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EP 3452711 A1 20190313 - PISTON

Title (en)

PISTON

Title (de)

KOLBEN

Title (fr)

PISTON

Publication

EP 3452711 A1 20190313 (DE)

Application

EP 17718518 A 20170419

Priority

DE 102016207494 A 20160502
EP 2017059250 W 20170419

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017190952A1] Piston (1) of an internal combustion engine, comprising a piston crown (2) and a piston bottom (3), the piston crown (2) having at least one ring groove region, and the piston bottom being formed by opposite bores (4) and piston skirts (5), a slot (6) being located between the piston crown (2) and at least one piston skirt (5).

IPC 8 full level

F02F 3/00 (2006.01); F02F 3/02 (2006.01); F16J 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F02F 3/025 (2013.01); F16J 1/04 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2017190952A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102017108271 A1 20171102; EP 3452711 A1 20190313; WO 2017190952 A1 20171109

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102017108271 A 20170419; EP 17718518 A 20170419; EP 2017059250 W 20170419