Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Nested locking mechanism for switchable roller finger follower
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Application No.: US13837512Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US09115609B2Publication Date: 2015-08-25
- Inventor: Debora Manther , Jeff Villemure , Jeffrey Shewell , Kirk Siefker
- Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Applicant Address: DE Herzogenaurach
- Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Current Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Herzogenaurach
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Main IPC: F01L1/34
- IPC: F01L1/34 ; F01L1/18 ; F01L13/00

Abstract:
A finger lever is provided for a valve train of an internal combustion engine. The finger lever comprises an inner lever, at least one arm pivotally coupled to the inner lever, and a coupling device operatively displaceable to control movement of the at least one arm relative to the inner lever. The coupling device includes a slide and a piston disposed in a longitudinal bore of the inner lever, the piston having an entraining slot in which at least part of the slide is received, and at least one biasing member arranged to bias the piston relative to the inner lever. The slide is constructed to be displaced in a coupled position or an uncoupled position. In the coupled position the slide is entrained by the at least one arm, and in the uncoupled position the slide is not entrained by the at least one arm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130284137A1 NESTED LOCKING MECHANISM FOR SWITCHABLE ROLLER FINGER FOLLOWER Public/Granted day:2013-10-31
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