Patent ID: 9243521
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: F01L,F02M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A tappet comprising: a contiguous body having an outer wall and a transverse web, the outer wall defining a recess in a cylindrically-shaped outer surface; a roller mounted to the body at a cam contacting end; and, an alignment member that extends outwardly from the cylindrically-shaped outer surface of the body, the alignment member having first and second ends, wherein a first alignment member securing surface and a second alignment member securing surface of the outer wall secure against the respective first and second ends of the alignment member and are operable to hold the alignment member in the recess, wherein the first alignment member securing surface and the second alignment member securing surface of the outer wall that secure against the alignment member are formed by indentations that form staked portions of the body.