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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2005
Carroll Williams, Pocahontas, AR (US);
Dhruva Mandal, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Carroll Williams, Pocahontas, AR (US);
Dhruva Mandal, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
The MacLean-Fogg Company, Mundelein, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an assembly, comprising an adjusting body, a valve lifter body and means for cold forming at least a portion of at least one of the adjusting body and the valve lifter body. The adjusting body includes an outer surface enclosing a cavity, wherein the cavity includes an inner surface configured to accommodate an insert and a spring. The valve lifter body includes a first end containing a first opening, a second end containing a second opening, and an outer lifter surface that encloses a first and second lifter cavity, wherein at least one of the ends is substantially flat, the second lifter cavity includes a second inner lifter surface that is configured to house the adjusting body, and the first cavity is configured to house a cylindrical insert and includes a first inner lifter surface provided with a plurality of walls that extend from the first opening, a curved surface, a flat surface, and an angled surface that is at an angle with respect to the flat surfaces.