US4763503A
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Apparatus for making a cam shaft
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-06-22
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Granted: 1988-08-16
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Expires: 2007-06-22
Abstract
Abstract A cam shaft made from lobes having irregularly shaped apertures spaced along the longitudinal axis of a hollow tubular shaft. The method of making the cam shaft includes the steps of: inserting a hollow tubular shaft through the apertures of a plurality of the lobes axially and radially with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The method is characterized by flaring at least a first end of the shaft and backing the exterior of the first flared end to prevent axial radial movement thereof. In addition, a plug means is inserted into fluid sealing engagement with the interior of the first flared end to sandwich the flared end against the backing of the exterior thereof. The hollow shaft is filled with liquid and the opposite ends of the shaft are clamped between the plug means at the first flared end and a fluid sealing means at the opposite end of the hollow shaft. Hydraulic force is then applied to the interior of the shaft to expand the hollow shaft into engagement with the apertures of the lobes.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert W. Hughes
- 👤 Robert H. Brisson
- 👤 Glenn R. Brisson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:17
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01L; F01L1/00; F01L1/02; F01L1/04; F01L1/047; B; B21; B21D; B21D53/00; B21D53/84; B21D53/845; B23; B23P; B23P11/00; F16; F16H; F16H53/00; F16H53/02; F16H53/025; B23P2700/00; B23P2700/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S72/00; Y10S72/713; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49229; Y10T29/49293; Y10T29/49805; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49895; Y10T29/49899; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49915; Y10T29/4992; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2101
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
An apparatus (24) for making a cam shaft (10) from lobes (14) having irregularly shaped apertures (16) spaced along the longitudinal axis of a hollow tubular shaft (12); said apparatus (24) including a restraining means for surrounding the hollow shaft and the lobes (14); a plug means (44) for sealing engagement with the first end (20) of the hollow tubular shaft; a sealing means (46) for sealing engagement with the second end (22) of the hollow tubular shaft (12); and characterized by a ram rod (54) of smaller diameter than the interior of the hollow tubular shaft (12) located within the sealing means (46) and extendible from said sealing means (46) immediately into the interior of the hollow tubular shaft (12) for applying hydraulic pressure to liquid within said hollow tubular shaft (12) for expanding the tubular shaft (12) into engagement with the interior of the apertures and into engagement with said restraining means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
An apparatus (24) for making a cam shaft (10) from lobes (14) having irregularly shaped apertures (16) spaced along the longitudinal axis of a hollow tubular shaft (12); said apparatus (24) including a restraining means for surrounding the hollow shaft and the lobes (14); a plug means (44) for sealing engagement with the first end (20) of the hollow tubular shaft; a sealing means (46) for sealing engagement with the second end (22) of the hollow tubular shaft (12); and characterized by a ram rod (54) of smaller diameter than the interior of the hollow tubular shaft (12) located within the sealing means (46) and extendible from said sealing means (46) immediately into the interior of the hollow tubular shaft (12) for applying hydraulic pressure to liquid within said hollow tubular shaft (12) for expanding the tubular shaft (12) into engagement with the interior of the apertures and into engagement with said restraining means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by said restraining means (24) including a plurality of plates (34) sandwiched together for radially and axially positioning said lobes (14) with respect to an axis thereof defining the longitudinal axis of the cam shaft (10).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 2, further characterized by said restraining means (24) including end plates (30,32) for providing end support to said cam plates (34), said end plates (30,32) including recesses (36) located on upper surfaces thereof for supporting bearing journals (18) at either end of the hollow tubular shaft (12).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein each of said plates (34) defines a semicircular lobe recess (38) for receiving and positioning the lobes (14).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 4 including positioning means (86) for precisely positioning said recesses (36, 38) relative to an axis and one another to precisely position the exterior surfaces of the lobes (14).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 5 further characterized by said restraining means (24) including upper and lower halves (26, 28) with each of said halves including a plurality of said plates (34), fastening means (78) for clamping each half (26, 28) in mating engagement with the other half.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 6 further characterized by said positioning means including guide holes (68) extending through said plates and guide pins (66) extending through said guide holes (68) in said plates (30, 32, 34) for precisely positioning said recesses in said plates with respect to one another.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 7 further characterized by threaded end bolts (70) extending through bolt holes (74) in each of plates (30, 32, 34) and with a nut (76) threadedly disposed thereupon for securely holding said plates (30, 32, 34) together.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 8 further characterized by each of said plates (30, 32, 34) including a tube recess (72) axially adjacent each of said lobe recesses (38) and for disposition in radially spaced relationship to the exterior of the shaft (12) to limit radial expansion thereof.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
37 words
An apparatus as set forth in 9 further characterized by at least one of said upper and lower halves (26) and (28) including a channel member having a central trough (58) supporting the plates (30, 32, 34).
Claim 12
Independent Claim
37 words
An apparatus as set forth in 9 further characterized by at least one of said upper and lower halves (26) and (28) including a channel member having a central trough (58) supporting the plates (30, 32, 34).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 10 further characterized by said plug means (40) including a conical plug (44) for both flaring and sealing the first end (20) of the hollow tubular shaft (12).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
52 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 11 further characterized by said fluid sealing means (46) including a base (48) and a frustoconical sealing member (50) for both flaring and sealing the second end (22) of the hollow tubular shaft (12), said rod (54) being disposed within said frustonconical sealing member (50).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
87 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 12 further characterized by said ram rod (54) being extendible from a flat outer face of said frustoconical sealing member (50) for extending into the interior of the hollow tubular shaft (12) for applying hydraulic pressure within the hollow tubular shaft (12) and expanding the hollow tubular shaft (12) into engagement with the interior of the irregular apertures of the lobes (14) and to expand the exterior portion of the shaft (12) to a greater extent adjacent the lobes (14).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 13 further characterized by including a housing (56) supporting said sealing means (50), a piston cylinder arrangement disposed in said housing (56) for extending said ram rod (54) into the interior of the hollow tubular shaft (12).
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-08-16 | 1992-02-15 | 1992-08-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-08-16 | 1996-02-15 | 1996-08-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-08-16 | 2000-02-15 | 2000-08-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |