An improved housing, particularly one for an automotive differential assembly, is provided. The housing has a cast portion formed from a first material and a preformed insert member formed from a second material which is cast into the cast portion. The insert member is strategically placed in an area of the housing to selectively enhance or alter the properties of the housing at that location. The insert member may be encased in a wall of the cast portion or may extend partially through a wall of cast portion depending upon the characteristics which are being enhanced or altered. The properties which may be enhanced or altered include, for example the strength, electric or thermal conductivity, magnetic potential, chemical compatibility or the coefficient of friction.

Captive molding with dissimilar material insert

The invention relates to an improved starter for an internal combustion engine comprising a reinforced support made of plastic or metal which is not fully rigid. A metal shell covers the nose element of the support so that said shell absorbs the stresses to which the support is subjected. The shell comprises a flange which is fixed to the base plate of the starter by the screws which mount the starter to the casing of the engine. For this purpose, bushings are disposed between the flange of the shell and the metal base plate of the starter so that the non-rigid support is not subjected to the compressive stresses exerted by the screws. The invention is more particularly applicable to the automobile industry.

Starter for heat engine comprising a reinforced support

An automatic transmission for vehicles including a fluid torque converter, a change-over gear mechanism, and an oil pressure control means, wherein the oil pressure control means is substantially composed of a grooved portion formed integrally with the housing of the transmission, a first valve body means adapted to engage a first part of the grooved portion and providing a manual shift valve, and a second valve body means adapted to engage a second part of the grooved portion and providing other hydraulically operated control valves.

Automatic transmission casing

A cast article having a reinforced structural composite core is disclosed. The cast article includes a structural element which is embedded in the otherwise cast metal article. The structural element is comprised of a metal matrix composite structural core. It includes a plurality of reinforcing fibers within a metal matrix. The fibers are generally a non-metallic material such as a ceramic which degrade at a temperature below the melting temperature of the cast metal comprising the article. The metal matrix composite structural core is encased with a sheath. The sheath, attached to and completely surrounding the core, is made of the same metal as the cast metal article. In a preferred embodiment, the article is a titanium alloy strut for a gas turbine engine.

Method for making a titanium metal matrix composite

A liner element for a housing of a rotary piston machine is manufactured from a flexible metal strip and is deformed for example by pressing on one side thereof such that when the liner is assembled in a semi-cylindrical bore in the housing, the inner surface of the liner element has a trochoidal shaped surface to receive the rotor of the rotary piston machine.

Rotary piston machines

A cast reinforced housing comprises a cast peripheral housing wall defining an interior chamber for the components of an apparatus and preferably consisting of cast aluminum. At least one reinforcing embedment is provided in the wall and consists of a material having greater strength than the material of the wall, for example steel.

Mayer Siegfried

Papers

Cast reinforced housing and method of making the same

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