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(11) EP 4 146 919 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
15.03.2023 Bulletin 2023/11

(21) Application number: 21800344.0

(22) Date of filing: 06.05.2021
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F01L 13/06(2006.01)
 F01L 1/26(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
F01L 1/26; F01L 13/06; F01L 3/02; F01L 1/181; F01L 1/20; F01L 2305/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2021/070517
(87) International publication number:
WO 2021/226636 (11.11.2021 Gazette 2021/45)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 06.05.2020 US 202015929504

(71) Applicant: Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc.
Bloomfield, CT 06002 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BENN, Steven
    Storrs, Connecticut 06268 (US)
  • YANG, Dong
    Hartford, Connecticut 06119 (US)
  • ROBERTS, Gabriel S.
    Wallingford, Connecticut 06492 (US)
  • SWANBON, Bruce
    Tolland, Connecticut 06084 (US)
  • BALTRUCKI, Justin D.
    Canton, Connecticut 06019 (US)
  • MANDELL, John
    Vernon, Connecticut 06066 (US)

(74) Representative: Cabinet Beaumont 
4, Place Robert Schuman B.P. 1529
38025 Grenoble Cedex 1
38025 Grenoble Cedex 1 (FR)

   


(54) A VALVE BRIDGE SYSTEM TO RESIST UNCONTROLLED MOVEMENT OF THE VALVE BRIDGE