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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Exergy Engineering Llc, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Mike Van Allsburg, Dorr, MI (US);
Philip J. DeVries, Caledonia, MI (US);
Gregg R. Spoolstra, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Randall C. Harkema, Caledonia, MI (US);
Exergy Engineering LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel pump comprises a cam assembly having a lobe, and a body assembly including a cavity for receiving the cam assembly. The body assembly includes both a body portion and a cover portion that cooperatively form the cavity. The body portion includes a lobe cavity, an engagement surface and an opening at the cavity, with the cover portion including a respective engagement surface and opening. The engagement surfaces are mated together with the cam assembly disposed in the cavity and extending through the openings, and is configured to rotate in the cavity with the lobe disposed in the lobe cavity. A groove is formed in one of the engagement surfaces of the body portion or cover portion for receiving a seal cap at least partially therein adjacent the lobe cavity.