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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:
Dec. 06, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 02, 1985
Thomas C Edelmayer, Ceresco, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A hydraulic lash adjuster (42) for the valve gear (14) of an internal combustion engine (12) operates from oil received under pressure from a gallery (58) provided in the engine lubricant supply system to compensate for lash in the valve train. The body (60) of the lash adjuster has a moveable plunger assembly (66) provided therein which, prior to installation in the valve gear, is retained in assembly by a retainer (120) formed of an elastic material such as nylon 6/6 including a rim portion (126) embracingly engaging the outer peripheral surface (144) of the body with equally distributed, radially directed clamping forces. The retainer also includes an end wall (122) defining a through bore (124) concentric with a shank portion (80) in the plunger assesmbly. Upon assembly, the retainer is momentarily elastically deformed to enable a bulbous end portion (74) of the plunger assembly to pass therethrough.
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