Granted Patent B2

US 12,510,247 · App. 18/430,718 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Inventors: Travis Pless (Melbourne, FL); Carlos Paz Portilla (Westlake, FL); Parimal Bhosle (Roseville, CA)

Assignee: Siemens Mobility, Inc.

F23R3/283F16J15/061F23R2900/00012

Abstract

Claims (17)

1 . A combustion seal assembly comprising:

a seal member comprising a first section and a second section, and

a heat shield member,

wherein the seal member and the heat shield member are configured to form a combustion seal,

wherein the first section of the seal member incorporates a holding device in combination with the heat shield member to retain the seal member in place with the heat shield member,

wherein the holding device is configured as a pin-and-groove coupling, the seal member comprising the pin and the heat shield member comprising the groove, and

wherein an outer surface of the seal member comprises a surface pattern.

2 . The combustion seal assembly of claim 1 ,

wherein the seal member comprises a tapered cylindrical body, and

wherein the first section comprises a first inner diameter that is greater than a second inner diameter of the second section.

3 . The combustion seal assembly of claim 1 ,

wherein the heat shield member comprises a body, and

wherein the body comprises a cylindrical upper section and a cylindrical lower section, the cylindrical upper section comprising an outer diameter that is greater than the outer diameter of the cylindrical lower section.

4 . The combustion seal assembly of claim 1 ,

wherein the holding device is manufactured or machined into the seal member and/or the heat shield member.

5 . A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine,

the fuel injector comprising a combustion seal assembly as claimed in claim 1 .

Assignments (2)

Continuity (1)

References Cited (9)