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Camshaft for an internal combustion engine

US8833320B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Mahle International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Flender · Eberdingen, DE
Michael Kreisig · Gerlingen, DE
Falk Schneider · Neuerburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2010
Grant date	Sep 16, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 9, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/2101
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An internal combustion engine, having a camshaft having at least one one-piece thrust plate, which is arranged and captively fixed between a drive element, and a function element, wherein the drive element and the function element are fixedly joined with the camshaft, wherein the thrust plate is in the cylinder crankcase and is an axial bearing plate and includes at least one of a wear reducing coating and a friction reducing coating, and wherein the thrust plate is guided at a radially outer edge in the cylinder crankcase

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