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Camshaft for an internal combustion engine

US10677105B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Daimler AG · DE

Inventors

Thomas Gramkow · Berlin, DE
Markus Wuensch · Augsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 27, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01L2810/04
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A camshaft for an internal combustion engine has a fundamental shaft which has a first toothing designed as external toothing and has at least one cam element which is arranged on the fundamental shaft and has a second toothing designed as internal toothing, The cam element can be displaced in the axial direction relative to the fundamental shaft and is connected to the fundamental shaft in a rotationally fixed manner via the toothings. At least one of the toothings has teeth whose respective tooth width varies in the axial direction of the fundamental shaft.

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