Lash adjuster

US9080469B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9080469-B2
Application numberUS-201414175610-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 7, 2014
Priority dateFeb 14, 2013
Publication dateJul 14, 2015
Grant dateJul 14, 2015

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A lash adjuster includes a plunger having a bottom wall with a valve hole and a peripheral wall having an oil passage hole and an inner periphery formed with a recessed groove, the plunger defining a high-pressure chamber between the bottom wall and a body, and a partitioning member having an oil passage end located above the oil passage hole. The partitioning member has an oil-passage defining portion located opposite the recessed groove and defining an oil passage between itself and a groove face of the recessed groove. The partitioning member defines a low-pressure chamber reserving a hydraulic fluid flowing through the oil passage hole, the oil passage and the oil passage end. The low-pressure chamber causes the reserved hydraulic fluid to flow through the valve hole into the high-pressure chamber. The partitioning member is formed into a cylindrical shape and extends in an up-down direction without any stepped part.

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What is claimed is: 1. A lash adjuster comprising: a body formed into a bottomed cylindrical shape; a plunger which is inserted into the body so as to be movable up and down and has a bottom wall formed with a valve hole and a peripheral wall standing from an outer periphery of the bottom wall and having an oil passage hole formed therethrough, so that the plunger is formed into a bottomed cylindrical shape, the plunger defining a high-pressure chamber between the bottom wall an…

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What does patent US9080469B2 cover?
A lash adjuster includes a plunger having a bottom wall with a valve hole and a peripheral wall having an oil passage hole and an inner periphery formed with a recessed groove, the plunger defining a high-pressure chamber between the bottom wall and a body, and a partitioning member having an oil passage end located above the oil passage hole. The partitioning member has an oil-passage defining…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Otics Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F01L1/24. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).