Abstract: Internal combustion engine with bearing shells, which are formed essentially by thermal sprayed bearing layers, wherein the thermal sprayed bearing layers are formed by at least two slide bearing materials with different hardness, which are spatially separated from each other and are provided on the outer surface of the bearing shell, as well as process for production of bearing shells for internal combustion engines including the steps: mechanical conditioning of the bearing surface coating of the bearing surface with the materials of the bearing shell by thermal spray processes finishing flattening processing of the applied layer wherein as bearing shell at least two slide bearing materials with different hardness were deposited separated spatially from each other, wherein the materials are in contact with each other via interlayers or joint layers.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine having a coolant circuit which comprises a first coolant line for the cylinder block and a second coolant line for the cylinder head of the engine, with the cylinder head having at least one inlet valve and at least one outlet valve per cylinder, an additional coolant duct provided in the cylinder head in close proximity to the valves is connected to the second coolant line for directly supplying coolant to the area of the cylinder outlet valves.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle, having a piston bearing surface divided into regions of different loading and having recesses for retaining lubricant arranged at distances which are shorter in regions of high loading than in regions of lower loading in a region with high loading, the distance between the recesses decreases from one recess to the next in the direction toward top dead center area with the smallest distance being at the top dead center position of the piston.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle, having a cylinder head and an engine block, each with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port which is common to the cylinder head the engine block, a main coolant pump having an intake side connected to the coolant outlet port and a pressure side connected to a first control valve via which coolant reaches the inlet port of the cylinder head and the inlet port of the engine block depending on the temperature of the coolant, and to a method for operating such an internal combustion engine, wherein the main coolant pump is selectively actuated to pump the coolant through at least one of the cylinder head and the engine block or is shut down depending on the engine operating state.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle, having a piston bearing surface divided into regions of different loading and having recesses for retaining lubricant arranged at distances which are shorter in regions of high loading than in regions of lower loading in a region with high loading, the distance between the recesses decreases from one recess to the next in the direction toward top dead center area with the smallest distance being at the top dead center position of the piston.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle, having a cylinder head and an engine block, each with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port which is common to the cylinder head the engine block, a main coolant pump having an intake side connected to the coolant outlet port and a pressure side connected to a first control valve via which coolant reaches the inlet port of the cylinder head and the inlet port of the engine block depending on the temperature of the coolant, and to a method for operating such an internal combustion engine, wherein the main coolant pump is selectively actuated to pump the coolant through at least one of the cylinder head and the engine block or is shut down depending on the engine operating state.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the production of a valve seat (5) for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine. According to said method, an additional material is melted with the cylinder head by applying energy in the site in which the valve seat (5) is to be formed. An alloy or a mixture consisting of an aluminum-iron alloy and at least another component is used as additional material.

Abstract: In a process for producing a cylinder crankcase having a thermally sprayed cylinder bearing surface, a cylinder crankcase is cast, those surfaces of the subsequent cylinder barrels which are to be thermally coated are roughened, the cylinder barrels are coated by a thermal spraying process, and the cylinder barrels are remachined to their final dimensions. The cylinder crankcase is prefabricated with an oversized dimension in the region of the cylinder head sealing surface.

Abstract: In a process for thermal spraying of cylinder bearing surfaces of multi-line engines, a cylinder crankcase having at least two lines of cylinders is cast, those surfaces of subsequent cylinder barrels which are to be thermally coated are roughened, the cylinder barrels are coated by a thermal spraying process, and the cylinder barrels are remachined to their final dimensions. During thermal spraying, a shielding template is introduced in the region of the crankshaft space at least between a cylinder which is currently being thermally coated and an opposite cylinder of an adjacent line of cylinders.

Abstract: In a process for preparing a cast cylinder bore for thermal coating, a cylinder crankcase is cast, those surfaces of the subsequent cylinder barrels which are to be thermally coated are roughened, the cylinder barrels are coated by a thermal spraying process, and the cylinder barrels are remachined to their final dimensions. The surface of the cylinder bore is roughened by a jet, preferably a water jet and/or liquid jet mixed with solid particles, and material of the cylinder bore is simultaneously removed. A material thickness, which may be between 0.020-0.140 mm but preferably is between 0.004 mm-0.006 mm, is removed during the roughening operation.

Abstract: In a process for producing a thermally coated cylinder bearing surface having an insertion bevel, a cylinder crankcase is cast, those surfaces of the subsequent cylinder barrels which are to be thermally coated are roughened, the cylinder barrels are coated by a thermal spraying process, the cylinder bore is bevelled, and the cylinder barrels are remachined to their final dimensions. The cylinder crankcase is prefabricated with an oversized dimension in the region of the cylinder head sealing surface, and the insertion bevel for the cylinder bore is introduced into the cylinder head sealing surface which has the oversized dimension.

