Patent ID: 11946434
Assignee: INNIO JENBACHER GMBH & CO OG
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC E  F

Claim 13:
14. A method, comprising:
inserting an angled wall insert into an opening extending axially into a first fluid chamber of a piston assembly, wherein the piston assembly comprises a crown portion having a crown, an outer wall coupled to the crown, a first inner wall disposed inside of the outer wall, and the first fluid chamber disposed radially between the outer wall and the first inner wall, wherein each of the angled wall insert, the opening, the first fluid chamber, the outer wall, and the first inner wall extend circumferentially about a central axis of the piston assembly, wherein the first fluid chamber is disposed axially between the crown and the angled wall insert; and
retaining the angled wall insert in the opening;
wherein the angled wall insert comprises an angled annular plate, wherein the angled annular plate is oriented at an acute angle relative to the central axis; wherein the angled annular plate comprises a split at first and second circumferential end portions; wherein the first circumferential end portion comprises a first interlock, the second circumferential end portion comprises a second interlock, and the first and second interlocks are coupled together.