Dual feed hydraulic lash adjuster with integrated de-aeration restriction

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9938862
APP PUB NO 20180045085A1
SERIAL NO

15233247

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A switching hydraulic fluid gallery de-aeration arrangement for a switchable valve arrangement is disclosed. A housing for a hydraulic lash adjuster assembly is positioned in a bore of a cylinder head. The housing includes a first, hydraulic lash adjuster fluid port in a first annular groove, and a second switching hydraulic fluid port in a second annular groove. A top land and a bottom land are positioned next to the annular grooves and each have a primary outer diameter. A middle land is defined axially between the grooves. The middle land has a reduced outer diameter relative to the primary outer diameter, or the bore has an annular groove between the top and bottom lands that defines a restricted flow path between a hydraulic lash adjuster fluid gallery and a switching hydraulic fluid gallery that maintains hydraulic fluid in the switching hydraulic fluid gallery.

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SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO KG91074 HERZOGENAURACH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chandler, David Windsor, CA 20 245
Mohan, Das Pradeep Mohan Troy, US 6 13
Sailer, Peter Erlangen, DE 58 276

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