Patent ID: 9429099
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B23P,F02F,F16J,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A piston assembly, comprising: a piston crown, including: a piston skirt assembly permanently secured to the strut to define a fixed position with respect to the strut, the piston skirt assembly including two skirt portions, each of the skirt portions having at least one skirt support securing the respective skirt portions to the strut; and a cover plate separately formed from the crown and skirt, the cover plate retained at a radially outer portion by a radially inner surface of the ring belt portion, the cover plate retained at a radially inner portion by a radially outer surface of the strut such that the cover plate is permanently fixed in place relative to the crown and skirt, the cover plate defining in part the cooling gallery; wherein the piston skirt assembly includes a skirt outer portion configured to interface with an engine bore, and wherein the at least one skirt support includes at least two skirt supports, the skirt outer portion formed around the skirt supports such that the skirt supports each extend through the skirt outer portion.