Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rocker base for valve actuation system
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Application No.: US14869269Application Date: 2015-09-29
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Publication No.: US09816405B2Publication Date: 2017-11-14
- Inventor: Indrajith Kizhakkethara , Prabhu Nagaraj , Mallikarjuna Masala , John S. Pipis, Jr. , Karen E. Snelling , Michael J. Motyl
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Main IPC: F01L1/02
- IPC: F01L1/02 ; F01L1/18 ; F01L1/14 ; F01L1/22 ; F02F7/00 ; F01L1/26 ; F01L1/32 ; F01L1/46 ; F01L3/08 ; F01L3/10 ; F01L3/22 ; F01L1/20

Abstract:
A rocker base is disclosed for use with a valve actuation system. The rocker base may have a housing with a top, a bottom, side walls connecting the top to the bottom, and end walls disposed between the side walls. The rocker base may also have rocker arm supports located inside the housing and integrally formed with the side walls, and an injector spring pad extending from one of the end walls toward a center of the housing. The rocker base may further have a rib connecting the injector spring pad to one of the rocker arm supports.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170089224A1 ROCKER BASE FOR VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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