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Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 09, 2017
Applicant:

Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);

Inventor:

Luigi Lia, Turin, IT;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 (2006.01); F01L 13/00 (2006.01); F01L 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/185 (2013.01); F01L 1/18 (2013.01); F01L 13/0005 (2013.01); F01L 13/0015 (2013.01); F01L 13/0036 (2013.01); F01L 1/2405 (2013.01); F01L 2001/186 (2013.01); F01L 2103/00 (2013.01); F01L 2105/00 (2013.01); F01L 2820/00 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20882 (2015.01); Y10T 74/2107 (2015.01);
Abstract

A switching rocker arm assembly constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes an outer arm, an inner arm, a bearing axle, and a first and second torsional bearing axle spring. The outer arm has a first outer side arm and a second outer side arm. The outer arm further includes a first tang extending from the first outer side arm and a second tang extending from the second outer side arm. The outer arm defines a first slot inboard of the first tang and a second slot inboard of the second tang. The first torsional bearing axle spring is mounted around a first torsional spring boss and has a first end nestingly received at the first slot and a second end engaged to the bearing axle. The first ends of the first and second torsional springs are laterally constrained by the respective first and second tangs.


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