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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Thyssenkrupp Presta Teccenter Ag, Eschen, LI;
Bernd Mann, Zschopau, DE;
Uwe Dietel, Lichtentanne, DE;
Michael Kunz, Chemnitz, DE;
Jürgen Meusel, Dittmannsdorf, DE;
Martin Lehmann, Mittelndorf, DE;
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG, Eschen, LI;
Abstract
An adjustable camshaft can be used in valve drives of internal combustion engines, amongst other places. The adjustable camshaft may include an outer shaft and an inner shaft that is concentric with and rotatably supported in the outer shaft. A cam having a cam bore may be rotatably supported on an outer surface of the outer shaft so as to form a slide bearing gap between the cam and the outer shaft. The cam may be rotatably-fixed to the inner shaft so that the inner shaft and the cam rotate with one another. Furthermore, the adjustable camshaft may include an oil channeling groove disposed beneath the cam in the outer surface of the outer shaft. In many cases, at least one side of the oil channeling groove may be exposed such that it extends beyond the slide bearing gap and the cam.