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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2009
Applicant:
Robert T. Macvicar, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Inventor:
Robert T. MacVicar, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Electro-motive Diesel, Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a lash adjuster including a ball retainer having a generally conical chamber for situating a ball near the base of the lash adjuster housing. The chamber has both an external and internal shoulder for engaging a plunger spring and a ball spring, respectively. The chamber may further define at least one aperture near its apex and at least one aperture near its base to facilitate oil flow through the lash adjuster.