Intake valve actuation system for dual fuel engine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9429049
APP PUB NO 20150240669A1
SERIAL NO

14709463

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An intake valve actuation (IVA) system for a dual fuel engine is disclosed. The IVA system is retrofittable between the dual fuel engine and a diesel fuel engine and includes a cam lobe with a cam-profile, a rocker arm, and an IVA piston. The rocker arm has a pad surface, which includes a plane that passes through a central axis of a rocker shaft. The rocker arm is operably connected with the cam lobe and intake valves. A rotational movement of the cam lobe corresponds to switch between the open and closed positions of intake valves. The IVA piston has a face portion, which selectively abuts against the pad surface, to temporarily lock the intake valves in open position. The IVA system defines a hand-off when the face portion abuts against the pad surface. The cam-profile facilitates constant velocity of the intake valves at the hand-off.

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CATERPILLAR INC100 N E ADAMS STREET PEORIA IL 61629-9510

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Krishnaswamy, Anand Dunlap, US 8 152
Mehta, Bhavin N Chennai, IN 2 2
Pipis,, Jr John S Washington, US 8 52

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