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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2005
Applicants:
Stephen Robert Lewis, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Amy Shalaine Johanson, Normal, IL (US);
James Joseph Streicher, Pontiac, IL (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Robert Lewis, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Amy Shalaine Johanson, Normal, IL (US);
James Joseph Streicher, Pontiac, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for coupling a valve member to an armature member includes coupling the valve member to a surface of a bore of the armature member. The valve member contacts the armature member over less than an entire axial thickness of the surface of the bore of the armature member. The method further includes aligning the armature member to a desired alignment and securing the valve member to the armature member at the desired alignment.