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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Douglas John Nielsen, Marshall, MI (US);
David Gerard Genise, Marshall, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/24 (2006.01); F01L 1/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/24 (2013.01); F01L 1/2405 (2013.01); F01L 1/2416 (2013.01); F01L 1/25 (2013.01); F01L 2001/2444 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for adding fluid to an hydraulic lash adjuster (HLA) comprises the steps of placing the HLA in to a centrifuge, the centrifuge having a fluid container, placing a sufficient amount of a first fluid in the fluid container to fluidly communicate with at least one fluid port of the HLA, and spinning the HLA at a first speed sufficient to move the first fluid in to at least the second of two fluid chambers in the HLA.