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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2004
Applicant:
Richard Vanderpoel, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Inventor:
Richard Vanderpoel, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc., Bloomfield, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A variable valve actuation system to actuate and control the seating velocity of an internal combustion engine valve is disclosed. The system comprises: a housing; a lost motion system disposed in the housing; a rocker arm having a first contact surface, a second contact surface, and a third contact surface, the first contact surface operatively contacting the engine valve, and the second contact surface operatively contacting the lost motion system; and a valve seating device disposed in the housing, operatively contacting the third contact surface.