Control valve for a camshaft adjuster

US10473001B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Stefan KRÄMER · Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, DE
• David Kohler · Windsor, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 20, 2016
• Grant date: Nov 12, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 23, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F01L2301/00
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Control valves for a hydraulic camshaft adjuster are disclosed. In one example, the control valve includes a housing and a control piston mounted in a receiver of the housing. Several openings may be provided on an inner casing surface of the receiver, at least some of which may be assigned to an inlet port P, a supply port A, a supply port B or a supply port C. The control piston may include a first control groove, a second control groove and a third control groove which can each be connected to at least two openings of the housing depending on a position of the control piston relative to the housing. The first control groove may be configured to be brought into fluid-conductive connection with a first inlet opening assigned to the inlet port P and with an opening assigned to the supply port A. The second control groove may be configured to be brought into fluid-conductive connection with an opening assigned to the supply port A and/or with an opening assigned to the supply port B and/or with an opening assigned to the supply port C. The third control groove may be configured to be brought into fluid-conductive connection with the first inlet opening or a second inlet opening assi…