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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas William Megli, Dearborn, MI (US);
Philip Thomas Koneda, Novi, MI (US);
Stephen John Agdomy, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Yan Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 9/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 9/02 ;
Abstract
A hydraulic damper for an automotive engine electromechanical cylinder valve is provided. The hydraulic damper includes an inner piston which is slidably mounted within an outer piston . The outer piston is slidably mounted within an interior hydraulic filled cavity of a damper body . Movement of the valve body along extreme positions causes the inner piston to move the outer piston within the interior cavity to effectuate hydraulic damping of the valve body