Tappet with inner cup received on pallet
US11215269B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M59/102
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A follower mechanism movable within a bore, the mechanism including an outer cup with a substantially cylindrical side wall and a first annular lip portion disposed at a first end of the side wall, an inner cup including a side wall portion defining a pair of shaft apertures and a ledge that is transverse to a longitudinal center axis of the follower mechanism, the inner cup being disposed in the outer cup so that the first annular lip portion of the outer cup abuts a top surface of the side wall portion of the inner cup, a pallet having an outer perimeter, at least a portion of the outer perimeter being adjacent the ledge of the inner cup, a shaft having a first end and a second end disposed in the shaft apertures, and a roller follower rotatably received on the shaft.
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