VALVE TAPPETER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND OVERHEAD CAMSHAFTS

Abstract

Abstract Valve tappet for internal combustion engines with overhead camshafts, of the type sliding in a bore of a cylinder head, simultaneously operating two valves and comprising direct means for adjusting valve clearances. According to the invention, it is constituted by a socket which has: - a lateral cylindrical wall cut by two flats 22 parallel to each other and to the axis 24 of the tappet, each carrying a lug 28 for the mounting of a clearance adjusting element in contact with a valve stem 2, 4; and - a transverse base wall 26 in contact with a drive cam 12. Application: in particular to the driving of multiple valves of an internal combustion engine with overhead camshafts.

Inventors

• 👤 Bernard Touraine

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