Abstract: In a process for preparing cylinder bearing surfaces which are to be thermally sprayed, in which process a cylinder crankcase is cast, those surfaces of the subsequent cylinder barrels which are to be thermally coated are roughened, the cylinder barrels are coated by a thermal spraying process, and the cylinder barrels are remachined to their final dimensions. The surface of a cylinder barrel is roughened by a jet, preferably a water jet and/or a liquid jet mixed with solid particles. Before a blasting lance is introduced into the cylinder barrel, the jet is switched on outside the barrel and is only introduced into the bore after a predeterminable stabilization time.

Abstract: In a process for fluid blasting cylinder bearing surfaces which are subsequently to be thermally coated, a cylinder crankcase is cast, those surfaces of the subsequent cylinder barrels which are to be thermally coated are roughened, the cylinder barrels are coated by a thermal spraying process, and the cylinder barrels are remachined to their final dimensions. The surfaces of at least two cylinder bores are roughened simultaneously by one jet for each cylinder bore.

Abstract: In a process for producing a thermally coated cylinder bearing surface having an end bevel, a cylinder crankcase is cast, those surfaces of the subsequent cylinder barrels which are to be thermally coated are roughened, the cylinder barrels are coated by a thermal spraying process, and the cylinder barrels are remachined to their final dimensions. The cylinder bore is provided with an end bevel on the crankshaft side.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine having a coolant circuit which comprises a first coolant line for the cylinder block and a second coolant line for the cylinder head of the engine, with the cylinder head having at least one inlet valve and at least one outlet valve per cylinder, an additional coolant duct provided in the cylinder head in close proximity to the valves is connected to the second coolant line for directly supplying coolant to the area of the cylinder outlet valves.

Abstract: Internal combustion engine with bearing shells, which are formed essentially by thermal sprayed bearing layers, wherein the thermal sprayed bearing layers are formed by at least two slide bearing materials with different hardness, which are spatially separated from each other and are provided on the outer surface of the bearing shell, as well as process for production of bearing shells for internal combustion engines including the steps: mechanical conditioning of the bearing surface coating of the bearing surface with the materials of the bearing shell by thermal spray processes finishing flattening processing of the applied layer wherein as bearing shell at least two slide bearing materials with different hardness were deposited separated spatially from each other, wherein the materials are in contact with each other via interlayers or joint layers.

Abstract: In a process for producing a valve seat for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, by introduction of energy a filler material is fused to the cylinder head at the location at which the valve seat is to be formed. The filler material used is an alloy or mixture of an aluminum-iron alloy and at least one further constituent.

Abstract: In a cooling circuit of a liquid-cooled internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle having a coolant pump, an electrical mixing valve, a radiator, a heater, an engine-oil heat exchanger, a transmission-oil cooler for transferring heat to the ambient air, a transmission-oil/cooling water heat exchanger for transferring heat between the transmission oil and the cooling water arranged in parallel flow circuit with the transmission-oil cooler, and an actuator for controlling the oil flow distribution, an electrical mixing valve is arranged in the cooling water line to the radiator/transmission-oil cooler and the transmission-oil/cooling water heat exchanger, such that the heat transfer in the transmission-oil/cooling water heat exchanger can be controlled by controlling the coolant flows through the transmission oil/cooling water heat exchanger and the radiator.

Abstract: In a cooling circuit of a liquid-cooled internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle having a coolant pump, an electrical mixing valve, a radiator, a heater, an engine-oil heat exchanger, a transmission-oil cooler with a heat flux from the transmission oil to the ambient air, a transmission-oil heat exchanger providing for a heat flux between the transmission oil and the cooling water and being arranged in parallel flow circuit with the transmission-oil cooler, and an actuator for controlling the oil flow distribution, an electrical mixing valve is arranged between the transmission-oil cooler and the transmission-oil heat exchanger, such that the heat transfer in the transmission-oil heat exchanger can be controlled by the electrical mixing valve by controlling the coolant flow through the transmission oil heat exchanger and the radiator.

Abstract: A method for surface working a tribological coating of a supereutectic aluminum-silicon alloy or an aluminum-silicon composite material with a coating structure includes machining the surface dry, without lubricant, in a one-step process, with a cutting tool having a cutting material containing diamond. The surface treating may be followed by a one-step finish honing or one-step texturing process.