Internal-combustion engines – Poppet valve operating mechanism – Tappet
Patent
1981-02-20
1988-09-06
Wolfe, Jr., Willis R.
Internal-combustion engines
Poppet valve operating mechanism
Tappet
501103, F01L 116
Patent
active
047684763
ABSTRACT:
A tappet for an internal combustion engine includes a tappet body having a camface at one end thereof, which camface is positioned for contact with a rotating camshaft. The camface is formed essentially of zirconium oxide.
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Behnke Robert C.
Downing Todd R.
Stanadyne Inc.
Wolfe, Jr. Willis R.
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