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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2007
Matthew Evans, Warren, MI (US);
Debora Manther, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Donald Haefner, Troy, MI (US);
Richard Best, Garden City, MI (US);
Matthew Evans, Warren, MI (US);
Debora Manther, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Donald Haefner, Troy, MI (US);
Richard Best, Garden City, MI (US);
Schaeffler KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
Proposed is a cam follower () for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine, having a roller (), which is rotatably mounted on a journal (), as a cam thrust face, which journal () runs with its outer casing () in a respective bore () of a first and second guide wall () of the cam follower (), between which guide walls () the roller () is held, which outer casing () is composed of a first and a second section (), which first section () intrinsically has a greater diameter than the second section (), wherein the journal () has an axial travel limitation in one direction by means of its collar () which is situated between the sections (), and in the other direction by means of a radially projecting element such as a securing ring (), which collar () and which securing ring () abut against one of the guide walls ().