Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Two-step finger follower rocker arm
- Patent Title (中): 两步手指随动摇臂
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Application No.: US10305580Application Date: 2002-11-27
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Publication No.: US06691657B2Publication Date: 2004-02-17
- Inventor: Nick J. Hendriksma , Wayne S. Harris , Timothy W. Kunz , Joseph F. Girtler
- Applicant: Nick J. Hendriksma , Wayne S. Harris , Timothy W. Kunz , Joseph F. Girtler
- Main IPC: F01L118
- IPC: F01L118

Abstract:
A two-step finger follower rocker arm assembly including a follower body having a socket at a first end for engaging a hydraulic lash adjuster and a pad at an opposite end for engaging a valve stem. A passage through the follower body in the direction of actuation by an engine cam is slidingly receivable of a slider member for variably engaging a central high-lift lobe. A lost-motion spring urges the slider member into contact with the central lobe. A latch member driven by a piston selectively locks the slider member to the follower body, causing the follower to follow the motion of the central cam lobe. When the latch member is disengaged, the slider member slides within the follower body, allowing lateral rollers to follow lateral cam lobes. The lateral rollers may be supported on the body by a rotatable cross-shaft or a fixed cross-shaft, or by a pair of fixed stub shafts, or by a pair of fixed bearing races.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030192497A1 Two-step finger follower rocker arm Public/Granted day:2003-10-16
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