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Adjustable camshaft

US8851039B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Mahle International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Flender · Eberdingen, DE
Michael Kreisig · Gerlingen, DE
Juergen Rommel · Burgstetten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 27, 2013
Grant date	Oct 7, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 27, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/2102
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable camshaft may include an inner shaft and an outer shaft coaxially surrounding the inner shaft. A cam may have a cam body and a ring collar axially projecting from the cam body. The ring collar may be slidingly arranged with a radial gap on the outer shaft and have a receptacle for pinning together the cam and the inner shaft with a pin. A seal may be arranged in a region of the ring collar for sealing the gap.

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