Patents
US 10590809 B2: Valve train assembly
- Granted
- 2020-03-17
- Filed
- 2017-10-31 application 15799188
- Type
- Utility · 30 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A valve train assembly having a valve train carrier including a body having a cartridge cavity formed in the body, a hydraulic lash adjuster adjustment (HLA) assembly, and a cartridge removably disposed in the cartridge cavity. The cartridge includes a main body defining an inner bore, wherein the HLA assembly is disposed in the inner bore, and the cartridge is sized and shaped for insertion into the cartridge cavity formed in an underside of the valve train carrier. The cartridge is configured to have a valve train lash set prior to insertion into the cartridge cavity. A rocker arm assembly includes a body configured to engage the hydraulic lash adjustment (HLA) assembly, an end having a socket formed therein, and an e-foot extending through the socket and coupled to the end, the e-foot configured to maintain substantially flat contact with a top surface of an engine valve.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200317.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Corporation 1,707 patents | US company or organization | Cleveland, OH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Yankovic | Augusta, MI | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Majo Cecur | Vastalla, IT | 35 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Debra Lynn McFadden | Bath, MI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andrei Dan Radulescu | Marshall, MI | 35 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anthony L. Spoor | Marshall, MI | 19 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Douglas E. Wright | Nottawa, MI | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F01L | Cyclically operating valves for machines or engines | F01L1/245 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | EATON CORPORATION signed 2017-12-31 | EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED DUBLIN 4 | 48855/626 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-01-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CECUR, MAJO signed 2017-11-21 SPOOR, ANTHONY LEON signed 2018-04-10 WRIGHT, DOUGLAS signed 2018-06-19 MCFADDEN, DEBRA LYNN signed 2018-06-26 RADULESCU, ANDREI DAN signed 2018-06-26 YANKOVIC, ERIC JOHN signed 2019-01-23 | EATON CORPORATION CLEVELAND, OH | 48199/831 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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