Fixed valve stem oil deflector

Patent · Tue Sep 27 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6629715

Stritzke, B G

This patent describes an oil deflector for attachment to the valve guide of an internal combustion engine or the like comprising: a molded plastic cup having a generally cylindrical wall section and a transverse end wall, the end wall of the cup including an opening, a generally cylindrical seal element disposed in the opening in the cup. The seal element has an annular sealing lip on a radially inner surface thereof engageable with the stem of a valve of the engine in sliding relationship. The cylindrical wall portion of the deflector has axially extending circumferentially spaced fingers thereon with end portions, respectively, engageable with the valve guide to maintain the deflector in fixed relation thereto and sized so as to effect compression of the circular seal lip.

• Assignee: Microdot Inc., Darien, CT
• Patent Number(s): US 4773363
• OSTI ID: 6629715
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LUBRICANTS
LUBRICATING OILS
LUBRICATION
MATERIALS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
SEALS
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
VALVES