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Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025

Filed:

May. 28, 2021
Applicant:

Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;

Inventors:

Emanuele Raimondi, Collegno, IT;

Massimo D'Amore, Almese, IT;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 (2006.01); F01L 13/00 (2006.01); F01L 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/181 (2013.01); F01L 13/0005 (2013.01); F01L 2001/186 (2013.01); F01L 2001/467 (2013.01); F01L 2305/02 (2020.05);
Abstract

A rocker arm assembly can include an outer arm having an outer rocker shaft bore configured to receive a rocker shaft and an inner arm having an inner rocker shaft bore configured to receive the rocker shaft. The inner arm can be configured to selectively rotate. A latch pin can be movably seated in the outer arm and configured to move between a latched position and an unlatched position. The rocker arm assembly can further include a lost motion spring. The lost motion spring can include a first end connected to a connecting portion of the inner arm above the inner rocker shaft bore and a second end connected to the outer arm. The inner arm can include an inner arm stop member configured contact with a corresponding outer arm stop member of the outer arm.


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