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Camshaft adjuster

US8857393B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Holger Brenner · Herzogenaurach, DE
Stefan Schelter · Dottenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 25, 2013
Grant date	Oct 14, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 25, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01L2001/34466
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A camshaft adjuster (1) is provided with a drive element (2) and an output element (3), including a locking mechanism (5) which is arranged in a locking bore (6) and has precisely two locking pistons (8, 9) and a locking spring (7), the locking bore (6) is formed in the drive element (2) or in the output element (3) and the respective other element (2, 3) which does not have the locking bore (6) includes the locking receivers (10, 11) associated with the locking pistons (8, 9).

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