Camshaft centering in the split rotor of a hydraulic camshaft adjuster

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10094251-B2
Application number	US-201415104803-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2014
Priority date	Dec 18, 2013
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

A camshaft adjuster (1) is provided for an internal combustion engine of the vane cell type, having a stator (2) and a rotor (3) which can be rotated relative to the stator (2) and consists of a plurality of rotor parts (4, 5, 6) which are connected to one another, wherein the rotor (3) can be connected fixedly to a camshaft (7) of the internal combustion engine so as to rotate with it, and a first rotor part (4) is configured in such a way that the camshaft (7) is supported with contact on the first rotor Part (4) in an operating state, wherein the first rotor part (4) is produced by a sintering process, and at least one first supporting surface (9), supporting the camshaft (7), of the first rotor part (4) is set geometrically by a chipless machining operation, and to a method for producing a rotor (3) for a camshaft adjuster (1) of this type.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A camshaft adjuster for an internal combustion engine of the vane cell type comprising:
a stator; and
a rotor rotatable relative to the stator and made up of interconnected multiple rotor parts, the rotor being connectable in a rotatably fixed manner to a camshaft of the internal combustion engine, and a first rotor part of the multiple rotor parts being configured in such a way that in an operating state the camshaft is supported while resting against the first rotor part, the first rotor part being manufactured via a sintering process, at least one first supporting surface of the first rotor part supporting the camshaft being geometrically adjusted via a non-cutting machining operation, the at least one first supporting surface being geometrically adjusted via a calibration step of the sintering process, or a punching process,
wherein a diamond wheel for increasing a friction force is accommodated at the at least one first supporting surface or at least one second supporting surface of a second rotor part of the multiple rotor parts.

2. The camshaft adjuster as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one first supporting surface is an inner circumferential surface of the first rotor part supporting the camshaft in a radial direction.

3. The camshaft adjuster as recited in claim 2 wherein a diameter of the inner circumferential surface of the first rotor part is geometrically adjusted.

4. The camshaft adjuster as recited in claim 1 wherein the multiple rotor parts of the rotor are internested in an axial direction or in a radial direction.

5. The camshaft adjuster as recited in claim 1 wherein the rotor includes a second rotor part of the multiple rotor parts, the second rotor part supporting the camshaft in an axial direction, the first rotor part being connected to the second rotor part in a rotatably fixed manner.

6. The camshaft adjuster as recited in claim 5 wherein the second rotor part is manufactured via a further sintering process, at least one second supporting surface of the second rotor part being geometrically adjusted via a calibration step of the further sintering process, or via a further punching process.

7. The camshaft adjuster as recited in claim 1 wherein the diamond wheel increases a contact force between the first rotor part and the second rotor part.

8. The camshaft adjuster as recited in claim 1 wherein the diamond wheel is inserted into a recess in the first rotor part or in the second rotor part.

9. The camshaft adjuster as recited in claim 8 wherein the diamond wheel includes a diamond layer configured for pressing into a front side of the camshaft.

10. The camshaft adjuster as recited in claim 8 wherein the recess is geometrically formed via the calibration step of the sintering process.

11. A camshaft adjuster for an internal combustion engine of the vane cell type comprising:
a stator; and
a rotor rotatable relative to the stator and made up of interconnected multiple rotor parts, the rotor being connectable in a rotatably fixed manner to a camshaft of the internal combustion engine, and a first rotor part of the multiple rotor parts being configured in such a way that in an operating state the camshaft is supported while resting against the first rotor part, the first rotor part being manufactured via a sintering process, at least one first supporting surface of the first rotor part supporting the camshaft being geometrically adjusted via a non-cutting machining operation, the at least one first supporting surface being geometrically adjusted via a calibration step of the sintering process, or a punching process, a porosity of the at least one first supporting surface being lower than other surfaces of the first rotor part from the calibration step,
wherein a diamond wheel for increasing a friction force is accommodated at the at least one first supporting surface or at least one second supporting surface of a second rotor part of the multiple rotor parts.

12. The camshaft adjuster as recited in claim 11 wherein the diamond wheel is inserted into a recess in the first rotor part or in the second rotor part.

13. The camshaft adjuster as recited in claim 12 wherein the recess is geometrically formed via the calibration step of the sintering process.

Assignees

• Schaeffler Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Weber Juergen

Classifications

• F01L2303/00

  Manufacturing of components used in valve arrangements · CPC title

• F01L2301/00

  Using particular materials · CPC title

• F01L2820/01

  Absolute values · CPC title

• F01L2001/34423

  Details relating to the hydraulic feeding circuit · CPC title

• B22F5/106

  Tube or ring forms · CPC title