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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
May. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Colin Foster, Belle River, CA;
Assignee:
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 13/00 (2006.01); F01L 1/18 (2006.01); F01L 1/22 (2006.01); F01L 3/08 (2006.01); F01L 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 13/0021 (2013.01); F01L 1/185 (2013.01); F01L 1/22 (2013.01); F01L 3/08 (2013.01); F01L 2001/186 (2013.01); F01L 2001/467 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switchable rocker arm is provided for a valve train of an internal combustion engine. The switchable rocker arm includes a first lever arranged to be rotated by a camshaft about a pivot, a second lever arranged to actuate an engine valve, and a locking part arranged to selectively lock the first lever to the second lever. The locking part is arranged to be mechanically actuated by the pivot.