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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jamie Charles Hanshaw, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael George Aimone, Sr., Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 ;
Abstract
An oil feed system for an internal combustion engine with a variable camshaft timing mechanism includes a bracket attached to the front structure of the engine at a final location which is determined in part by the interaction of the bracket and the camshaft adjuster to which it is furnishing oil. An oil feed spud which engages the adjuster will be ablated when the engine is initially operated, so as to provide a running clearance between the VCT mechanism and the oil supply spud, while the same time allowing piloting of the oil supply spud within the variable camshaft timing mechanism.