ENGINE AND A METHOD OF MAKING SAME
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1. An internal combustion engine, comprising:
- at least one cylinder bore said cylinder bore having a wall for slidingly supporting a piston, said wall having pockets formed therein for retaining lubricant to reduce friction between the cylinder bore and piston, wherein said pockets are elongate and have axes which are substantially parallel to axis of said cylinder bore, said pockets being located at a first region of said wall supporting the piston when said piston is at its top dead center position.
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An internal combustion engine is provided having at least one cylinder bore for slidingly supporting a piston, the cylinder bore wall of the at least one cylinder of the engine having pockets formed therein for retaining lubricant to reduce friction between the cylinder bore wall and piston. The pockets are elongate and have axes which are substantially parallel to the axis of the cylinder bore. The pockets are located at a first region supporting the piston when the piston is at its top dead center position. A method of making the cylinder is also provided.
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1. An internal combustion engine, comprising:
at least one cylinder bore said cylinder bore having a wall for slidingly supporting a piston, said wall having pockets formed therein for retaining lubricant to reduce friction between the cylinder bore and piston, wherein said pockets are elongate and have axes which are substantially parallel to axis of said cylinder bore, said pockets being located at a first region of said wall supporting the piston when said piston is at its top dead center position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of manufacturing a cylinder for an internal combustion engine, the method comprising:
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producing a cylinder bore wall with a required diameter and roundness; and
machining pockets in said cylinder bore wall, which pockets, in use, retain lubricant to reduce friction between said cylinder bore and a piston slidingly supported by said cylinder bore, characterised in that said pockets are elongate and formed with axes which are substantially parallel to the axis of said cylinder bore, said pockets being machined at a first region which, in use, supports said piston when said piston is at its top dead center position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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