Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co .kg

James Westbrook

Jesse Myers

Florin Bugescu

Richard Best

Michael Turner

Richard Baker

William Carter

Mark D Sullivan

Lutz Kirbach

Benjamin McAuley

A rocker arm assembly which has an anti-inversion part that prevents a support pin from inverting and, thus, ensuring proper orientation of the support pin, on which a rocker arm is rotatably mounted, is maintained. The anti-inversion part can be incorporated on the support pin, the inner sleeve or the outer sleeve and/or a combination of the support pin, the inner sleeve and/or the outer sleeve.

Rocker arm assembly with integrated support pin anti-inversion feature

The low profile valve lifter assembly has flats inside the bore of the outer housing and walls are formed and extended down from the plate of the guide such that the walls align with the flats of the bore to prevent rotation of the lifter with the guide. A groove and protuberance are provided in the flats and on the side wall of the guide in order to properly orient the lifter with the guide. The flats can be connected to form a pocket and the walls of the guide can be connected to form a sleeve that mates with the pocket.

Low profile valve lifter assembly

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Oxford, MI, United States of America

James Westbrook