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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2008
Applicants:
Aaron Kleinow, Clarkston, MI (US);
Doug Forsyth, Waterford, MI (US);
Dave Kolton, Howell, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
MAHLE BEHR USA INC., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/34 (2006.01); F16H 53/06 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); F16H 53/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 53/06 (2013.01); B60H 1/00857 (2013.01); F16H 53/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cam and lever system comprising a cam having a side perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the cam and a channel on the side of the cam, the channel having a bottom wherein the channel is at least partially defined by a first wall and a second wall that diverge as the distance from the bottom increases, a lever, having a pin extending into the channel and an axis of rotation that is generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the cam, and having a configuration sufficient to provide point contact with the walls of the channel.