Patent ID: 7946262

Claim:
A lifter oil manifold assembly including at least one oil control valve for activation and deactivation of valves in a multiple-cylinder internal combustion engine having a pressurized oil source and hydraulically-operable deactivation valve lifters, comprising: a) a first plate having on one side thereof a first mating surface formed in a first pattern delineating first portions of oil control and oil exhaust passages in said assembly; b) a second plate having on one side thereof a second mating surface that faces said first mating surface formed in a second pattern; c) a carrier having a third mating surface and a fourth mating surface opposite said third mating surface, said carrier defining portions of said oil control and oil exhaust passages, said carrier having an oil supply passage integrated separate from said portions of said oil control and said oil exhaust passages, said third mating surface mating with said first mating surface, and said fourth mating surface mating with said second mating surface; and d) a tower disposed between said first plate and said second plate for receiving said at least one oil control valve and retained by said second plate.