Camschaft for internal combustion engine
US10472997B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01L2810/03
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a camshaft for an internal combustion engine, integrally including: a shaft main portion that extends linearly; a plurality of valve-actuating cams disposed to be spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the shaft main portion; and a pair of support arms extending along one diametric line of the shaft main portion radially outwardly from one end part of the shaft main portion and being fitted with a follower rotational body, a pair of overhangs are integrated with the shaft main portion and the pair of support arms, the overhangs extending between the support arms in a peripheral direction of the shaft main portion, and a thick-wall portion having a larger thickness in a direction along an axis of the shaft main portion is formed in part, on a radially outer side of the shaft main portion, of each of the overhangs.
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