INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A WET-TYPE CYLINDER LINER AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

摘要

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A WET-TYPE CYLINDER LINER AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME A preformed cylinder liner for an internal combustion engine comprises a cylindrical sleeve includng a sidewall defining a bore having oppositely spaced ends, the sidewall having therein a port. An exhaust passage integral with the sleeve communicates with the bore through the port. The exhaust passage includes an end portion extending outwardly of the sleeve sidewall and axially toward one of the bore ends. A cylinder block fabricated separately from the pre-formed cylinder liner has therein an interior chamber having a liner-receiving portion which accommodates the removable placement of the cylinder liner substantially wholly within the confines of the liner-receiving portion of the interior chamber, with the bore of the liner sealed from communication with the liner-receiving portion of the interior block chamber. The liner-receiving portion of the interior chamber is adapted to be connected to a source of liquid coolant. Direct cooling of the entire cylinder liner can be thereby provided. A cylinder head is fabricated separately from the block and the cylinder liner. The cylinder head has therein an exhaust passage communicating with the atmosphere. The cylinder head is mounted on the cylinder block with the cylinder head exhaust passage communicating with the exhaust passage of the cylinder liner.