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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2023
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Jack Albert Merchant, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
The present application includes apparatuses and service methods including a valve cover assembly for an internal combustion engine. The valve cover assembly optionally including: a valve cover; a base extension coupled to the valve cover and having a recess that receives at least a portion of a rocker arm therein; and a grommet coupled to at least the base extension, the grommet having one or more openings for passage of one or more fuel tubes into the recess to deliver one or more fuels to a fuel injector. The at least one of the valve cover and the base extension is removable from the internal combustion engine without disturbing the one or more fuel tubes to provide access to the rocker arm for performing a valve lash adjustment thereon.