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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Faheem Ahmed, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Colin Foster, Belle River, CA;
Assignee:
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 53/06 (2006.01); F01L 1/18 (2006.01); F01L 1/22 (2006.01); F01L 1/46 (2006.01); F01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 53/06 (2013.01); F01L 1/185 (2013.01); F01L 1/22 (2013.01); F01L 2001/186 (2013.01); F01L 2001/467 (2013.01); F01L 2003/11 (2013.01); F01L 2105/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switchable roller finger follower including an improved valve stem pallet formed by a rotatable body is disclosed. The switchable roller finger follower includes an axle extending through first aligned holes of an outer body and second aligned holes of an inner body to pivotally attach the inner body to the outer body at a valve stem end. The rotatable body is mounted on the axle and adapted to contact a valve stem.