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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Austin Robert Zurface, Hastings, MI (US);
Daniel Bennett Trudell, Marshall, MI (US);
Andrei Dan Radulescu, Marshall, MI (US);
EATON CORPORATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A switching rocker arm having an outer arm having a first end, a second end, a first and second outer side arm having slider pads that ride on a second cam is disclosed. The switching rocker arm also has an inner arm disposed between the first and second outer side arms. The inner arm has a first end, a second end and a bearing disposed between the first and second end adapted to ride along a first cam. The inner arm is pivotably secured adjacent its first end to the outer arm adjacent its first end. At least one arm has an over-travel limiter structure limits pivoting motion of the first arm relative to the second arm. The switching rocker arm also exhibits decreased lash as the bearing wears, and increased lash as the latch and slider pads wear.