Cylinder bore surface profile and process

• US 9,382,868 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2014
• Issued: 07/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Beyer, Timothy George, Van Loon, Mackenzie Thomas, Stephenson, David Alan, Bartle, Keith Raymond
• Primary Examiner(s): Moubry, Grant
• Application Number:
  US14/251,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20150292432A1
• Time in Patent Office: 813 Days
• Field of Search: 123/193.2, 298/880.6, 298/880.61
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B23P 15/00 Making specific metal objects by operations not covered by a single other subclass or a group in this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: F02F 1/00 Cylinders; Cylinder heads
• CPC Class Codes: F02F 1/004 Cylinder liners F02F1/08, F02F1/16 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F02F 1/18 Other cylinders

Abstract

An engine block has a cylinder bore wall comprising a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion axially adjacent to the first portion having a second diameter greater than the first diameter. A series of parallel, circumferentially-extending grooves is formed in the second portion to roughen the surface and enhance adhesion of a later-applied, sprayed-on metallic coating. A non-masking section is formed between the first and the second portions to provide for a less-abrupt corner between the larger diameter and smaller diameter portions and eliminate any spray-masking that may otherwise. The non-masking section may be a flat or a curved chamfer. The non-masking section may be a non-grooved section of constant diameter.

Claims

1. An engine block having a cylinder bore wall with a longitudinal axis, the wall comprising:

a first portion having a first diameter;

a second portion axially adjacent to the first portion having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, and a plurality of parallel, circumferentially-extending, alternating grooves and teeth formed therein; and

an un-roughened section immediately adjacent to an end surface between the first and the second portions, the un-roughened section having an axial length at least two times a width of the grooves and a diameter substantially equal to one of a first bore diameter measured to peaks of the teeth and a second bore diameter measured to bottoms of the grooves.

2. The engine block of claim 1, wherein the first portion has a second plurality of parallel circumferential grooves formed therein.

3. The engine block of claim 1, further comprising a third portion axially adjacent to the second portion at an end opposite from the first portion and having a third diameter smaller than the second diameter.

4. The engine block of claim 1, wherein a majority of the grooves in the plurality of grooves include a rectangular cross-section.

5. The engine block of claim 1, wherein a majority of the grooves in the plurality of grooves include a trapezoid cross-section.

6. A cylinder bore having a cylindrical wall with a longitudinal axis, the wall comprising:

a first portion having a first diameter; and

a second portion axially adjacent to the first portion having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the second portion comprising a grooved section having a series of circumferentially-extending, alternating grooves and teeth disposed thereon, and the second portion further comprising an un-roughened section immediately adjacent to an end surface between the first and second portions, the un roughened section having a constant diameter substantially equal to a bore diameter measured to peaks of teeth of the grooved section and an axial length at least two times a width of the grooves.

7. The cylinder bore of claim 6, wherein the first portion has a second series of circumferentially-extending, alternating grooves and teeth disposed thereon.

8. A method of forming a cylinder bore having a longitudinal axis and defining a cylindrical wall, the cylindrical wall including a first portion and a second portion immediately adjacent to the first portion, the method comprising:

forming the second portion to have a diameter greater than a diameter of the first portion; and

forming a series of circumferentially-extending, alternating grooves and teeth on the second portion, the series of grooves and teeth terminating a distance from an end surface between the first and second portions to define an un-roughened non masking section immediately adjacent to the end surface, the un-roughened section having a constant diameter substantially equal to a bore diameter measured to peaks of teeth of the grooved section and an axial length at least two times a width of the grooves.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising applying a metal coating over the second portion.

10. A cylinder bore having first and second axially-adjacent portions, the second portion having a diameter greater than the first portion and comprising:

a series of circumferentially-extending, alternating grooves and teeth; and

an un-roughened section immediately adjacent to an end surface between the first and second portions, and having a diameter substantially equal to a bore diameter measured to peaks of the teeth and an axial length at least two times a width of the grooves.