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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Sriram Balaraman, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Susan L. Lukasik, Lombard, IL (US);
Kenneth R. Seymour, Ii, Plymouth, WI (US);
Inventors:
Sriram Balaraman, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Susan L. Lukasik, Lombard, IL (US);
Kenneth R. Seymour, II, Plymouth, WI (US);
Assignee:
International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valve lifter guide () includes at least one conduit (). The conduit () has a first inwardly-curved surface () opposed to a second inwardly-curved surface () such that the conduit is capable of holding a valve lifter () between the first inwardly-curved surface () and the second inwardly-curved surface (). The valve lifter guide () may optionally include inwardly-curved alignment surfaces