IP Library Granted Patent US 8,544,379
Granted Patent B2
US 8,544,379 · App. 12/782,779 · Granted Oct 1, 2013

Cylinder block and method for the production of a cylinder block

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Patent No.
US 8,544,379
App. No.
12/782,779
Granted
Oct 1, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cylinder block has functional surfaces machined by cutting and with at least one cylinder ( 5 ) with a coating. To simplify the production of the cylinder block, the cylinder block ( 1 ) has an inwardly projecting collar ( 25, 26 ) at the end of the cylinder ( 5 ) to delimit the cylinder ( 5 ) in the axial direction. The side of the collar ( 25, 26 ) facing away the from the cylinder ( 5 ) constitutes a stop for a suction extraction device ( 46 ) that serves for extracting excess coating material by suction.

Claims (12)

1. A method for producing a cylinder block comprising:

casting a block to define at least one cylinder with casting slopes;

machining the block by cutting to remove the casting slopes and to form functional surfaces while leaving an inwardly projecting collar at an end of the cylinder to delimit the cylinder in an axial direction, the inwardly projecting collar having a surface facing away from the cylinder;

placing a suction extracting device in sealing engagement with the surface of the inwardly projecting collar facing away from the cylinder;

applying a coating to the functional surfaces of the cylinder;

applying suction with the suction extraction device at least during coating for extracting excess coating material by suction; and

removing the inwardly projecting collar after coating.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of machining is carried out by honing cutting at the end of the cylinder before coating to generate the inwardly projecting collar.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the inwardly projecting collar is generated, during honing, as a honing run-out.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of removing the inwardly projecting collar after coating comprises machining the cylinder block by cutting after coating to remove the collar.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the cylinder block is machined by honing cutting at the end of the cylinder after coating to remove the collar.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of placing a suction extracting device in sealing engagement with the surface of the inwardly projecting collar facing away from the cylinder comprises abutting the suction extraction device against the surface of the inwardly projecting collar facing away from the cylinder without having the suction extraction device extend into the cylinder.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Jul 8, 2010
From: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: PORSCHE ZWISCHENHOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 024652/0644 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 8, 2010
From: PORSCHE ZWISCHENHOLDING GMBH
To: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 024653/0037 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2010
From: PAUL, MICHAEL; ICKINGER, FRANK
To: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 024406/0687 →