Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valve actuation system for engine and valve lifter and rocker arm for same
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Application No.: US16930886Application Date: 2020-07-16
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Publication No.: US11306624B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: John Stephen Pipis, Jr. , Selvaganpathi Ganesan
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Brannon Sowers & Cracraft
- Main IPC: F01L1/14
- IPC: F01L1/14 ; F01L1/08 ; F01L1/46 ; F01L1/18 ; F01M9/10 ; F02M59/10 ; F02M59/02 ; F01L1/26 ; F01L1/20

Abstract:
A valve actuation system for an engine includes a rotatable camshaft, an injector actuation linkage, and a valve actuation linkage. The valve actuation linkage includes a valve lifter, a valve pushrod, and a rocker arm. At least one of a rocker arm center plane defined by the valve rocker arm or a lifter roller center plane defined by the valve lifter is spaced an offset distance from a pushrod axis, providing an increased contact width between an injector roller in the injector actuation linkage and one of a plurality of cam lobes of the camshaft. The valve lifter includes a fork defining a center plane spaced an offset distance from a center axis of the valve lifter. A rocker arm includes a screw bore offset relative to a rocker arm center plane.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220018266A1 VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR ENGINE AND VALVE LIFTER AND ROCKER ARM FOR SAME Public/Granted day:2022-01-20
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