Main shaft for a sliding cam valve train

US2015114170A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2015114170-A1
Application numberUS-201314404761-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateApr 24, 2013
Priority dateJun 1, 2012
Publication dateApr 30, 2015
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A main shaft ( 1 ) for a sliding cam valve train is provided, with the main shaft ( 1 ) being provided, at least in the axial region of cam followers located thereon, with axial toothing ( 2 ) which is uniform over the length thereof, on which train there is placed, for each cam follower which is to be switched, a sliding cam piece ( 3 ) and, for each cam follower which is not to be switched, an axially non-displaceable cam piece ( 11 ) having inner toothing ( 4, 5 ) which is complementary in each case to the axial toothing ( 2 ) of the main shaft ( 1 ). To fix the cam piece ( 11 ) in the section of the inner toothing ( 5 ) thereof meshing with the axial toothing ( 2 ) of the main shaft ( 1 ), at least one axial locking ring ( 6 ) is provided.

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1 . A main shaft assembly for a sliding cam valve train, comprising a main shaft including, at least in an axial region of cam followers located thereon, axial toothing which is uniform over a length thereof, a sliding cam piece located on said shaft for each cam follower which is to be switched, and an axially non-displaceable cam piece located on said shaft for each cam follower which is not to be switched, each of the sliding cam pieces and the axially non-displaceable cam pieces having inner…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F01L1/047Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US2015114170A1 cover?
A main shaft ( 1 ) for a sliding cam valve train is provided, with the main shaft ( 1 ) being provided, at least in the axial region of cam followers located thereon, with axial toothing ( 2 ) which is uniform over the length thereof, on which train there is placed, for each cam follower which is to be switched, a sliding cam piece ( 3 ) and, for each cam follower which is not to be switched, a…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F01L1/047. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Apr 30 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).