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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
May. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Thomas Hathaway, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Edwin E. Rice, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Hathaway, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Edwin E. Rice, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Cinetic Automation Corporation, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for automatically adjusting the valve lash of an internal combustion engine is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, a probe is employed for verifying and/or setting valve lash settings in an automated manner. A further aspect of the present invention does not require determination of a zero lash position or reference datum prior to adjusting the valve lash adjusting screw for desired lash.