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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
John D. Crofts, Edinburgh, IN (US);
Justin Gregory Wenger, Greenwood, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 59/10 (2006.01); F01M 9/10 (2006.01); F16J 10/04 (2006.01); F01L 1/255 (2006.01); F01L 1/14 (2006.01); F01L 1/245 (2006.01); F02M 59/06 (2006.01); F04B 1/04 (2006.01); F02M 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 59/102 (2013.01); F01L 1/14 (2013.01); F01L 1/146 (2013.01); F01L 1/245 (2013.01); F01L 1/255 (2013.01); F01M 9/104 (2013.01); F02M 59/06 (2013.01); F04B 1/0417 (2013.01); F16J 10/04 (2013.01); F01L 2107/00 (2013.01); F02M 2041/1494 (2013.01); F02M 2200/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel pump assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel pump housing, a cylindrical bore defined in the fuel pump housing, and a tappet assembly received in the cylindrical bore. The tappet assembly includes a one-piece shoe having a recess disposed in a bottom portion thereof, and a roller that is partially received within the recess and configured to rotate about a roller axis.