Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Engine valve with raised ring or dimple
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Application No.: US16717428Application Date: 2019-12-17
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Publication No.: US11215092B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Jeffrey Clark Krieger , Michael D. Roley , Kyle Michael Rader
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Law Office of Kurt J. Fugman LLC
- Main IPC: F01L3/20
- IPC: F01L3/20 ; F01L3/02 ; B21K1/22 ; F01L3/06 ; F02F1/24

Abstract:
An engine valve includes a stem, a head comprising an outer lip surface, a seating surface extending from the outer lip surface toward the stem, and a combustion surface extending from the outer lip surface on the opposite side of the head as compared to the seating surface. The combustion surface includes a first convex arcuate surface spaced away from the outer lip surface, at least partially forming a raised ring, and a first concave arcuate surface spaced away from the outer lip surface, at least partially forming a dimple.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210180480A1 ENGINE VALVE WITH RAISED RING OR DIMPLE Public/Granted day:2021-06-17
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