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Valve train retention clip with integrated locking pin anti-rotation feature

US10119606B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

14Claims

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Assignee

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Faheem Ahmed · Troy, US
Colin Foster · Belle River, CA
Michael Kugler · Vestenbergsgreuth, DE
Philipp Streit · Neustadt an der Aisch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 2017
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/20882
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A clip for a switchable roller finger follower that includes a retainer for a hydraulic lash adjuster, and an anti-rotation feature that prevents rotation of a coupling pin is provided. The clip includes a first leg arranged adjacent to a dome-shaped recess on a bottom surface of an outer lever of the switchable roller finger follower that includes a retainer for the hydraulic lash adjuster, and a second leg of the clip includes an anti-rotation bar that extends laterally across a part of the coupling pin and prevents rotation of the coupling pin. A switchable finger follower with the clip is also provided.

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