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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2000
Donald J. McCarthy, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Richard J. Little, Jr., Montgomery, MA (US);
Dennis R. Custer, West Granby, CT (US);
Diesel Engine Retarders, Inc., Christiana, DE (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an actuator piston assembly for use in a rocker arm system. The actuator piston assembly is capable of actuating at least one engine valve during for example engine braking. The actuator piston assembly includes a piston body having a hollow interior, a screw assembly received within the hollow interior of the screw assembly, a biasing assembly for biasing the piston body with respect to the screw assembly, a cap assembly located within the hollow interior, wherein the biasing assembly interacts with the cap assembly and the screw assembly, and a securing assembly for movably securing the piston body to the screw assembly.