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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.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 1980
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Syunichi Aoyama, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Company, Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01I / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 9055 ; 123 9046 ;
Abstract
A hydraulic valve lifter useful for but not limited to an automotive internal combustion engine of the overhead camshaft type, comprising two rockable members one of which is in engagement with the cam on the engine camshaft and the other of which is in engagement with the intake or exhaust valve of a power cylinder of the engine, wherein the two rockable members are pivotable about a common axis either as a single unit or independently of each other for taking up the clearance in the valve train to a degree which is continuously variable with prescribed operational conditions of the engine.