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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
May. 21, 2002
Gordon William St John Sweetnam, Plymouth, MI (US);
Matthew Byrne Diggs, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A multiple lift position rocker arm is provided which includes a body and a pivotally mounted lost motion arm A latch is connected on one end of the body to prevent pivotal movement of the arm with respect to the body in a first given angular direction. The latch has a second position to allow the arm to pivot relative to the body to activate a valve stem in a second state of activation. Preferably a roller is connected with the arm and rollers are connected with the body Roller makes contact with a cam lobe in the first state of activation of the rocker arm assembly The rollers make contact with a cam lobe when the rocker arm assembly is in a second state of activation.