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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2004
Applicants:
Brian Ruggiero, East Granby, CT (US);
Zhou Yang, South Windsor, CT (US);
Shengqiang Huang, West Simbury, CT (US);
Inventors:
Brian Ruggiero, East Granby, CT (US);
Zhou Yang, South Windsor, CT (US);
Shengqiang Huang, West Simbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc., Bloomfield, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B047/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices for modifying engine valve lift during an engine valve event are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises: a housing having a hydraulic fluid dump port formed therein; a sleeve slidably disposed in a bore formed in the housing, the sleeve having a cavity formed therein; a piston slidably disposed in the sleeve cavity; and a clip passage formed in the piston, the clip passage in selective communication with the dump port.