Roller bearing and z-stop for a two-step roller finger follower

A two-step roller finger follower having a high-lift follower portion that pivots on a pivot shaft disposed on a low-lift follower portion, and having a lost-motion spring disposed between the high-lift follower and the low-lift follower to bias the high-lift follower toward the high lift cam lobe....

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Hauptverfasser:	KANGAS CARL R, WILUSZ ERIC G, HENDRIKSMA NICK J, STONE ALBERT C, TAWAF CYNTHIA A, BAUMAN WILLIAM D, LIPINSKI ANDREW J, FERNANDEZ HERMES
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL HEATING LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STEAM ENGINES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A two-step roller finger follower having a high-lift follower portion that pivots on a pivot shaft disposed on a low-lift follower portion, and having a lost-motion spring disposed between the high-lift follower and the low-lift follower to bias the high-lift follower toward the high lift cam lobe. Various bearing cups and roller shaft sleeve embodiments are shown, all of which allow for improved shaft and needle bearing arrangements. A z-stop formed by the bearing cups and/or the shaft sleeve limits the range of travel of the high-lift follower with respect to the low-lift follower. Various z-stop embodiments are provided including a non-contacting roller shaft sleeve that grounds the high-lift follower to the low-lift follower independent of the roller shaft.