Low friction high speed rocker arm

Patent · Tue Jul 28 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6044506

Simko, A O

A valve train is described for an internal combustion engine comprising, a camshaft mounted close above the cylinder head face of the engine, a one-piece essentially U-shaped rocker arm mounted above the camshaft for an arcuate movement and defined by a bottom wall integral with a pair of laterally spaced upstanding side walls. The bottom wall has a cylindrical fulcrum surface projecting upwardly. A lash adjuster fixedly supports above the rocker arm against lateral movement and has a lower surface engaging the cylindrical fulcrum surface with a contact establishing a pure rolling motion without friction of the rocker arm upon the lash adjuster lower surface. A reciprocatingly mounted valve stem engages one end of the rocker arm for reciprocation of the valve. The other end of the rocker arm rotatably supports a dual function roller engagable with a cam lobe on the camshaft for arcuate pivoting of the rocker arm about its fulcrum upon rotation of the camshaft. Support means supports the roller for both an arcuate movement of its axis of rotation along a predetermined path providing a pure rolling motion of the rocker arm about its fulcrum upon the lash adjuster surface. This confines the roller and arm in a manner preventing a longitudinal sliding movement of the rocker arm fulcrum surface relative to the lash adjuster surface.

• Assignee: Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI
• Patent Number(s): US 4682575
• OSTI ID: 6044506
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FRICTION
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
MOTION
ROTATION
SHAFTS
SUPPORTS
SURFACES
VALVES