Seal for a joint or juncture – Seal between relatively movable parts – Piston ring or piston ring expander or seat therefor
Patent
1997-03-19
1998-08-18
DePumpo, Daniel G.
Seal for a joint or juncture
Seal between relatively movable parts
Piston ring or piston ring expander or seat therefor
277442, 921701, F16J 928
Patent
active
057949433
ABSTRACT:
A piston ring for use with ceramic matrix composite engine cylinders. In one embodiment, an extra-hard material is used for a conventional ring design. In another embodiment, a hardened edge employing Tungsten Carbide Cobalt is employed. The same edge treatment can also be employed for other seals such as that of a rotary engine.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3814447 (1974-06-01), Prasse et al.
patent: 5063881 (1991-11-01), Kawamura
patent: 5154433 (1992-10-01), Naruse
Atmur Steven Donald
Strasser Thomas Edward
Anderson Terry J.
DePumpo Daniel G.
Hoch Jr. Karl J.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
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