Adjustable guide plate assembly
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1. An adjustable pushrod guide plate assembly that guides pushrods in an internal combustion engine comprising:
- a first guide plate piece including a first pushrod guide slot, and including a first guide plate arm defining a first mounting aperture and a first adjustment aperture;
a second guide plate piece, formed separately and independently from the first guide plate piece, the second guide plate piece including a second pushrod guide slot and including a second guide plate arm defining a second mounting aperture and a second adjustment aperture, the first and second guide plate arms at least partially overlapping so that the first adjustment aperture and the second adjustment aperture are at least partially aligned; and
a fastener positioned at least partially through the first adjustment aperture and the second adjustment aperture, the fastener joining the first guide plate piece and the second guide plate piece.
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Abstract
An adjustable pushrod guide plate assembly including a first plate and a second plate. Each plate defines an adjustment slot. The plates are in an at least partially overlapping configuration, the slots are optionally aligned, and a shaft is disposed at least partially through the slots to join the plates. The shaft can be a fastener adapted to be manipulated to secure the plates in a variety of fixed configurations.
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1. An adjustable pushrod guide plate assembly that guides pushrods in an internal combustion engine comprising:
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a first guide plate piece including a first pushrod guide slot, and including a first guide plate arm defining a first mounting aperture and a first adjustment aperture; a second guide plate piece, formed separately and independently from the first guide plate piece, the second guide plate piece including a second pushrod guide slot and including a second guide plate arm defining a second mounting aperture and a second adjustment aperture, the first and second guide plate arms at least partially overlapping so that the first adjustment aperture and the second adjustment aperture are at least partially aligned; and a fastener positioned at least partially through the first adjustment aperture and the second adjustment aperture, the fastener joining the first guide plate piece and the second guide plate piece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An adjustable pushrod guide plate assembly that guides pushrods in an internal combustion engine comprising:
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a first guide plate including a first pushrod guide slot, and including a first guide plate arm defining a first mounting aperture and a first adjustment slot; a second guide plate being formed separately and independently from the first guide plate, the second guide plate including a second pushrod guide slot and including a second guide plate arm defining a second mounting aperture and a second adjustment slot, the second guide plate arm at least partially overlapping the first guide plate arm so the first adjustment slot and the second adjustment slot are at least partially aligned; and a shafted element positioned through both at least partially aligned slots of the at least partially overlapping guide plate arms, the shafted element joining the first and second guide plates and adapted to be adjusted to hold the first and second guide plates in a fixed orientation relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for assembling an adjustable pushrod guide plate assembly that guides pushrods in an internal combustion engine comprising:
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providing a first guide plate piece including a first pushrod guide slot and including a first guide plate arm defining a first mounting aperture and a first adjustment aperture, and a separate second guide plate piece including a second pushrod guide slot and including a second guide plate arm defining a second mounting aperture and a second adjustment aperture; positioning the first guide plate arm of the first guide plate piece adjacent and at least partially overlapping the second guide plate arm of the second guide plate piece so that the first adjustment aperture and the second adjustment aperture are at least partially aligned; and positioning a fastener at least partially through the first adjustment aperture of the first guide plate arm and the second adjustment aperture of the second guide plate arm so that the fastener joins the first guide plate piece and the second guide plate piece. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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