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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Jerl Purcell, Columbus, IN (US);
Cynthia I Mandt, Columbus, IN (US);
Francis M Hager, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Engine Company, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 9037 ; 123 9039 ; 74559 ;
Abstract
A rocker lever assembly including lubricant directing structure is provided for an internal combustion engine drive train. A lubricant deflecting shroud is secured to a joint-contacting end of a rocker lever above open lubricant channels to direct lubricant to an adjacent drive train joint and minimize airborne lubricant.