Switching roller finger follower with locking mechanism

A switching roller finger follower, comprising:

• an inner housing including:
• a space at least partially formed by first and second side walls;
• a locking barrel with a passageway;
• and,
• first and second slots passing through material forming the first and second side walls, respectively;
• first and second outer arms pivotably connected to the first and second sides, respectively;
• and,
• a locking mechanism including:
• a shuttle pin:
• at least partially disposed in the passageway;
• including a notch disposed in the space;
• and,
• displaceable within the passageway in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis for the passageway;
• a locking pin:
• including a first outside diameter;
• passing through the first and second slots and at least partly disposed in the notch;
• displaceable within the first and second slots;
• and,
• including first and second ends extending past the first and second side walls, respectively;
• and,
• first and second locking sleeves:
• separately formed from the locking pin;
• fixedly secured to the first and second ends, respectively;
• having second and third outside diameters, respectively;
• and,
• aligned with the first and second outer arms, respectively, in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal axis for the locking pin.

A method of fabricating a switching roller finger follower, comprising:

• pivotably connecting first and second outer arms to an inner housing;
• disposing a shuttle pin, including a portion with a notch, within a passageway formed by the inner housing;
• disposing the notch within a space at least partly formed by the inner housing;
• disposing a locking pin, with a first outside diameter, in first and second slots in the inner housing;
• passing a portion of the locking pin through the notch;
• extending first and second ends of the locking pin past the inner housing;
• fixedly securing first and second locking sleeves to the first and second ends of the locking pin, respectively;
• and,
• aligning the first and second locking sleeves with the first and second outer arms, respectively, in a first direction orthogonal to a longitudinal axis for the locking pin, wherein:
• second and third outside diameters for the first and second locking sleeves, respectively, are greater than the first outside diameter.