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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Walter Speil, Ingolstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 ;
Abstract
A lever-type cam follower ( ) of a thin-walled material like sheet metal is proposed. It has a simply structured valve stem guidance in the region of one of its ends ( ). The guidance comprises a separate securing element ( ) with a basically U-shaped cross-section. A web ( ) of the securing element ( ) bears against a crossbeam ( ) of the cam follower ( ) and possesses an opening ( ), for example punched, for receiving a valve stem.