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Title:
PISTON RING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/016009
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed is a piston ring which can vary a tension under low-temperature and low-load conditions and a tension under high-temperature and high-load conditions, and therefore can minimize the friction loss and improve the fuel efficiency. The piston ring is formed by a shape memory alloy comprising 34.7 to 48.5 mol% inclusive of nickel, 9 to 22.5 mol% inclusive of at least either one of zirconium and hafnium and 1 to 30 mol% of niobium, with the remainder being titanium and unavoidable impurities.

Inventors:
MIYAZAKI SHUICHI (JP)
ONODA MOTONOBU (JP)
OKADA NAOKI (JP)
FUJII YOSHITAKA (JP)
KIM HEE YOUNG (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2007/064901
Publication Date:
February 07, 2008
Filing Date:
July 30, 2007
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Assignee:
NIPPON PISTON RING CO LTD (JP)
MIYAZAKI SHUICHI (JP)
ONODA MOTONOBU (JP)
OKADA NAOKI (JP)
FUJII YOSHITAKA (JP)
KIM HEE YOUNG (JP)
International Classes:
C22C14/00; C22C19/03; F02F5/00; F16J9/06; F16J9/26
Foreign References:
JPS58157934A1983-09-20
JPS61119639A1986-06-06
JPH0543969A1993-02-23
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ISHIKAWA, Yasuo (17-11 Shiba 2-chome, Minato-k, Tokyo 14, JP)
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