US 12,270,321 B2
Pivoting bracket assembly, actuator assembly, and valvetrain
Vikram Deokar, Pune (IN); Ketaki Purkar, Dhule (IN); Pratik Aher, Pune (IN); Nicola Andrisani, Turin (IT); and Emanuele Raimondi, Turin (IT)
Assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Appl. No. 18/564,703
Filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
PCT Filed May 27, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/025251
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 28, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/253465, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 8, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202111024002 (IN), filed on May 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0263572 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. F01L 1/18 (2006.01); F01L 1/46 (2006.01); F01L 13/00 (2006.01); F01L 13/06 (2006.01)
CPC F01L 1/181 (2013.01) [F01L 1/18 (2013.01); F01L 1/46 (2013.01); F01L 2001/186 (2013.01); F01L 13/0005 (2013.01); F01L 2013/001 (2013.01); F01L 13/06 (2013.01); F01L 2305/00 (2020.05)] 14 Claims
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1. A pivoting bracket assembly for a valvetrain, comprising:
a pivot pin;
a first bracket comprising a first mounting area rotatable about the pivot pin and a first reaction arm extending away from the first mounting area;
a second bracket comprising a second mounting area rotatable about the pivot pin and a second reaction arm extending away from the first mounting area;
a compliance member, comprising:
a receiving leg biased against the first bracket; and
a transfer leg contacting and biased against the second bracket; and
a bias member comprising:
a first leg contacting and biased against the second bracket; and
a second leg configured to mount the bias member relative to the pivot pin,
wherein an entirety of the bias member is spaced from the first bracket and is configured to oppose bias forces from the compliance member,
wherein the pivoting bracket assembly further comprises a first mounting plate on a first end of the pivot pin and a second mounting plate on a second end of the pivot pin, wherein the second leg is mounted against the second mounting plate.