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Compensation shaft of a multi-cylinder engine

US8191527B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Peter Solfrank · Frensdorf, DE
Patrick Ullmann · Herzogenaurach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2009
Grant date	Jun 5, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/2183
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A compensation shaft for a multi-cylinder engine at least two bearing pegs and at least four unbalanced weight sections, two of the at least four unbalanced weight sections being arranged respectively, around each of the at least two bearing pegs, so that at least two units are formed, these at least two units being connected to each other by a connecting part, wherein two of the unbalanced weight sections are arranged asymmetrically around each of the two bearing pegs, and the connecting part is configured as a flexurally rigid and torsion-proof component.

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