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Patent No.:

US 7424876 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2008

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2006

Pushrod engine with multiple independent lash adjusters for each pushrod

Applicant:

Matthew Diggs, Farmington, MI (US);

Inventor:

Matthew Diggs, Farmington, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Julia Voutyras

Bir Law, PLC

David S. Bir

Primary Examiner:

Ching Chang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A multiple-cylinder internal combustion engine having a camshaft-driven valvetrain with a camshaft disposed within an engine block includes at least two intake and/or exhaust valves with multiple valves operated by a common lifter and pushrod that engages a follower having multiple independent lash adjusters coupled to associated rocker arms. The lifter contacts the common camshaft lobe and a corresponding pushrod that engages a reciprocating bucket follower with a compliant coupling to corresponding rocker arms.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Diggs, Matthew. (2008). Pushrod engine with multiple independent lash adjusters for each pushrod (U.S. Patent No. 7424876). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7424876

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