Sliding contact for electrically actuated rocker arm

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10731518
APP PUB NO 20190338680A1
SERIAL NO

16460886

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A valvetrain for an internal combustion engine of the type that has a combustion chamber, a moveable valve having a seat formed in the combustion chamber, and a camshaft includes a rocker arm assembly, a pivot providing a fulcrum for a rocker arm of the rocker arm assembly, and a latch assembly. An electrical device mounted to the rocker arm assembly receives power or communicates through a circuit that includes an electrical connection formed by abutment between surfaces of two distinct parts. The rocker arm assembly is operative to move one of the two abutting surfaces relative to the other in response to actuation of the cam follower. Forming an electrical connection through abutting surfaces that are free to undergo relative motion may reduce or eliminate the need to run wires to a mobile portion of the rocker arm assembly.

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EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDDUBLIN 4

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Benjey, Robert Philip Cedar, US 15 143
Campbell, Michael J Scotts, US 42 1426
Cecrle, Jiri Prague, CZ 6 10
Drabek, Tomas Prague, CZ 6 10
Gillette, Nicholas Peter Ceresco, US 6 21
Liskar, Petr Prague, CZ 9 24
McCarthy,, Jr James Edward Kalamazoo, US 31 269
Spoor, Anthony Leon Union City, US 10 48
Stanton, Michael James Hastings, US 3 9
Stretch, Dale Arden Novi, US 34 176
Tembreull, Thomas Michael Homer, US 3 9
Vandeusen, Brian Karl Augusta, US 17 574
Yankovic, Eric John Augusta, US 5 11
Zurface, Austin Robert Dowling, US 36 1251

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