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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael George Aimone, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/047 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/047 ;
Abstract
An accumulator is provided in an engine camshaft having at least one lobe and an internal cavity . A compliance member is provided for pressurizing the fluid within the internal cavity