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Title:
SWITCHING ROLLER FINGER FOLLOWER WITH LOCKING MECHANISM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/116830
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A switching roller finger follower, including: first and second rotatable outer arms; and a locking mechanism including a locking pin with a first outside diameter and first and second ends. The locking mechanism includes first and second locking sleeves: separate from the locking pin; fixedly secured to the first and second ends, respectively; and having second and third outside diameters, respectively, larger than the first outside diameter. The locking pin is displaceable such that: in a locked mode, the first and second locking sleeves contact the first and second outer arms, respectively, to block rotation of the first and second outer arms in a first rotational direction; and in an unlocked mode, the first and second locking sleeves are free of contact with the first and second outer arms, respectively.

Inventors:
MANTHER DEBORA (US)
POOLE KEVIN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2014/012755
Publication Date:
December 18, 2014
Filing Date:
January 23, 2014
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Assignee:
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH (DE)
MANTHER DEBORA (US)
POOLE KEVIN (US)
International Classes:
F01L1/18; F01L13/00
Foreign References:
US20110023806A12011-02-03
US20100300389A12010-12-02
US20080141964A12008-06-19
US20110226208A12011-09-22
US20080223324A12008-09-18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PEAKOVIC, Antun (Inc.Intellectual Property Department,1750 E. Big Beaver Roa, Troy Michigan, US)
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