Patent ID: 11913415
Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. A tappet configured for acting on a pump piston of a high-pressure fuel pump of an internal combustion engine, the tappet comprising:
a tubular housing having first and second indented surfaces arranged diametrically opposite each other at a first end of the tubular housing, the first and second indented surfaces configured to receive a first pin supporting a cam follower roller;
a transverse beam having:
an upper end face configured to engage: i) a first axial inner end face of the first indented surface, and ii) a second axial inner end face of the second indented surface; and
a lower end face configured to engage a second pin, the second pin protruding beyond a lower annular end face of the tubular housing;

a one-piece spring plate disposed within the tubular housing, the one-piece spring plate having:
an annular collar configured to attach the one-piece spring plate to an inner casing of the tubular housing; and
a sleeve-like inner collar configured to guide the second pin.