US5979382A
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Device for adjusting the phase angle of a camshaft of an internal combustion engine
Assignee: TCG Unitech AG
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Filing: 1998-09-16
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Granted: 1999-11-09
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Expires: 2018-09-16
Abstract
Abstract A device for adjusting the phase angle of a camshaft of an internal combustion engine relative to the camshaft driving gear, includes an adjusting element which engages with both a member supporting the drive gear and a member rigidly connected to the camshaft, an axial movement of the adjusting element effecting a turning of the camshaft relative to its drive gear, and further including an electric motor for axially displacing the adjusting element, which motor is rigidly connected to the camshaft and is supplied with power through slip rings. Reliable adjustment is obtained in a simple manner by providing the adjusting element with a first threaded section which meshes with a threaded section of the member rigidly connected to the camshaft, and a second threaded section which meshes with a threaded section of the member supporting the camshaft drive gear.
Inventors
- 👤 Siegfried Heer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:36
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01L; F01L1/00; F01L1/34; F01L1/344; F01L1/352; F01L1/34403; F01L1/34406; F01L2820/00; F01L2820/03; F01L2820/032
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
Device for adjusting the phase angle of a camshaft of an internal combustion engine relative to the camshaft drive gear, comprising an adjusting element which engages with both a member supporting the drive gear and a member rigidly connected to the camshaft, an axial movement of the adjusting element effecting a turning of the camshaft relative to the drive gear, and further comprising an electric motor for axially displacing the adjusting element, which motor is rigidly connected to one of the camshaft and the drive gear and is supplied with power through slip contacts, wherein the adjusting element is provided with a first threaded section which meshes with a threaded section of the member rigidly connected to the camshaft, and a second threaded section which meshes with a threaded section of the member supporting the drive gear.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
Device for adjusting the phase angle of a camshaft of an internal combustion engine relative to the camshaft drive gear, comprising an adjusting element which engages with both a member supporting the drive gear and a member rigidly connected to the camshaft, an axial movement of the adjusting element effecting a turning of the camshaft relative to the drive gear, and further comprising an electric motor for axially displacing the adjusting element, which motor is rigidly connected to one of the camshaft and the drive gear and is supplied with power through slip contacts, wherein the adjusting element is provided with a first threaded section which meshes with a threaded section of the member rigidly connected to the camshaft, and a second threaded section which meshes with a threaded section of the member supporting the drive gear.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
Device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the camshaft is connected to a flange, and wherein the electric motor is connected to a casing, and wherein the flange and the casing are rigidly connected by means of fastening elements passing through the drive gear.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
Device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving shaft of the motor is provided with a threaded section with helical teeth, which meshes with a threaded section of the adjusting element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
Device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first threaded section and the second threaded section are arranged on the inside and outside, respectively, of a hollow cylindrical body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
Device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electric motor is configured as a stepping motor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
Device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electric motor is configured as a geared motor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
Internal combustion engine, wherein is provided a device as claimed in claim 1.
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