US20130334773A1 - Structure of Piston Ring - Google Patents

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US20130334773A1
US20130334773A1 US13/787,935 US201313787935A US2013334773A1 US 20130334773 A1 US20130334773 A1 US 20130334773A1 US 201313787935 A US201313787935 A US 201313787935A US 2013334773 A1 US2013334773 A1 US 2013334773A1
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Wan-Jie Lu
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F5/00—Piston rings, e.g. associated with piston crown
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16J—PISTONS; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS
    • F16J9/00—Piston-rings, e.g. non-metallic piston-rings, seats therefor; Ring sealings of similar construction
    • F16J9/26—Piston-rings, e.g. non-metallic piston-rings, seats therefor; Ring sealings of similar construction characterised by the use of particular materials
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F11/00—Arrangements of sealings in combustion engines 
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16J—PISTONS; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS
    • F16J9/00—Piston-rings, e.g. non-metallic piston-rings, seats therefor; Ring sealings of similar construction
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16J—PISTONS; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS
    • F16J9/00—Piston-rings, e.g. non-metallic piston-rings, seats therefor; Ring sealings of similar construction
    • F16J9/06—Piston-rings, e.g. non-metallic piston-rings, seats therefor; Ring sealings of similar construction using separate springs or elastic elements expanding the rings; Springs therefor ; Expansion by wedging
    • F16J9/061—Piston-rings, e.g. non-metallic piston-rings, seats therefor; Ring sealings of similar construction using separate springs or elastic elements expanding the rings; Springs therefor ; Expansion by wedging using metallic coiled or blade springs
    • F16J9/062—Coiled spring along the entire circumference

