Non-return valve for camshaft adjusters with oil reservoirs
US8739749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01L2001/34446
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A camshaft adjuster (4) for a camshaft (12) of an internal combustion engine (2). The camshaft adjuster (4) includes a stator (20), a rotor (22) accommodated concentrically in the stator (20) and rotatable with respect to the stator (20) about an axis of rotation (78), and a volume reservoir (70) for receiving a hydraulic fluid from a pressure chamber (44) formed between the rotor (22) and the stator (20), wherein the volume reservoir (70) has an outlet (76) in a direction of the axis of rotation (78).
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