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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2015
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Jeffrey Shewell, Rochester, MI (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A hydraulic lash adjuster arrangement is provided that includes a cylinder head including a bore and at least one hydraulic fluid gallery. The hydraulic lash adjuster arrangement includes a hydraulic lash adjuster assembly including a housing positioned in the bore of the cylinder head and including an annular body that includes a port on a radially outer wall of the housing. A plunger is arranged within the annular body of the housing and is axially displaceable therein. A clip including a circular body is arranged radially between the housing and the cylinder head. The clip includes at least one first tab extending radially outwardly that engages the at least one hydraulic fluid gallery and at least one second tab extending radially inwardly that engages the port.