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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Salvatore Mazzella, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Michael Joseph Schrader, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 905 ;
Abstract
A retainer for a retaining valve lifters in an internal combustion engine. The retainer has a plurality of valve lifter receiving sockets spaced along the length thereof for receiving the lifters. To secure the retainer in the engine, a resilient biasing element is attached to the retainer body such that when the cylinder head is mounted to the cylinder block, the resilient biasing element is flexed, thereby applying a normal force on the retainer to secure the retainer between the cylinder block and the cylinder head.