Internal-combustion engines – Poppet valve operating mechanism – Tappet
Patent
1993-12-28
1994-12-13
Cross, E. Rollins
Internal-combustion engines
Poppet valve operating mechanism
Tappet
123 9051, 123 9052, 74569, F01L 116
Patent
active
053720997
ABSTRACT:
The preset invention provides a ceramic adjusting shim capable of minimizing the abrasion of parts contacting the adjusting shim, for example, a cam and a tappet. The ceramic adjusting shim is produced from a ceramic material and has a surface roughness of 0.05 to 0.2 .mu.m in ten-point average roughness Rz.
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Matsunuma Kenji
Nishioka Takao
Yamakawa Akira
Bierman Jordan B.
Cross E. Rollins
Lo Weilun
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
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