Patent ID: 9212570
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: F01L

Abstract:
1. A finger lever for a valve train of an internal combustion engine, the finger lever comprising: an inner lever having a longitudinal bore; at least one arm pivotally coupled to the inner lever; and a coupling device operatively displaceable to control movement of the at least one arm relative to the inner lever, wherein the coupling device comprises a slide and a piston, the slide and piston being coupled together within the inner lever, wherein the piston includes a head and a stem extending from the head to the slide, wherein the piston is received in the longitudinal bore, wherein the head of the piston has an outer circumferential surface that has at least one aperture formed therein, wherein the piston and slide are interlocked and the slide has a groove formed therein, wherein the piston has an incision formed therein, wherein the groove of the slide is received in the incision to interlock the piston with the slide, wherein the coupling device further comprises a locking member constructed to interlock the piston and the slide, and wherein the locking member is disposed at least partially within the inner lever.