Patent ID: 9644729
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: F01L,F02M,F04B,F16H

Claim:
1. A mechanical system forming one of a cam follower or a rocker arm, the mechanical system comprising: a support element; a pin extending between two opposite ends along a first axis and supported by the support element; and a roller mounted on the pin, movable in rotation relative to the pin around the first axis and adapted to roll on a cam; the support element comprising a first axial abutment feature blocking a translation of at least the pin in a first direction parallel to a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; and an insert inserted in the support element and supporting the pin opposite the first axial abutment feature, wherein the first axial abutment feature protrudes outside a cavity delimited by the support element, wherein the support element comprises a cylindrical wall defining a cylinder interior and having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end in the first direction, wherein the second end comprises an end edge lying in a plane, wherein the first axial abutment feature is located at the second end, and wherein the first abutment feature projects axially away from the plane and extends radially over the cylinder interior.