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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. 08, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 9048 ; 123 9051 ; 2988843 ; 74569 ;
Abstract
A tappet for an internal combustion engine comprises a tappet main body and a ceramic seat plate. The tappet main body is constituted by axially separated first and second parts which are made of different metallic materials. The first part is for installation in a hole of a cylinder block for sliding therein. The second part is for installation between a push rod and a cam. The metallic material for the second part is more wear-resistant than that of the first part. The ceramic seat plate is brazed to the second part, and the first and second parts are joined together by welding such as electron beam welding, laser beam welding, etc.