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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Edwin H. Langewisch, Dunlap, IL (US);
Lloyd E. Thompson, Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Edwin H. Langewisch, Dunlap, IL (US);
Lloyd E. Thompson, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to shimsadapted for placement between a rocker shaftand rocker shaft mounts. The rocker shaft mountsproject from the cylinder headof an internal combustion engine. The shimsare composed of a copper alloy, preferably bronze.