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Title:
AUTOMOBILE ENGINE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005003094
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an automobile engine with a piston ring and a piston skirt having improved scuffing and wear resistance and greatly reduced friction.

The automobile engine comprises a cylinder block bore portion 2a formed of an eutectic or hypereutectic aluminum alloy, and the piston ring 4 and the piston skirt 3a to be slid relative to the cylinder block bore portion 2a under the existence of lubricating oil. Each of portions of the piston ring 4 and the piston skirt 3a to be slid relative to the cylinder block bore portion 2a is covered with a hard carbon thin film 5. The amount of hydrogen atoms contained in the hard carbon thin film 5 is 1 atom% or less.


Inventors:
NISHIMURA KIMIO
MABUCHI YUTAKA
Application Number:
JP2003167442A
Publication Date:
January 06, 2005
Filing Date:
June 12, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NISSAN MOTOR
International Classes:
F02F3/00; C10M101/02; C10M129/70; C10M129/76; C10M133/06; C10M133/56; C10M137/10; C10M139/00; C10M149/14; C10M169/04; F02F3/10; F02F5/00; F16J1/01; F16J9/26; F16J10/04; C10N10/04; C10N30/06; C10N40/25; C10N60/14; (IPC1-7): F16J10/04; C10M101/02; C10M129/70; C10M129/76; C10M133/06; C10M133/56; C10M137/10; C10M139/00; C10M149/14; C10M169/04; F02F3/00; F02F3/10; F02F5/00; F16J1/01; F16J9/26
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Janggi Motonori