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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10890086 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2017

Latch interface for a valve actuating device

Applicant:

Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;

Inventors:

Anthony L. Spoor, Union City, MI (US);

James R. Sheren, Grand Ledge, MI (US);

Assignee:

EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;

Attorney:

GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates

Primary Examiner:

Devon C Kramer

Assistant Examiner:

Kelsey L Stanek

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/22 (2006.01); F01L 13/00 (2006.01); F01L 1/18 (2006.01); B23P 19/02 (2006.01); F01L 1/24 (2006.01); B21D 39/00 (2006.01); B21D 53/84 (2006.01); F01L 1/053 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/22 (2013.01); B21D 39/00 (2013.01); B21D 53/84 (2013.01); B23P 19/02 (2013.01); F01L 1/18 (2013.01); F01L 1/185 (2013.01); F01L 1/2405 (2013.01); F01L 13/0005 (2013.01); F01L 13/0021 (2013.01); F01L 13/0036 (2013.01); F01L 13/0042 (2013.01); F01L 2001/0537 (2013.01); F01L 2001/186 (2013.01); F01L 2013/001 (2013.01); F01L 2301/00 (2020.05); F01L 2303/01 (2020.05); F01L 2800/11 (2013.01); F01L 2820/01 (2013.01); F01L 2820/043 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49247 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49295 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49764 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49771 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53 (2015.01);
Abstract

An apparatus includes a ball plunger post and a valve stem post extending upward from a base, the ball plunger post having a size and a shape of a hydraulic lift adjuster (HLA) of a predefined engine, and the valve stem post having a size and a shape of a valve stem of the predefined engine. The apparatus includes a fixture sized and shaped to receive a switching rocker arm assembly, the switching rocker arm assembly having a first end for pivoting and a second end for latching, and a latch with a latch pin fitting into a latch bore and a latch seat. The apparatus includes a latch rod for positioning within the latch bore to rest upon the latch seat, the latch rod having a hardness higher than that of the latch seat and a same diameter as the latch pin, and adapted for coining the latch seat.

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