Internal-combustion engines – Poppet valve operating mechanism – Tappet
Patent
1978-09-13
1980-09-02
Lazarus, Ronald H.
Internal-combustion engines
Poppet valve operating mechanism
Tappet
123 9046, F01I 114
Patent
active
042201225
ABSTRACT:
A hydraulic valve lifter useful for but not limited to an automotive internal combustion engine of the overhead camshaft type, comprising two rockable members one of which is in engagement with the cam on the engine camshaft and the other of which is in engagement with the intake or exhaust valve of a power cylinder of the engine, wherein the two rockable members are pivotable about a common axis either as a single unit or independently of each other for taking up the clearance in the valve train to a degree which is continuously variable with prescribed operational conditions of the engine.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2595775 (1952-05-01), DeWrangell
patent: 3897761 (1975-08-01), Fleischer
patent: 4128085 (1978-12-01), Kunii
patent: 4153016 (1979-05-01), Hausknecht
Lazarus Ronald H.
Nissan Motor Company Limited
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