Patent ID: 6112710
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: F01L

Abstract:
In a valve actuation system for actuating at least one valve in an engine during an engine operation, said valve actuation system including a master piston assembly for supplying actuating energy for actuating said at least one valve, a slave piston assembly for actuating said at least one valve, and a transfer assembly connected to and extending between said master piston assembly and said slave piston assembly for transferring the actuating energy from said master piston assembly to said slave piston assembly, an improvement comprising:removal means for discharging at least one of air and debris from said transfer assembly during an engine start up operation, wherein said removal means being connected to said transfer assembly, wherein said removal means includes supply means for supplying fluid to said transfer assembly under high pressure during at least an engine start up operation to discharge at least one of air and debris from said transfer assembly.