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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan William Hayman, Romeo, MI (US);
Terry Wayne Black, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 ;
Abstract
A valve train with components connected by ball and socket joints is provided with projecting assembly guides adjacent the sockets of selected joints. The assembly guides include guide surfaces angling toward the sockets to guide the ball end of a push rod or other actuator into the socket of an associated rocker arm or other component. The guide surfaces may be generally conical or comprised of multiple spaced surfaces. The assembly guides facilitate assembly of valve trains, especially where components with multiple ball and socket joints are involved.