Global Patent Index - EP 1979581 B1

EP 1979581 B1 20130710 - ROCKER ARM CONSISTING OF SHEET STEEL

Title (en)

ROCKER ARM CONSISTING OF SHEET STEEL

Title (de)

KIPPHEBEL AUS STAHLBLECH

Title (fr)

CULBUTEUR EN TÔLE D'ACIER

Publication

EP 1979581 B1 20130710 (DE)

Application

EP 06847037 A 20061221

Priority

  • EP 2006070092 W 20061221
  • DE 102006002996 A 20060121

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007082622A1] The invention relates to a rocker arm (1) consisting of thin-walled sheet steel. The arm is designed to be used in a suspended assembly comprising additional rocker arms beneath a bar-type support (2) of a valve train in an internal combustion engine and has an inverted U-shaped profile. The underside (5) of a transverse section (4) is equipped at one end (6) with a structure (7) for a gas exchange valve. The upper face (9) of the transverse section (4) is pushed downwards in the vicinity of the structure (7) in relation to the underside (5) in a stamping and extrusion method, to produce an M-shaped cross-section with a longitudinal channel (10) on the upper face (9). The other end (11) of the rocker arm (1) is forked and open, forming a region (12) that is bent at an angle towards the underside (5). A roller that acts as a cam thrust surface is attached (13) to said region. A rocker arm (1) of this type has excellent rigidity, can be simply produced and requires little headroom.

IPC 8 full level

F01L 1/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F01L 1/182 (2013.01 - EP US); F01L 2001/188 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 74/20882 (2015.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007082622 A1 20070726; CN 101360889 A 20090204; CN 101360889 B 20101208; DE 102006002996 A1 20070802; EP 1979581 A1 20081015; EP 1979581 B1 20130710; US 2009007870 A1 20090108; US 7918200 B2 20110405

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2006070092 W 20061221; CN 200680051514 A 20061221; DE 102006002996 A 20060121; EP 06847037 A 20061221; US 8793406 A 20061221