Self-aligning cam follower roller device
US11156284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01L2305/02
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cam follower roller device including a tappet body extending along a longitudinal axis and defining a tappet bore, a pin centered on a transverse axis, through holes having mounting ends for supporting the pin on the tappet body, and a roller rotatably mounted on the pin around the transverse axis, the roller having a cylindrical outer surface, a central cylindrical bore and two frontal end faces. Transverse gaps are provided between frontal end faces of the roller and the tappet bore, and the central cylindrical bore of the roller is mounted around an annular rolling surface of transverse convex profile.
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