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Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025

Filed:

May. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;

Inventor:

Dale Arden Stretch, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 (2005.12); F01L 1/047 (2005.12); F01L 1/46 (2005.12); F01L 9/26 (2020.12); F01L 13/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/185 (2012.12); F01L 1/047 (2012.12); F01L 1/181 (2012.12); F01L 1/46 (2012.12); F01L 9/26 (2020.12); F01L 13/0005 (2012.12); F01L 13/0036 (2012.12); F01L 2001/186 (2012.12); F01L 2013/001 (2012.12); F01L 2013/101 (2012.12);
Abstract

A valvetrain includes a camshaft (), a pivot (), a rocker arm assembly () mounted on the pivot (), a latch assembly (), a power transfer module () a rocker arm (), a cam follower () configured to engage a cam, and two contacts pin () protruding to opposite sides of the rocker arm (). The electromagnetic latch assembly () includes a latch pin () and an electromagnet () that is powered through at least one of the contact pins (). The power transfer module () includes a framework () that supports two contact pad each contacting a respective one of the contact pins. The framework () has a base that abuts the pivot (). The contact pads extend upward from the base and terminates at a height that is below a height of the rocker arm assembly () above the pivot ().


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