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  • the present invention relates to a structure of a piston ring that is configured to be installed in an engine and has a matrix wherein a laminated intermediate layer is coated on a surface of the matrix and a diamond-like carbon film is coated on an outer periphery of the intermediate layer, so that the piston ring is wrapped by a skin with a progressive structure having gradient distribution of hardness.
  • the structure formed from the diamond-like carbon film provides expected low wear rate and low friction coefficient, while applying a high bonding force to the matrix and making the piston ring have a long service life as the related environmental regulations require.
  • the conventional piston for being installed in a vehicle engine typically has two to three serially arranged frictional components (i.e. a compression ring, an oil ring, and a scraper ring, generally known as piston rings).
  • the scraper ring is in the shape of a thin ring and is mounted around the piston to closely contact the inner wall of the cylinder, so as to prevent the engine oil within the cylinder from upward flowing to the combustion chamber.
  • the inner wall of the cylinder is covered by a layer of oil that is supplied by the oil ring.
  • the scraper ring serves to remove exceeding engine oil from the inner wall of the cylinder.
  • the existing scraper ring is limited in the overall structural strength and elasticity, so it tends to get worn out prematurely and has a reduced service life.
  • the scraper ring having such poor structural strength and elasticity and coming without any special surface treatment is worn after a period of use, the consumption of engine oil is increased, meaning that the engine starts to waste engine oil.
  • poor air-tightness of the piston can decrease the combustion efficiency, and in a worse case, the piston can move unstably, thereby hindering the engine from supplying power smoothly.
  • the present invention hence provides further improvements to the piston ring used in an engine, with the attempt to make the piston ring have low wear rate and low friction coefficient by boating a matrix of the piston ring with a laminated intermediate layer and a diamond-like carbon film so that the piston ring is wrapped by a skin with a progressive structure having gradient distribution of hardness.
  • the structure also features applying a high bonding force to the matrix and making the piston ring have a long service life that meets the related environmental regulations.
  • a first primary objective of the present invention is to provide a structure of a piston ring that is to be installed in an engine and has a matrix wherein a laminated intermediate layer is formed on a surface of the matrix from hard chromium (Cr), chromium nitride (CrN) and titanium carbide (TiC) in order, and a diamond-like carbon film (DLC) is coated on an outer periphery of the intermediate layer, whereby the piston ring is wrapped by a skin with a progressive structure having gradient distribution of hardness and the structure formed from the diamond-like carbon film provides low wear rate and low friction coefficient, while applying a high bonding force to the matrix and making the piston ring have an improved normal service life that meets the related environmental regulations.
  • Cr hard chromium
  • CrN chromium nitride
  • TiC titanium carbide
  • a second primary objective of the present invention is to provide a structure of a piston ring that is to be installed in an engine and has a matrix wherein a laminated intermediate layer is formed on a surface of the matrix from chromium nitride (CrN) and titanium carbide (TiC) in order, and a diamond-like carbon film (DLC) is coated on an outer periphery of the intermediate layer, whereby the piston ring is wrapped by a skin with a progressive structure having gradient distribution of hardness and the structure formed from the diamond-like carbon film provides low wear rate and low friction coefficient, while applying a high bonding force to the matrix and making the piston ring have an improved normal service life that meets the related environmental regulations.
  • CrN chromium nitride
  • TiC titanium carbide
  • DLC diamond-like carbon film
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a piston ring according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional drawing showing the piston ring of one embodiment of the present invention installed in a cylinder and contacting an inner wall of the cylinder;
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of Part A of FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional drawing showing the piston ring of another embodiment of the present invention installed in a cylinder and contacting an inner wall of the cylinder;
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of Part B of FIG. 4 .
  • a structure of a piston ring primarily has the piston ring ( 1 ) (herein realized by a scraper ring) to be installed in an engine.
  • the piston ring ( 1 ) includes a ring body ( 11 ) and a spring ( 12 ).
  • the coil spring ( 12 ) is closely fit in a positioning portion ( 111 ) formed on the ring body ( 11 ). With an extendable gap ( 112 ) provided at one segment of the ring body ( 11 ), the spring ( 12 ) can be stably positioned along an inner periphery of the ring body ( 11 ).
  • a peripheral groove ( 113 ) is formed along an outer periphery of the ring body ( 11 ), and a plurality of through holes ( 114 ) is made at the bottom of the peripheral groove ( 113 ).
  • the peripheral groove ( 113 ) is defined by two retaining flanges ( 115 ) running along its outer periphery, so that the piston ring ( 1 ) has a light overall weight, a small friction coefficient, and close contact with the inner wall of the cylinder.
  • the improvement enabled by the present invention is that, the piston ring ( 1 ) (as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 ) is covered by a laminated intermediate layer ( 1 ) that is formed on the surface of a matrix ( 13 ) from hard chromium (Cr) ( 14 ), chromium nitride (CrN) ( 15 ) and titanium carbide (TiC) ( 16 ) in order, and then covered by a diamond-like carbon film (DLC) ( 18 ) attached to the outer periphery of the intermediate layer ( 17 ), so that the resulting piston ring ( 1 ) is wrapped by a skin with a progressive structure having gradient distribution of hardness (meaning that the hardness is progressively lowered from the outer surface to the interface with the matrix).
  • the structure formed from the diamond-like carbon film provides expected low wear rate and low friction coefficient, while applying a high bonding force to the matrix ( 13 ) and making the piston ring ( 1 ) have a long service life as the related environmental regulations require.
  • the piston ring ( 1 ′) (also realized by a scraper ring) is to be installed in an engine and externally coated by a laminated intermediate layer ( 17 ).
  • the intermediate layer ( 17 ) is formed on the surface of a matrix ( 13 ) of the piston ring ( 1 ′) from chromium nitride (CrN) ( 15 ) and titanium carbide (TiC) ( 16 ) in order.
  • CrN chromium nitride
  • TiC titanium carbide
  • a diamond-like carbon film (DLC) 18 ) is coated on the outer periphery of the intermediate layer ( 17 ).
  • the resulting piston ring ( 1 ′) is wrapped by a skin with a progressive structure having gradient distribution of hardness (meaning that the hardness is progressively lowered from the outer surface to the interface with the matrix).
  • the structure formed from the diamond-like carbon film provides acceptable low wear rate and low friction coefficient, while applying a high bonding force to the matrix ( 13 ) and making the piston ring ( 1 ′) have an improved normal service life that meets the related environmental regulations.

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