Patent ID: 9416688
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: F01L

Claim Text:
1. A switchable roller finger follower comprising: an outer elongated body having a valve stem end, a lash adjuster end, two outer elongated body side walls connected by a pin each including a spring pallet, and an inner cavity located between the outer elongated body side walls; an inner elongated body positioned in said inner cavity and having a first end pivotally attached to said outer elongated body at said valve stem end via the pin, and a second, hydraulic lash adjuster end, a socket portion defined at the second end on a bottom portion of the inner elongated body, a locking mechanism located at the second end of the inner elongated body adapted to be switchable from a first locked position in which locking pins extend outwardly from the inner elongated body to engage under the lash adjuster ends of the outer elongated body side walls, to a second unlocked position in which the locking pins move inwardly so that the outer elongated body is pivotable in relation to the inner elongated body about the pin, and two spring holding pins located on opposite sides of the inner elongated body at the second end; and at least one spring that includes two coiled spring portions, each of the two coiled spring portions is wrapped around a respective one of the spring holding pins, and each one of the at least two coiled spring portions includes a first leg and a second leg, each of the first legs extends from a respective one of the two coiled spring portions to engage a respective one of the spring pallets, and each of the second legs contacts the bottom portion of the inner elongated body in proximity to the socket portion to act as a retainer for a hydraulic lash adjuster with the inner elongated body.