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Camshaft and method of making a camshaft
Assignee: Timken US LLC
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Filing: 1992-07-13
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Granted: 1994-01-25
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Expires: 2012-07-13
Abstract
Abstract A camshaft and method of manufacturing thereof wherein the camshaft has a plurality of thick wall sections and a plurality of thin wall sections. Axially spaced cams are mounted on a hollow tube about the thick wall sections. The thick wall sections are deformed outward to mechanically secure the cams to the hollow tube The outer diameter of the hollow tube thin wall sections are not deformed when the thick wall sections are deformed.
Inventors
- 👤 Louis V. Orsini, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 11:16
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01L; F01L1/00; F01L1/02; F01L1/04; F01L1/047; B; B21; B21D; B21D39/00; B21D39/06; B21D53/00; B21D53/84; B21D53/845; B21K; B21K1/00; B21K1/06; B21K1/063; B23; B23P; B23P11/00; B23P11/005; F16; F16H; F16H53/00; F16H53/02; F16H53/025; B23P2700/00; B23P2700/02; F01L2001/0471; F01L2001/0475; F01L2820/00; F01L2820/01; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49229; Y10T29/49293; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49938; Y10T29/4994; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2101
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A method of making a camshaft comprising the steps of: providing a hollow tube; forming a plurality of reduced diameter zones on the hollow tube; providing a plurality of cam elements, each cam element including an axial opening; inserting the hollow tube into the cam elements, each cam element being positioned about a reduced diameter zone; expanding the reduced diameter zones of the hollow tube into mechanical interference engagement with the cam elements.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
73 words
A method of making a camshaft comprising the steps of: providing a hollow tube; forming a plurality of reduced diameter zones on the hollow tube; providing a plurality of cam elements, each cam element including an axial opening; inserting the hollow tube into the cam elements, each cam element being positioned about a reduced diameter zone; expanding the reduced diameter zones of the hollow tube into mechanical interference engagement with the cam elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the areas of the hollow tube adjacent the reduced diameter zones define larger diameter zones and the larger diameter zones do not expand during the step of expanding the reduced diameter zones.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising: inserting a mandrel into the hollow tube prior to the step of forming a plurality of reduced diameter zones, the mandrel remaining within the hollow tube during the step of forming a plurality of reduced diameter zones.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of reduced diameter zones are formed by swaging.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising: prior to inserting the hollow tube into the cam elements, machining the hollow tube to a uniform outer diameter, the reduced diameter zones thereby forming thicker wall zones.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising: prior to inserting the hollow tube into the cam elements, machining the outer surface of the hollow tube, the reduced diameter zones thereby forming thicker wall zones.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the surface of the axial opening of the cam element is splined.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
157 words
A method of making a camshaft comprising the steps of: providing a hollow tube; inserting a mandrel into the hollow tube; swaging a plurality of reduced diameter zones on the hollow tube; removing the mandrel from within the hollow tube; machining the hollow tube to a uniform outer diameter, the reduced diameter zones forming thicker wall zones, the areas of the hollow tube adjacent the thicker wall zones defining thinner wall zones; providing a plurality of cam elements, each cam element including an axial opening; inserting the hollow tube into the cam elements, each cam element being positioned about a thicker wall zone; providing an expander tool having a diameter larger than the inner diameter of the thicker wall zones and smaller than the inner diameter of the thinner wall zones; expanding the thicker wall zones of the hollow tube into mechanical interference engagement with the cam elements by inserting the expander tool into the hollow tube.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
157 words
A method of making a camshaft comprising the steps of: providing a hollow tube; inserting a mandrel into the hollow tube; swaging a plurality of reduced diameter zones on the hollow tube; removing the mandrel from within the hollow tube; machining the hollow tube to a uniform outer diameter, the reduced diameter zones forming thicker wall zones, the areas of the hollow tube adjacent the thicker wall zones defining thinner wall zones; providing a plurality of cam elements, each cam element including an axial opening; inserting the hollow tube into the cam elements, each cam element being positioned about a thicker wall zone; providing an expander tool having a diameter larger than the inner diameter of the thicker wall zones and smaller than the inner diameter of the thinner wall zones; expanding the thicker wall zones of the hollow tube into mechanical interference engagement with the cam elements by inserting the expander tool into the hollow tube.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of making a camshaft comprising the steps of: providing a hollow tube; inserting a mandrel into the hollow tube; forming a plurality of reduced diameter zones on the hollow tube; removing the mandrel from within the hollow tube; machining the hollow tube to a uniform outer diameter, the reduced diameter zones forming thicker wall zones; providing a plurality of cam elements, each cam element including an axial opening, the surface of the axial opening having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart axially extending grooves; inserting the hollow tube into the cam elements, each cam element being positioned about a thicker wall zone; expanding circumferentially spaced apart portions of the thicker wall zones of the hollow tube into mechanical interference engagement with the grooves.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of making a camshaft comprising the steps of: providing a hollow tube; inserting a mandrel into the hollow tube; forming a plurality of reduced diameter zones on the hollow tube; removing the mandrel from within the hollow tube; machining the hollow tube to a uniform outer diameter, the reduced diameter zones forming thicker wall zones; providing a plurality of cam elements, each cam element including an axial opening, the surface of the axial opening having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart axially extending grooves; inserting the hollow tube into the cam elements, each cam element being positioned about a thicker wall zone; expanding circumferentially spaced apart portions of the thicker wall zones of the hollow tube into mechanical interference engagement with the grooves.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the step of expanding circumferentially spaced apart portions includes inserting an expander tool having circumferentially separated hard material protrusions, the protrusions being positioned in axial alignment with the grooves so that as the protrusions move within the tube past the cam elements, the hard material protrusions expand the portions of the wall into the grooves.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the areas of the hollow tube adjacent the thicker wall zones define thinner wall zones and the thinner wall zones do not expand during the step of expanding circumferentially spaced apart portions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method of claim 9, further comprising: providing at least one member, each member having an axial opening, the surface of the at least one member axial opening being continuous; inserting the hollow tube into the at least one member; and expanding circumferentially spaced apart portions of a thicker wall zone of the hollow tube into mechanical interference engagement with the at least one member.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the circumferentially spaced apart axially extending grooves form splines.
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