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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ralph Lyle Clayson, III, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/306 ; F01L 1/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 5/306 ; F01L 1/14 ;
Abstract
Retention of a roller follower shaft in a follower body is provided by keyed ends formed by flats on the shaft with which a follower roller forms an assembly, together with additional bearings if needed. Slots are provided extending from shaft bore openings through spaced arms of the body to distal ends of the arms. The roller follower assembly is inserted in a pocket between the arms by sliding the keyed ends of the shaft through the slots of the arms to axially align the shaft with the shaft openings. The shaft is then turned about 90 degrees in the openings in which a slight interference fit retains the shaft against lateral motion.