CPC F02F 3/02 (2013.01) [F02F 2003/0007 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A piston for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
a pair of shaft wall sections 18 for support in a cylinder or cylinder liner;
at least one base support extending in a circumferential direction from at least one of the shaft wall sections, wherein a bottom side of the at least one base support includes a curved segment having a positive length and extending along a path of a helix in the circumferential direction, and wherein the helix has a slope (k) ranging from 1:10 to 1:1 according to the following equation:
![]() where r is radius of a cylindrical outer surface of the base support and his thread pitch.
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