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US 2015/0101559 A1Published application
Button for rocker arm assembly
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsPaul D. Rudolph, Andrew J. Menssen
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a button for a rocker arm assembly. The button includes a head portion. The button includes a shank extending from the head portion along a longitudinal axis. The button further includes a base portion extending from the shank. The base portion has a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface has a substantially concave profile.
Claims20
A button for a rocker arm assembly, the button comprising:
- a head portion;
- a shank extending from the head portion along a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a base portion extending from the shank, the base portion having a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface has a substantially concave profile.
1 more element
A rocker arm assembly comprising:
- a rocker arm forming an insert bore;
- an insert disposed within the insert bore;
- and
- a button attached to the insert, the button including:
- a head portion;
- a shank extending from the head portion along a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a base portion extending from the shank, the base portion having a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface has a substantially concave profile.
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An injector train for an engine, the injector train comprising:
- a fuel injection valve operative between an open position and a closed position;
- a rocker arm operatively coupled to the fuel injection valve, the rocker arm including a insert;
- and
- a button attached to the insert, the button including:
- a head portion;
- a shank extending from the head portion a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a base portion extending from the shank, the base portion having a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface has a substantially concave profile.
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A valve train for an engine, the valve train comprising:
- at least one valve operative between an open position and a closed position;
- a rocker arm operatively coupled to the at least one valve via a valve bridge, the rocker arm including a insert;
- and
- a button attached to the insert, the button including:
- a head portion;
- a shank extending from the head portion a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a base portion extending from the shank, the base portion having a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface has a substantially concave profile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.