Hydraulic valve lifter assembly
View Patent ↗A hydraulic valve lifter assembly including a lifter body and a cam follower. The cam follower is mounted to an end of the lifter body wherein the lifter body has a first diameter over a first body portion for engaging a wall of an engine bore. The lifter body also including a second diameter smaller than the first diameter over a second body portion supportive of the cam follower. The hydraulic valve lifter assembly further including a contiguous annular transitional chamfer between the first and second diameter portions of the lifter body.
1. A hydraulic valve lifter assembly, comprising:
a lifter body including a first body portion and a second body portion, said first body portion including a first diameter for engaging a wall of an engine bore, said second body portion extending from an end of said first body portion and including a second diameter that is smaller than said first diameter,
a cam follower mounted within said second diameter; and
an annular transitional chamfer extending between said first and second body portions of said lifter body.
2. A hydraulic valve lifter assembly in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a groove is formed in said second body portion of said lifter body.
3. A hydraulic valve lifter assembly in accordance with claim 2 , wherein said cam follower is rotatably positioned within said groove.
4. A hydraulic valve lifter assembly in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising an axle rotatably mounting said cam follower to said second body portion.
5. A hydraulic valve lifter assembly in accordance with claim 4 , wherein said cam follower is rotatably positioned within a groove formed in said second body portion of said lifter body.
6. A hydraulic valve lifter assembly in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said cam follower is a roller.