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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Justin Gregory Wenger, Greenwood, IN (US);
James Gregory Steinrock, Columbus, IN (US);
Richard Duncan, Greenwood, IN (US);
Aleksandr E. Lesin, Columbus, IN (US);
Chin-Pei Wang, Greenwood, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03C 2/00 (2006.01); F03C 4/00 (2006.01); F04C 2/00 (2006.01); F04B 1/04 (2006.01); F04B 53/00 (2006.01); F16H 53/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 1/0413 (2013.01); F04B 53/006 (2013.01); F16H 53/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method of producing a pump including a housing and a cam received within the housing that is rotatable relative to the housing. The cam includes an axis of rotation. The pump further includes a retainer plate operable to abut the cam to restrict movement of the cam in a first direction along the axis of rotation. The pump further includes a biaser, such as a spring, operable to place a first constant force in the first direction on the retainer plate.