This application claims priority of German patent application no. 103 26 207.5, filed Jun. 11, 2003, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,306,522 discloses covering the transfer channels of a two-stroke engine from the outside with covers so that the cylinder can be manufactured in a simple manner in a die casting process. The covers of the transfer channels have projections in order to obtain an advantageous channel geometry. The projections project into the transfer channels and form wall sections thereof. The covers are attached to the cylinder with threaded fasteners. The cylinder bore can become distorted when assembling the covers on the cylinder. This causes an increased wear in the cylinder bore and therefore a deteriorated power of the two-stroke engine.
It is an object of the invention to provide a method for making a cylinder for a two-stroke engine wherein a cylinder can be manufactured in a simple manner while maintaining the required tolerances.
The method of the invention is for making a cylinder for a two-stroke engine. The cylinder has a wall defining a cylinder outer side and the wall has at least one transfer channel formed therein and a cover closing the transfer channel at the cylinder outer side. The method includes the steps of: mounting the cover on the cylinder; and, machining the cylinder to form a cylinder bore therein.
The covers are mounted to the cylinder in advance of the machining of the cylinder bore. For this reason, a distortion of the cylinder bore, which occurs because of the assembly of the covers, can be compensated during the machining. In this way, there results a high accuracy of the cylinder bore and therewith a running of the piston in the cylinder with less friction and reduced wear.
Advantageously, the cylinder bore is chip machined in the second step. To improve the running characteristics of the piston, the cylinder bore is coated in a third step after the machining. A simple assembly of the cover on the cylinder results when the cover is screwed to the cylinder in the first step. The screw connection can be easily produced and can be well sealed in a simple manner by means of a seal arranged between the cylinder and the cover.
In order to be able to configure the transfer channel with good flow qualities even in a die casting process, a section of the cover projects into a machining region of the cylinder bore after assembly on the cylinder. The section of the cover thereby defines a wall of the transfer channel. The section of the cover is purposefully machined together with the cylinder bore so that the section, after machining, projects up to the cylinder bore without special tolerances having to be maintained for this purpose in the manufacture of the cover. The section of the cover is advantageously coated together with the cylinder bore.
To avoid a transition between the cylinder and the cover at the cylinder bore, and in accordance with a further embodiment of the invention, a section of the cover projects up to a projection of the cylinder bordering at the cylinder bore. The cover thereby ends in a region ahead of the cylinder bore and the cylinder bore is completely delimited by the cylinder itself. Advantageously, the wall of the projection, which borders the transfer channel, is machined in advance of applying the cover. In this way, an optimal shot angle of the transfer channel is obtained. At the same time, a good transition between the section of the cover and the projection is obtained. However, it can also be advantageous that the wall of the projection, which borders on the transfer channel, is machined after mounting the cover. The wall of the projection is especially machined by milling.
The cylinder is made in the die casting process in order to obtain a simple, cost effective manufacture of the cylinder.
The invention will now be described with reference to the drawings wherein:
Two transfer channels 9 are configured in the cylinder wall 4. Another number of transfer channels can also be advantageous. Several transfer channels can be closed by a common cover. The transfer channels 9 are separated by a wall section 16 over a segment of their length relative to the cylinder interior space 6. The transfer channels 9 are closed by covers 10 on the cylinder outer side 5.
The covers 10 are screw connected to the cylinder 1 at attachment points 14. The attachment points 14 are arranged in a peripherally-extending flange 13 of the covers 10. The covers 10 have sections 11 which project into the transfer channels 9 and these sections 11 extend from the covers 10 into the cylinder interior space 6, that is, up to the cylinder bore 3. The sections 11 each form a roof 15 of a transfer channel 9. The sections 11 can, however, also form another wall section of a transfer channel 9.
In the manufacture of the cylinder 1, the base body of the cylinder 1 is first cast in a die cast method. Thereafter, the covers 10 are screw connected to the cylinder 1 at the attachment points 14. In the screwed-on state, the covers project with their sections 11 into the cylinder bore 3. The cylinder 1 has a machining region 8 which is shown in
In the manufacture of the cylinder 21, the cylinder 21 is first manufactured in the die casting process. Thereafter, the walls 36 of the projections 32 are machined, for example, by milling. The desired shot angle of the transfer channels 29 can be adjusted by the machining. After the machining, the covers 30 are screw connected to the cylinder 21 at the attachment points 34. Thereafter, the cylinder bore 23 is machined up to the final diameter (d). After the machining, the section 31 of the cover 30 has a distance to the cylinder bore 23 and is disposed behind the projection 32 and lies thereagainst as shown in the right-hand side of
It can be advantageous that the wall 36 is machined after the assembly of the cover 30. The wall 36 delimits the transfer channel 29. An inner contour machining follows with which the transition of the cylinder 21 to the cover 30 at the transfer channel 29 is advantageously machined, that is, especially the transition of the section 31 to the projection 32.
It is understood that the foregoing description is that of the preferred embodiments of the invention and that various changes and modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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