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Camshaft and method of making a camshaft
Assignee: Timken US LLC
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Filing: 1994-09-15
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Granted: 1995-07-25
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Expires: 2014-09-15
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
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 08:07
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: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A camshaft comprising: a monolithic tube (13) having a plurality of alternately spaced first portions (16) and second portions (18), each first portion (16) having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, each second portion (18) having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the inner diameter of said first portions (16) being smaller than the inner diameter of said second portions (18), the outer diameter of said second portions (18) being smaller than the outer diameter of said first portions (16); and a plurality of axially spaced cams (10) mounted about the monolithic tube (13), each cam (10) having an axial opening and being positioned about a first portion (16).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A camshaft comprising: a monolithic tube (13) having a plurality of alternately spaced first portions (16) and second portions (18), each first portion (16) having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, each second portion (18) having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the inner diameter of said first portions (16) being smaller than the inner diameter of said second portions (18), the outer diameter of said second portions (18) being smaller than the outer diameter of said first portions (16); and a plurality of axially spaced cams (10) mounted about the monolithic tube (13), each cam (10) having an axial opening and being positioned about a first portion (16).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The camshaft according to claim 1, further comprising: a means for securing the cams (10) to the monolithic tube (13).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
The camshaft according to claim 2 wherein the means for securing comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart grooves (22) on the inner surface of the axial opening of each cam (10); and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart projections (23) extending axially in each first portion (16) of the monolithic tube (13), each projection (23) extending into a groove (22) of each cam (10).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
119 words
A camshaft comprising: a monolithic tube having a plurality of alternately spaced first portions (16) and second portions (18), each first portion (16) having an inner diameter and a thickness, each second portion (18) having an inner diameter and a thickness, the inner diameter of said first portions (16) being smaller than the inner diameter of said second portions (18), the thickness of said first portions (16) being greater than the thickness of said second portions (18); and a plurality of axially spaced cams (10) mechanically attached to the monolithic tube (13) by expansion of said first portions (16) of the monolithic tube (13), each cam (10) having an axial opening and being positioned about a first portion (16).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
119 words
A camshaft comprising: a monolithic tube having a plurality of alternately spaced first portions (16) and second portions (18), each first portion (16) having an inner diameter and a thickness, each second portion (18) having an inner diameter and a thickness, the inner diameter of said first portions (16) being smaller than the inner diameter of said second portions (18), the thickness of said first portions (16) being greater than the thickness of said second portions (18); and a plurality of axially spaced cams (10) mechanically attached to the monolithic tube (13) by expansion of said first portions (16) of the monolithic tube (13), each cam (10) having an axial opening and being positioned about a first portion (16).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
The camshaft according to claim 4 wherein each cam (10) has a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart grooves (22) on the inner surface of the axial opening; and each first portion (16) has a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart projections (23) extending into the grooves (22) of each cam (10).
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