piston part and the upper piston part together with a solder material, wherein the piston parts produced by sintering are infiltrated with a metallic material whose melting point is lower than a melting point of the solder material.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the lower piston part consists of a forged or cast steel material, and the upper piston part consists of a sintered steel material.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the solder material is copper, a copper alloy, nickel or a nickel alloy.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the piston parts produced by sintering are infiltrated with the solder material.

5. A method for the production of a piston for an internal combustion engine, having a lower piston part and an upper piston part disposed on the lower piston part, the upper piston part having a circumferential top land, and a circumferential ring belt, the method comprising the following steps:

producing the upper piston part by means of pressing and sintering;

producing the lower piston part by means of pressing and sintering or casting or recasting, and

joining the lower piston part and the upper piston part together,

wherein the steps of producing by sintering, and joining of lower piston part and upper piston part are carried out at the same time.