Internal-combustion engines – Poppet valve operating mechanism – Lubrication
Patent
1975-09-02
1977-01-25
Myhre, Charles J.
Internal-combustion engines
Poppet valve operating mechanism
Lubrication
123 9027, 123 9043, F01M 910
Patent
active
040045587
ABSTRACT:
A hydraulic lash adjuster has a cylindrical body and a hollow plunger slidably received within the body, the upper portion of the plunger extending beyond the body and is provided with a semi-spherical end socketably received in the socket of a rocker arm. The plunger has an internal oil chamber in communication with the exterior of the body and its semi-spherical end is provided with a through passage whereby to effect lubrication of the rocker arm. A snap-fit oil metering valve is snapped into the passage in the semi-spherical end of the plunger to control flow through the aperture from the internal oil chamber of the plunger.
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General Motors Corporation
Krein Arthur N.
Myhre Charles J.
O'Connor Daniel J.
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