Embodiments of a combination piston and piston ring to reduce the volume of a crevice defined between the circumferential wall of a cylinder and a portion of the outer wall of a piston within the cylinder, the portion extending down from the top of the piston. The combination piston and piston ring is configured such that pressurized fluid within the cylinder reliably urges a radial face of the piston ring to sealingly engage the circumferential wall of the cylinder, even as the piston reciprocates within the cylinder.

Embodiments of a combination piston and piston ring to reduce the volume of a crevice defined between the circumferential wall of a cylinder and a portion of the outer wall of a piston within the cylinder, the portion extending down from the top of the piston. The combination piston and piston ring is configured such that pressurized fluid within the cylinder reliably urges a radial face of the piston ring to sealingly engage the circumferential wall of the cylinder, even as the piston reciprocates within the cylinder.

A cylinder device includes a piston and a piston rod disposed movably, and a movable body in which another end portion of the piston rod is inserted. The piston rod includes a first pin groove that extends along an axial direction and through which a support pin is inserted. The support pin is also inserted through second pin grooves formed in the movable body and having a substantially L-shaped cross section. Further, a link pin is inserted through a pin hole on the other end portion of the piston rod. The link pin is inserted through third pin grooves in the movable body which are inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the axis of the movable body. In addition, under a moving action of the piston, the movable body is displaced linearly, and thereafter, is rotationally displaced by the link pin moving along the third pin grooves.

A power cylinder system for a reciprocating engine includes a steel piston configured to move within a cylinder of the reciprocating engine. The system also includes a groove extending circumferentially about the piston beneath a top land of the piston and configured to support a ring having an inner circumferential face. One or more channels are formed in the top land and are configured to facilitate transfer of combustion gases to a space between a portion of the groove and the inner circumferential face of the ring.

A power cylinder system for a reciprocating engine includes a steel piston configured to move within a cylinder of the reciprocating engine. The system also includes a groove extending circumferentially about the piston beneath a top land of the piston and configured to support a ring having an inner circumferential face. One or more channels are formed in the top land and are configured to facilitate transfer of combustion gases to a space between a portion of the groove and the inner circumferential face of the ring.

A solenoid actuated valve (10) holds pressure and volume of an accumulator with low leakage and provides low actuation drag during a release stroke for dumping fluid contents of the accumulator at very low current draw. Two elongate valve members (10a, 10b) are assembled to be movable axially relative to one another with a gland or groove (10c) formed in one of the two valve members (10a). An o-ring (12) located within the groove (10c) is in a non-contacting relationship to the other valve member (10b) when in a non-energized state. An energizer ring (14) located within the groove (10c) can reciprocate axially with respect to the o-ring (12). The energizer ring (14) moves axially toward the o-ring (12) in response to fluid pressure against a surface (14a) of the energizer ring (14) opposite from the o-ring (12) to axially compresses the o-ring (12), causing the o-ring (12) to expand radially outwardly into sealing contact with the other valve member (10b).

A solenoid actuated valve (10) holds pressure and volume of an accumulator with low leakage and provides low actuation drag during a release stroke for dumping fluid contents of the accumulator at very low current draw. Two elongate valve members (10a, 10b) are assembled to be movable axially relative to one another with a gland or groove (10c) formed in one of the two valve members (10a). An o-ring (12) located within the groove (10c) is in a non-contacting relationship to the other valve member (10b) when in a non-energized state. An energizer ring (14) located within the groove (10c) can reciprocate axially with respect to the o-ring (12). The energizer ring (14) moves axially toward the o-ring (12) in response to fluid pressure against a surface (14a) of the energizer ring (14) opposite from the o-ring (12) to axially compresses the o-ring (12), causing the o-ring (12) to expand radially outwardly into sealing contact with the other valve member (10b).

Piston ring having an endless base ring and sealing ring have a radially outwardly directed base ring face side. The sealing ring has a radially inwardly directed, circularly running sealing ring inner side with three tangential cuts separating three sealing ring segments are arranged in a circumferential direction (U). The base and sealing rings are arranged in succession in a longitudinal direction (L). A top ring is arranged to adjoin the sealing ring having a top ring has a radially outwardly directed top ring outer side and a radially inwardly directed top ring inner side. The top ring has, on the side opposite the sealing ring, a radially running return flow channel extending radially, the sealing face side protrudes in a radial direction beyond the top ring outer side and the base ring face side. The base and the top rings have a greater tensile strength than the sealing ring.

A piston ring is provided, in particular a compression piston ring having at least one recess with a lower edge running obliquely to the upper piston ring flank on its upper piston ring flank, the ring flank extending radially outward from the piston ring interior and radially inward from the piston ring bearing surface. The piston ring has a chamfer, which is opposite at least one recess. At least one recess and the chamfer extend in the radial direction up to at most the center of the cross-sectional area of the piston ring.

The piston ring unit includes a plurality of piston rings and an inner contact ring. A plurality of piston rings are disposed adjacent to each other in an axial direction of the piston such that joints of plurality of the piston rings do not overlap with each other in the axial direction. An inner contact ring is interposed between an outer circumferential surface of the piston and an inner circumferential surface of the piston ring in a state where the inner contact ring extends over all of the plurality of piston rings in the axial direction, and is disposed such that an opening of the inner contact ring does not overlap with the joint of the at least one piston ring as viewed in a radial direction of the piston.