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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2011
Applicants:
Debora Manther, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jeff Villemure, Westland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Debora Manther, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jeff Villemure, Westland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The finger follower employs two independent lost motion arms and a rod which moves longitudinally to lock both arms. The rod is transversely mounted in the follower. In order to avoid premature locking, each arm has a chamfered surface on a top wall to force the rod out of engagement with the arm during upward movement of the arms, to protect premature movement of the rod from an unlocked position to a locked position.