Internal-combustion engines – Poppet valve operating mechanism – Tappet
Patent
1992-01-22
1993-02-09
Wolfe, Willis R.
Internal-combustion engines
Poppet valve operating mechanism
Tappet
2988843, B23P 1102, F01L 124, F01L 114, F01L 116
Patent
active
051845830
ABSTRACT:
A light metal tappet particularly for the timing gear of an internal combustion engine comprising a tappet base body and a steel plate anchored at the contact face for the control cams of the timing gear and having a hardened surface, characterized in that the steel plate is made of an austenitic base material which is carbon dispersion hardened, has the same coefficient of thermal expansion as aluminium and comprises a nitrided surface.
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INA Walzlager Schaeffler KG
Macy M.
Wolfe Willis R.
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