Asymmetric piston

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9759156
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14638339

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Exemplary pistons and methods of making the same are disclosed. An exemplary piston may include a crown defining a combustion bowl and a ring land extending circumferentially around the combustion bowl. Exemplary pistons may further include a skirt supporting the crown. The skirt may include a pair of pin bosses defining a pin bore configured to receive a piston pin, and two opposing skirt supports defining surfaces configured to slide along a cylinder bore surface. The skirt supports each define a different radial stiffness.

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MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH70376 STUTTGART

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Muscas, Iosif Troy, US 1 2
Perrone, Luiz Ann Arbor, US 6 23
Wirkkala,, II Kenneth L Novi, US 2 8

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