Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Switching roller finger follower for valvetrain
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Application No.: US16630030Application Date: 2018-07-10
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Publication No.: US10995637B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Santosh Patil , Matthew A. Vance , Dale A. Stretch , James E. McCarthy, Jr.
- Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Applicant Address: IE Dublin
- Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Current Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Current Assignee Address: IE Dublin
- Agency: Mei & Mark, LLP
- Priority: IN201711024296 20170710
- International Application: PCT/IB2018/055088 WO 20180710
- International Announcement: WO2019/012432 WO 20190117
- Main IPC: F01L1/18
- IPC: F01L1/18 ; F01L1/053 ; F01L1/24 ; F01L1/46

Abstract:
A rocker arm can comprise a forked outer arm assembly and a T-shaped inner arm assembly comprising an inner arm body comprising a valve side, a latch side, a bearing hole on the valve side, and a latch body on the latch side, the latch body comprising inner arm extensions extending away from the latch body. A pivot axle can connect the outer arm assembly to the inner arm assembly so that the inner arm assembly is configured to pivot with respect to the outer arm assembly. A latch assembly can comprise a latch configured to selectively extend to and retract from a latch seat on the latch body to selectively lock the inner arm assembly with respect to the outer arm assembly or unlock the inner arm assembly to pivot within the outer arm assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210010394A1 SWITCHING ROLLER FINGER FOLLOWER FOR VALVETRAIN Public/Granted day:2021-01-14
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