Check valve for a camshaft phaser
US8726866B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01L2001/34469
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A camshaft phaser for controllably varying the phase relationship between a crankshaft and a camshaft in an internal combustion engine is attached to the camshaft with a camshaft phaser attachment bolt. The camshaft phaser attachment bolt includes a stepped bore for communicating pressurized oil from the internal combustion engine to a valve spool and is defined by a larger diameter bore, a smaller diameter bore, and a shoulder between the larger diameter bore and the smaller diameter bore. A check valve assembly includes a check valve body axially moveable within the larger diameter bore. The check valve body includes a plurality of azimuthally spaced guiding walls, a plurality of clearance walls separating the guiding walls, and a seating surface at one end of the guiding walls and the clearance walls for selectively seating with the shoulder to prevent fluid communication between the larger diameter bore and the smaller diameter bore.
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