Patent ID: 7273026
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: F01L,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A roller follower body, comprising: a) a forgeable material that has been cold formed to provide, at least in part, an outer surface, a first end, and a second end; b) the outer surface has, at least in part, been machined to include an undercut surface that is generally cylindrical in shape and provided with a reduced diameter relative to at least a portion of the outer surface; c) the undercut surface extends from the second end to a generally frusto-conical surface that is located adjacent to a generally cylindrical surface; d) a first cavity that has, at least in part, been cold formed into the first end to provide a first inner surface that includes: e) a second cavity that has, at least in part, been cold formed into the second end to provide a second inner surface that is generally cylindrical in shape and generally concentric relative to at least a portion of the outer surface.